In-House Lawyer at Value Edge Management Service Limited

Position Overview

• The In-House Legal Counsel will provide expert legal advice to our clients, ensuring compliance with laws.
• This role requires extensive experience in educational law, risk management, and governance.

Key Responsibilities

• Advising on general legal, regulatory, and risk queries and helping to lead the firm's response on regulatory changes impacting our business, horizon scanning and advising the firm on wider risk and risk management policies.
• Ensure compliance with Nigerian laws, develop risk management strategies, and mitigate legal risks.
• Draft, review, and negotiate contracts, agreements, and other legal documents.
• Handle legal disputes and litigation, working with external counsel when necessary.
• Conduct training on compliance matters and provide legal guidance to staff.
• Stay updated on legal developments and provide analysis to support decision-making.
• Acting as in-house counsel on a wide variety of complex constitutional. regulatory, and group structure matters affecting our business, including where appropriate, as a trusted adviser to senior management and governing bodies.
• Assisting on our secretariat, organizing and managing board and partner meetings, and all related organizational and planning activities.
• Advising on complex legal and regulatory queries raised by partners and other members of staff, including regarding policy matters.
• Managing and developing paralegals that support this work.

Preferred Qualifications

• A Bachelor's Degree in Law
• Minimum 2 years of legal experience in an educational environment and corporate setting.

Requirements

• A qualified lawyer, preferably with In-House experience and sound commercial judgment.
• Minimum 2 years of legal experience in a corporate setting.
• Strong knowledge of Nigerian regulations affecting educational institutions.
• A strategic mindset with horizon scanning and interpretation skills.
• Excellent communication skills at all levels, including liaising with clients and partners.
• Experience in contract negotiation, risk management, and legal compliance.
• A proven ability to work independently and proactively and take the lead in driving projects forward to completion.
• Self-motivation and ability to manage new and varied challenges.
• A collaborative approach and ability to work well in a team.
• Project leadership and delivery.
• Experience of working on international legal issues and/or providing in-house legal advice in a corporate/commercial or risk setting.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.