Legal Officer at Nextzon Business Services Limited

Reference Number: NEX-Legal-024
Location: Lagos

Job Description
Your roles will include to:

• Draft and vet contracts, agreements and other legal documents.
• Provide legal research in support of client projects
• Provide legal advice and support to Management and staff
• Liaise with external Solicitor and Regulatory Authorities
• Assist in litigation, dispute management and resolution
• Assist in Corporate Governance reviews/audits for clients

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Law
• Graduated from the Nigerian Law School - minimum of second class upper (2:1)
• Between 1 - 2 years’ post-call experience in an established law firm
• Experience in contract drafting and corporate governance audit will be an added advantage.

Skills/Abilities:

• Highly organized, with the ability to work well under pressure
• Excellent written, verbal, analytical and interpersonal skills
• Good listener and communicator, with sensitivity to cultural communication skills
• Appreciation of the need for confidentiality and integrity
• Well-developed IT skills
• Effectively work as a team member and independently, with a high-level of self-motivation
• Comfortable working in a busy, dynamic, multi-cultural environment.

Remuneration
Competitive.