Solicitor (Company Secretarial / Commercial Transactions) at a Law Firm - KNN Corporate Services Limited

KNN Corporate Services Limited - Our client, a Law firm, is recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Solicitor (Company Secretarial / Commercial Transactions)

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Description

• Draft and review a wide variety of legal agreements.
• Provide legal advice/ opinion on corporate legal issues and business matters.
• Prepare/review correspondence and legal documents such as contracts, pleadings, briefs, affidavits, motions, and settlement agreements for contract negotiations and proceedings.
• Interpret laws, rulings, and regulations for individuals and businesses.
• Provide the full spectrum of company secretarial services to external clients on an outsourced basis.
• Ensure the proper safe keeping and update of the company registers, statutory books, and corporate seal.
• Managing clients’ cases from start to finish.
• Ensure clients’ adherence to extant laws and regulations.
• Monitor the maintenance of the registers and other records required to be maintained and/or filed by the organization under the Companies and Allied Matters Act (CAMA 2020).
• Consult and handle all corporate legal processes (e.g. intellectual property, mergers & acquisitions, financial/securities offerings, compliance issues, transactions, agreements, lawsuits, patents)
• Draft guidelines, policies, and procedures documents.
• Assessing the company’s/clients’ corporate governance practices and providing advice on how to improve them.
• Incorporate new businesses and develop the governance structures.
• Assist in identifying, analyzing, and evaluating legal risks and developing risk mitigation strategies to protect the company/client’s, assets, and stakeholders’ interest respectively.
• Conduct land & title searches as well as perfection of title.

Qualifications

• 3 – 6 years relevant experience.
• Minimum of Second Class Upper Degree in Law (LL.B) from a reputable university.
• Membership of the Nigerian Bar Association.
• ICSAN certification is required.
• LL.M from a reputable university is an added advantage.

Required Skills:

• Sound knowledge of Microsoft Office applications especially Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
• Excellent written & verbal communication skills.
• Keen attention to detail.
• Strong knowledge of corporate/company & commercial law.
• Commitment and enthusiasm in the delivery of the organization's objectives.
• Ability to exercise sound judgment and discretion.
• Advanced critical and legal reasoning skills.
• Excellent problem-solving and team working abilities.
• Proven background on corporate law (contract law, tax law, accounting, securities law, bankruptcy, fraud, intellectual property rights, licensing, zoning laws)
• Excellent research and writing skills. A record of undertaking research and writing of papers, reports, and presentations would be an added advantage.

Application Closing Date
7th November, 2022.

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