Legal Officer at a Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) Company

We are a Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) company with depots across the country. Due to rapid expansion and growth we urgently need smart, resourceful individuals to join our team to drive our continued success:

Job Title: Legal Officer

Job Ref.: HRAD/L0/001
Location: Lagos

Key Responsibilities
The appointee will amongst other things

• Draft analyse and review a wide variety of legal agreements, legislation and document for management.
• Review, issuance and management of contracts
• Provide advice on corporate legal issues and business matters
• Provide internal advisory services to the business units and department within the company
• Provide commercial legal support to all departmental project and job functions
• Ensure the development of service level agreements for service support and delivery
• Assist in the development of guidelines, policies, procedures
• Review and advice management on legal implications of internal policies and procedures
• Establish a legal framework for managing guarantors; guarantors criteria and verification
• Perform research on all pending court cases involving the company to assist the company legal counsel
• Assist in responding to an resolving all issues of products complaints received from customers and government regulator.

Requirements
Our ideal candidates should:

• Possess a First Degree in Law with minimum of 2nd Class (Upper Division).
• Possess a certificate of Call to the Nigeria Bar
• Have minimum of 3 years post - Call to Bar experience with a private firm or legal department of a reputable organisation or both
• Have experience in litigation, legal drafting and intellectual property practice
• Be proficient in the use of Microsoft Office tools
• have working knowledge of Labour legislation
• Have a good analytical, oral and written communication skills
• Have high degree of integrity and ability to work with minimal supervision.

Remuneration
Competitive remuneration package.

Application Closing Date
10th February, 2022.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Application Letter, Resume and photocopy of Credentials to:
The Head Human Resources and Administration,
P.M.B. 21410,
Ikeja, Lagos State.

Note: Candidates should quote the Job reference number of the position applied for