Legal Counsel at Novartis International AG

Job ID: 267703BR
Location: Lagos
Division: Pharma
Functional Area: Legal & Intellectual Property & Compl.
Job Type: Full Time
Employment Type: Regular

Job Description

• Drafts all contracts, memoranda and other legal documents required by the business and provide legal opinions on third party requests related to contracts.
• Oversee correspondences with external counsels on current status of court matters and pre-pare periodic case updates.
• Provide general legal advisory support with regards to matters related to associates, policies and laws.
• Provide support on renewal/amendment/extension of all contracts and Conducts legal re-search
• Business partner all departments to ensure legal risks are adequately mitigated.
• Responsible for conducting training on the use of contract templates for associates (includes Service agreements and Consultancy agreements)
• Analyzes and mitigates risks to ensure contract execution is in accordance with company policy.
• Manages the e-archiving system, grants access rights to associates on SharePoint (for legal templates and contract archive) and manages correspondences with the appropriate team to resolve access issues.
• Manage legal budgets in relation to the objectives.

Minimum Requirements
Educational Background:

• Law school graduate and Bar member

Language:

• Fluency in English Language

Experience:

• 4 years minimum post Bar experience; ideally gained within a healthcare / pharmaceutical environment, or alternatively, with a top-tier law firm representing healthcare and technology clients.
• Previous experience with contracting excellence and training.
• Ability to analyze complex legal issues.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills; together with a high ability to influence and negotiate.
• Proven ability to work independently efficiently and meet tight deadlines and withstand pressure and demanding clients.
• Strong experience in handling a high volume of multiple, often complex projects simultaneously.
• Demonstrated professional and culturally sensitive work ethic.