Legal and Compliance Officer at Cornfield Group

Objective of Job:

• The Legal/Compliance Officer will be responsible for drafting and reviewing various legal documents and ensuring they comply with all relevant laws and regulations.
• The Legal/Compliance Officer be responsible for supporting local and global legal and compliance efforts for our organization and promoting an ethical and legally compliant business culture. 
• The Legal/Compliance Officer will be responsible for contributing to the achievement of the organization’s compliance objectives by managing the development, implementation and monitoring of various processes and policies as they relate to the overarching governance framework.

Primary duties & responsibilities:

• Draw up contracts, agreements, internal policies, and other legal documents and ensure that they comply with all statutory or legal requirements.
• Research different information to make sure the corporation is acting in accord with all applicable laws.
• Keep abreast of legislative changes and anticipate unique legal issues that may impact the company.
• Provide detailed explanation of relevant external policy or regulation to give insight or understanding of laws of the regions where the company is present and other potential regions.
• Support the effective internal standard compliance plan.
• Manage, protect, and defend company’s intellectual property rights.
• Undertake pre-incorporation, incorporation and post-incorporation activities in Nigeria and other Countries.
• Perform any other tasks assigned.

Education Qualification, Certification and Experience

• A degree in Law.
• A minimum of 5 years work experience as a lawyer with at least three years’ cognate experience in corporate and commercial practice and intellectual property.
• Experience developing and implementing risk standards and/or compliance framework.
• Conversant with the Companies and Allied Matters Act, and other regulatory Directives and Guidelines.

Functional / Technical Competencies

• Ability to communicate internally and externally (lawyers, regulators, clients) at all levels.
• Good Research Skills 
• High degree of professional ethics and integrity.
• Ability to maintain high levels of confidentiality and data security.
• Passionate team player with a growth mindset.
• Strong interpersonal communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to adapt quickly to changes.
• Sound knowledge of Microsoft office applications especially Word, PowerPoint, and Excel

Reporting Line: Legal Manager

Employment Type/ Working Conditions

• Full-Time Position, may require occasional evening and weekend work.
• Occasional traveling for client meetings, trade shows, or industry events