Legal Officer at Northwest Petroleum & Gas Company Limited

Northwest Petroleum & Gas Company Limited is a Company in the Oil & Gas Sector of the economy with international repute. The Company has vast experience in the importation, supply, distribution, and storage of Petroleum Products and is also actively involved in the official export of Crude Oil from Nigeria being one of the twenty-seven Companies approved by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) for allocation and export of Nigerian Crude Oil. Presently, amongst other facilities, the Company operates two (2) Ultra-Modern Mega Petroleum Products Storage Terminals with a combined capacity of 96.8 million litres certified and duly licensed by the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) and an Ultra-Modern Berthing Facility with an International state of the art Fire Fighting and Safety Equipment in the Calabar Free Trade Zone, Cross River State.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Legal Officer

Location: Lagos, Nigeria (Onsite)

Objective

• We seek to hire a diligent, detail-oriented, and collaborative individual to join our Legal team.

Main Key Responsibilities

• The Legal Officer will provide legal and compliance support across the company’s operations, ensuring adherence to applicable laws, mitigating legal risks, and assisting with legal drafting, contracts, and documentation.

Key Responsibilities

• Support in the provision of internal advisory services on legal matters related to the company’s operation.
• Assist in dispute resolution and negotiations under supervision.
• Support corporate activities to ensure conformity with the applicable laws.
• Assist in preparing and monitoring company-wide compliance checklists.
• Provide support in corporate, litigation and regulatory matters, including the regularization of annual returns with CAC, attending court proceedings, legal searches, and monitoring title perfection processes at applicable land registries.
• Act as the liaison officer with external counsel to follow-up and ensure quick closure on litigations
• Assist with contract lifecycle management, including preparation, drafting, vetting and negotiation of agreements.
• Monitor and file completed contracts and other corporate documents.
• Assist with the preparation of board resolutions, extracts of minutes, meeting schedules, and related documents.

Qualifications and Skills

• Minimum of LL.B, BL degrees, with at least a Second Class (Upper Division).
• 8 years post-call experience, including 3 years in a law firm.
• Oil & gas industry experience is an advantage.
• Exceptional legal research, analytical, and problem-solving skills
• Experience engaging with relevant government, maritime, and local content agencies
• Excellent relationship management and communication abilities for interactions with internal and external parties.
• Proactive, with a high sense of confidentiality and professionalism.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.