Senior Legal Consultant at DCSL Corporate Services Limited

Job Objectives

• Primarily responsible for providing legal advisory, regulatory compliance, governance and company secretarial support to a very diverse client portfolio.

Job Description
The successful Candidate will:

• Draw up contracts and legal documents;
• Review and analyse legal documents;
• Provide advice on legal, regulatory compliance, and corporate governance issues;
• Undertake Board and Director appraisal;
• Undertake regulatory registration on behalf of clients with different regulatory agencies;
• Undertake Legal Due Diligence and other matters relating to Mergers and Acquisition;
• Liaise with regulatory and government agencies on an ongoing basis;
• Provide Corporate Secretarial support to a diverse client portfolio

Job Categorization:

• Organizational Level - Senior Legal Consultant
• Job Department - Corporate Governance, Company Secretarial and Compliance
• Reporting to - Senior Manager.

Qualifications and Experience

• An LL. B from an accredited University and B.L from the Nigerian Law School. A Master's Degree in a related field would be an added advantage.
• Between 7 and 10 years’ relevant post call work experience in a corporate/commercial firm;
• Transactional corporate & commercial experience;
• Corporate Governance experience;
• Knowledge of regulatory compliance matters;
• Must possess excellent legal drafting and document review skills;
• Ability to provide sound and well researched advice on legal and regulatory compliance matters;
• Ability to interact at various levels and to develop strong client relationships;
• Excellent communication (both written and oral), interpersonal and organizational skills
• Excellent negotiation, team building and presentation skills
• Preference will be given to male candidates.