Career at Asset & Resource Management Company (ARM) Limited

The Legal Counsel will provide legal support to ARM business & support units in connection with a diverse range of corporate and commercial transactions including project finance, corporate finance, real estate, mergers & acquisitions, private equity transactions etc.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Responsible for providing legal advice for corporate/project finance transactions.
• Prepare and review proposals/acquisitions/mergers; draft/negotiate commercial agreements.
• Proffer legal advice on commercial transaction/business issues as they arise.
• Responsible for corporate trust clients and ensuring business relationships with these clients are well managed.
• Provide support for estate planning and administration by developing and implementing commercial trust mandates.
• Work closely with business units and senior management in providing hands on support in the area of legal and regulatory advisory services.
• Ensure all statutory filings (ARM, ARMT, ARM-DF, ARM-AGF) are carried out in a timely manner.  (i.e. filing of annual returns, renewal of registration with SEC etc.) 
• Ensure adherence to framework for conducting/driving due diligence and compliance issues.
• Conduct research on general legal issues affecting the company’s business operations (including Trust issues) and provision of legal opinion;
• Liaise with external lawyers, SEC, CAC etc on regulatory and transactional matters
• Contribute to the promotion of corporate governance (ethical/best practices) within the company.
• Provide/ serve as an effective backup to the company secretariat.
• Assist in the development and building of an effective work team by supervising surbodinates within the unit.
• Perform other duties assigned by the Head, Legal.