Corporate Legal Counsel at SARO

SARO with head office in Lagos is a leading indigenous company in the Agribusiness Value Chain and Consumer Goods in West and Central Africa (with special interest in (Plantation, Inputs-Provision, Sourcing Origination, Processing, Public Health and FMCG) With sustained growth in our business we are recruiting for the following positions:

Job Title: Corporate Legal Counsel

Location: Lagos

Job Description:
The first main task is to set up the legal unit and be responsible for all legal issues relating to the organization

Other Responsibilities:

• Manage litigation and liaise with external lawyers
• Provide commercial legal advice and solution for different aspects of the business
• Negotiate, review and draft commercial agreements.
• Manages Company Secretariat functions and Compliance

Qualification and Requirements:

• Second Class Upper Degree in Law and the Nigerian Law School.
• 5 years work inn experience in a reputable Corporate Commercial law firm
• Sound business judgment with problem solving skills
• Must have understanding of laws and practice applicable to companies generally and particularly to those companies operating in Agriculture value chain, proficiency in immigration law inclusive.
• Good understanding of regulatory matters e.g: taxation, trademarks, patents etc.
• Knowledge in commercial laws in middle Africa will be an added advantage
• Excellent communication and presentation skills in English.
• Between 30 - 32 years

Application Closing Date
28th January, 2013

Method of Application
Qualified and interested applicants should send electronically their application letter and CV (in MS Word format) stating the position they are applying for as the subject of the email to: [email protected]