iROKOtv.com is the subsidiary company of IROKO Partners, the world's largest online distributor of African entertainment. Launched in 2010, the company has closed on four Series of VC funding totalling $21Mn.
We are recruiting to fill the position of:
Job Title: Legal Counsel
Location: Lagos
Job Description
- IROKOtv.com is looking for an experienced Legal Counsel to assist the General Counsel with all legal contracts, administrative support and any other related matter as assigned.
Key Responsibilities
- Review and draft a wide range of agreements and documents
- Provide administrative and other support
- Organize files/contracts, monitor calendars, document actions and data entry
- Track all legal contracts and develop a contract calendar
- Perform legal research on broad range of matters and local laws
- Perform other responsibilities assigned
Qualifications, Skills and Experience
- Bachelor's Degree in law
- At least 1+ years experience practicing law with or clerking for a top law firm in the UK and Nigeria, or in-house with a leading Pay TV, VOD platform provider or Internet or Entertainment Company
- Comfortable with technology, mobile and commercial contracts
- Comfortable with film, television matters and production
- Experience with US law- desirable but not necessary
- Member of the Nigerian and United Kingdom bar
- Attention to detail
- Research skills
- Curiosity and willingness to tackle matters outside of area of expertise
- Able to work proactively, independently and under tight frames
- Excellent communicator
- Willingness to adapt to changing situations and be solution - oriented
Application Closing Date
Not Specified.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online