Legal Officer at Custodian Insurance

Job Purpose

• The Officer is expected to provide legal services and guidance as necessary to organisations within the Group

Duties & Responsibilities

• Draft and review a wide variety of legal agreements
• Provide advice on corporate legal issues and business matters
• Provide internal advisory services to the business units and departments within the Company
• Provide commercial legal support to all departmental projects and job functions
• Ensure the development of service level agreements for service support and delivery
• Monitor the maintenance of the registers and other records required to be maintained by the Company in accordance with all applicable laws
• Provide all such other administrative and other secretarial duties as directed by the General Counsel & Company Secretary.
• Assist in the development of guidelines, policies, procedures
• Analyse and review legal agreements, legislation and documents for the Board
• Review and advice management on legal implications of internal policies and procedures
• Review and draft contracts, agreements and internal policies and ensure that they are in compliance with all statutory or legal requirements
• Any other duties as may be assigned.

Required Competencies
Knowledge/Qualifications:

• LL.B and B.L (minimum of Second Class Lower)
• Member of the Nigerian Bar Association
• 4-5 post call to bar experience

Skills/Competencies:

• Good research skills.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office applications especially Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Proactive, Resourceful and hands-on with good initiative.
• Strong knowledge of corporate law; commitment and enthusiasm in the delivery of the organization’s objectives.
• Good understanding of general and specific Company and commercial law.