Corporate and Commercial Lawyer at N.Anyimah & Associate

N.Anyimah & Associate - We are a corporate and commercial law firm that offers company secretarial and legal advisory services that reflect the highest global standard of quality in all its practice areas. NAA offers training in Company Secretarial services and Corporate Governance best practices. We also guide companies on board selection and board evaluation. NAA is located in the commercial city of Ikoyi, Lagos State.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Corporate and Commercial Lawyer

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job description

• Responsible for drafting, reviewing contracts and relative documents for new & ongoing business transactions.
• Responsible for the legal affairs management of the company and providing legal consultant services.
• Establish company legal management and contract management framework. Analyze, report & manage legal risks for business lines including (but not limited to) core-tech, fintech-related agreements.
• Responsible for drafting, reviewing contracts and relative documents for new & ongoing business transactions.
• Ensure onboarding and training of new business partners, and reinforce with existing business partners, to help drive value, discipline and assist business partner understanding of risk management and mitigation involved in the contract negotiation process.
• Develop expertise in relevant legal regimes, including data privacy laws and industry standards and intellectual property, in order to facilitate regulatory and internal compliance.
• Provide general legal advisory in company legal affairs and disputes.

Requirements

• Nigerian qualified Lawyer with a minimum of four (4) year post-call experience in corporate and commercial law.
• Excellent grounding in corporate or project matters with an ability to learn new subject matter quickly.
• Astute, commercially aware and highly motivated.
• Effective communication and negotiation skills.
• Ability to work as part of a team, and to handle high levels of responsibility.
• Flexibility to take on a variety of different tasks at different levels of the business.
• Keen team player with demonstrable ability to contribute to the development of the Company.
• Residing at Lagos-Island axis is an added advantage.

Application Closing Date
1st November, 2022.