Legal Officer at Total Data Limited

Total Data Limited is a management consultancy firm specializing in the provision of Human Resources and Manpower solutions to its’ clients across Nigeria. We focus on providing additional and exceptional services through value added, and end-to-end HR services to our clients; helping them maximize and build operational efficiency.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Legal Officer

Location:  Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Description

• The legal officer will support the legal and secretariat functions at lESL by ensuring effective board communications, organizing board meetings, providing contract administration, and advising on corporate governance.
• Their role includes preventing statutory and contractual liabilities, promoting best practices, and reducing legal and compliance costs.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and supervise the review and administration of contracts including but not limited to MOA, commercial agreements, leases and all other commercial legal instruments. 
• Ensure the conduct of regular internal legal audit / internal due diligence with respect to company’s contracts.
• Minimum of 6 to 8 years post-call-to-bar experience with bias for company laws, corporate secretariat and governance practice. 
• Memberships of Institute of Chartered Secretaries & Administrators of Nigeria (ICSAN) is highly preferred.
• Very strong corporate backgrounds preferably from reputable or high standard organization s (not necessarily from a big corporation)
• Strong academic background and capable of applying jurisprudence and tactfulness in real situations
• High confidence and mannerliness to deal with top ranking officials including executive and non- executive directors
• Ability to maintain high confidentiality in processing of board decisions, deliberations and information.
• Ability to work as part of a team and with both internal and external stakeholders with diverse cultural backgrounds
• Sufficient knowledge of the oil & gas business regulatory framework and environment would be an added advantage. Relevant experience of energy industry and engineering laws.
• Ability to act as Company’s spoke-person and governance advocate and ambassador.

Requirement

• LLB, BL 
• MBA or MSC in Corporate Governance is an advantage
• Memberships of  (Institute of  Chartered Secretaries & Administrators of Nigeria (ICSAN) is highly preferred.

Salary
N400,000 - N500,000 Monthly.

Application Closing Date
22nd November, 2024.