Legal Officer at FlexEdge Limited

Posted on Fri 04th Jan, 2019 - www.hotnigerianjobs.com --- (0 comments)

FlexEdge is a business support services company driven with the desire to enable, empower and enhance organizations with employable talents for ground breaking results.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Legal Officer

Location:
Lagos
Status: Permanent

Role
  • To render assistance to the Head, Legal & Company Secretary in ensuring the highest level of corporate governance within the Group, providing quality legal solutions and minimizing business liabilities, exposure and interruption arising from non-compliance with regulations.
Responsibilities
  • Assisting in pre and post- meeting activities for the Board and the Group.
  • Maintenance of a checklist of regulatory filings.
  • Maintenance of statutory and other related records including register of members, directors, share register for each Company within the Group.
  • Conduct of legal research and constant monitoring of legal and regulatory changes.
  • Dealing with correspondence, collation of information and preparation of reports.
  • Liaising with external counsel and follow-up on pending litigations.
  • Assisting in contract lifecycle management – preparation, drafting, vetting and negotiation of agreement.
  • Monitoring and filing of completed contracts and other corporate documents.
  • Preparation of board resolutions and extract of minutes, schedule of meetings etc.
  • Contribution to the development and improvement of the Legal Services Unit and Company Secretariat.
  • Carrying out of other duties, properly assigned, as may be occasioned by the exigencies of the job.
Required Qualifications
  • Academic: LL.B and B.L degrees as well as membership ICSAN and Must have completed the compulsory NYSC program
  • Candidates: candidates should have strong proficiency in English Language & French language
  • Work Experience: (include number of years and kind required): Minimum of 3-4 years relevant work experience in a busy environment, preferably a law firm.
Other Requirements:
  • Good grasp of relevant laws and hands-on interpretation and application of company secretarial issues
  • Excellent communication, research presentation and analysis skills.
  • Proven ability to determine priorities, cope with high volumes of work, plan & organize workloads, set targets, meet deadlines and achieve high standard results.
Application Closing Date
6th January, 2019.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should forward their CV to: [email protected] using Job Title as the subject of the mail.

Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.