Security Documentation & Transactional Support SRFs Legal Officer at First Bank of Nigeria Limited

First Bank of Nigeria Limited (FirstBank) is Nigeria's largest financial services institution by total assets and gross earnings. With more than 10 million customer accounts, FirstBank has over 750 branches providing a comprehensive range of retail and corporate financial services. The Bank has international presence through its subsidiaries, FBN Bank (UK) Limited in London and Paris, FBNBank DRC, FBNBank Ghana, FBNBank Gambia, FBNBank Guinea, FBNBank Sierra-Leone and FBNBank Senegal, as well as its Representative Offices in Johannesburg, Beijing and Abu Dhabi.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Security Documentation & Transactional Support SRFs Legal Officer

Job Identification: 1651
Location: Lagos

Duties and Responsibilities

• Conducts searches on title documents for the premises that the Bank proposes to acquire for its own business and utilization processes.
• Carries out necessary due diligence on title deeds offered by customers to determine whether they are suitable for the Bank’s purpose at the various lands and chattels registries with a view to confirming whether the title is good and/or genuine. 
• Prepares and reviews various types of security documentation such as Direct Legal mortgages, Tripartite Legal Mortgages, All Asset Debentures, Specific Asset Debentures, Chattel Mortgages, Ship Mortgages, Loan Agreements, Negative Pledges, Aircraft Mortgages, etc.
• Prepares of deeds of release/surrender upon the liquidation of facility by Customers.
• Prepares, reviews and vets a wide range of documentation, including but not limited to Deeds of Assignment, Deeds of Lease with respect to Quick Service Points (QSPs) and Branch Premises.
• Liaises with external solicitors in respect of perfection of the bank’s title in Branch premises and other real estate owned by the Bank.
• Advises Business units on the documents and costs required for perfection of security interest in different asset classes.
• Reviews documents submitted by Relationship Managers for completeness and confirmation of adequacy of such documents to Credit Risk Management and relevant business units.
• Corresponds with and monitors perfection/upstamping exercises, including obtaining regular updates from External Solicitors, procuring Bank Cheques for statutory payments, attends to requests from External Solicitors, provides regular updates on perfection status to Credit Risk Management and relevant business units and generally facilitates the perfection process with the aim of ensuring same is concluded promptly and within stipulated timelines.
• Reviews concluded perfection/upstamping exercises to ensure that same are properly carried out, review of Solicitor’s bill and thereafter forwards the perfected security documents to the appropriate Branch/Department for safekeeping.  
• Collates data on search, verification, perfection and upstamping exercises for record keeping purposes. 
• Provides legal advisory services to the various units of the Bank on day-to-day issues relating to security documentation. 
• Provides legal advisory services in respect of syndicated lendings, including review of Inter-lenders Agreements and Security Trust Deeds as well as joining the Team Lead to attend syndication meetings. 
• Attends meetings with Relationship Managers and customers on issues relating to security documentation as the Team Lead, Unit Head or the General Counsel may request from time to time.
• Assists the Team Lead, Unit Head and the General Counsel with research towards the achievement of robust legal opinions and generating first level draft legal opinions for further review.
• Provides legal advisory services, reviews and drafting in respect of various contracts/documentation from Business Units and Strategic Resource Functions.
• Prepares/reviews Bank Guarantees, drafts of all species of local and cross-border Bonds and Guarantees, reviews drafts of instruments prepared by counterparties to ensure there are no adverse clauses and that the interest of the Bank is adequately protected.
• Prepares demand letters for call-in of lending and letters of appointment/discharge of receiver managers.
• Creates and manages the database of all activities of the Unit for purposes of storage, confidentiality, seamless retrieval, etc.
• Assists the Team Lead and Unit Head in the Unit’s involvement in, and compliance with the Bank’s Information Security Management Policies, Business Continuity Management, BS25999, ISO 27001, and initiatives internal audit outcomes and compliance with recommendations, ICAFAS, Business Performance Management, PSQA etc.
• Performs any other duties as may be assigned by the Unit Head and/or the General Counsel.
• Advises Business units on the documentation and costs required for perfection of registration of Trademarks at the Trademarks registry.
• Liaises with external solicitors in respect of registration of Trademarks in favour of the Bank. 
• Preparation and Review of Master Service Agreements, IT Professional Services Contracts, Service Level Agreements(SLAs), End User Licenses Agreements (EULAs), Statement of Work Agreements (SOWs) Non- Disclosure Agreements(NDA), Contract Requisition Agreements,        Media Engagement Agreements, Audit Services Agreements, Staff Service Contracts, Procurement Engagement Letters and Contracts for the following SRFs:  ISOD, Information Technology Department, M&CC Department, Financial Control Department, Procurement Department, General Services Department, Corporate Transformation, HCMD, Internal Audit Department, Security Department and  Internal Control Department.
• Provides transactional review and documentation support and legal advisory services to the Bank’s Strategic Business Functions (SRFs), including but not limited Corporate Transformation, Human Capital Management & Development, E-Business & Retail Products, Information Technology, General Services, Procurements, Information Security, etc.
• Process professional fees of solicitors for perfection of mortgages including vessel and aircraft mortgages and the different types of debentures, registration of trademarks at the appropriate registries, due diligence exercises (search, charting and verification)
• Provides Advisory Services on Intellectual Properties, and registration and renewal of all Bank’s Trademarks, Tradenames and Licenses.
• Undertaking of appropriate documentations and perfection of securities on General Lending, Project Finance, Maritime Financing, Aircraft Financing, Corporate Finance and Syndications. 
• Updating and maintaining database on the status of perfection of the Bank’s security interest in respect of all facilities granted by the Bank.
• Performs any other duties as may be assigned by the Unit Head and/or the General Counsel

Creates and maintains the following schedules of:

• Collaterals
• Deed of Release
• Searches and Charting
• Credit Risk Management (CRM) 
• Business Performance Metrics (BPM)

Education and Experience

• Minimum of a first degree or its equivalent in a IT related discipline
• Masters or a recognized professional certification will be an added advantage
• 5+ years of experience in systems support/ administration.

Application Closing Date
11th February 2026; 10:51AM.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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