Legal Officer / Recovery Manager at Elizabeth Maddeux Limited

Elizabeth Maddeux provides a range of human resources solutions designed to empower your workforce, enhance technical proficiency, refine soft skills, and accelerateorganizational growth for better impacts by enhancing organizational dynamics through a well-rounded and robust human resource intervention.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Legal Officer / Recovery Manager

Location: Ikeja, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Summary 

• The Legal Officer will support the organization’s debt recovery efforts by managing delinquent loan accounts, coordinating enforcement actions, and ensuring all recovery activities comply with applicable laws and internal policies.
• The role requires a practical understanding of loan recovery processes, legal documentation, and collaboration with external solicitors to minimize credit losses and improve recovery outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• Loan Recovery & Collections
• Legal Coordination & Enforcement
• Compliance & Documentation

Internal Collaboration:

• Work closely with the credit and operations teams to resolve delinquent accounts.
• Provide basic legal input on recovery-related matters when required.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) and Barrister-at-Law (BL) qualification.
• 3–5 years post-call experience in legal practice, recovery, or credit administration.
• Experience in a financial institution, microfinance bank, or law firm is an advantage.
• Basic understanding of debt recovery processes and loan documentation.

Core Competencies:

• Good negotiation and communication skills.
• Basic knowledge of debt recovery and enforcement processes.
• Attention to detail in documentation and case tracking.
• Ability to manage multiple cases with supervision.
• Professionalism and integrity.

 Salary
N250,000 per month.

Application Closing Date
30th May, 2026.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should forward their CV to: careers@elizabethmaddeux.com Using “Legal Officer / Recovery” as the subject of the email.