Legal Associate at Global Accelerex

Responsibilities

• Drafting, reviewing and negotiating agreements on behalf of the Company to ensure the protection of the Company’s rights;
• Researching on a variety of legal issues affecting the company’s business operations and providing legal opinions;
• Reviewing Company’s internal policies for compliance with extant laws and regularly monitoring internal compliance;
• Keeping, updating and maintaining the contract and compliance registers of the Company;
• Updating the unit’s virtual library with laws and regulations affecting the company’s business operations;
• Reviewing new laws and regulations that may affect the Company’s business operations and advising thereon;
• Assisting with the provision of legal and compliance trainings to employees of the Company
• Attending meetings as in-house counsel
• Providing Company secretarial services as may be required, including preparing agenda, sending out notices and meeting packs, taking minutes, drafting resolutions, ensuring the filing of returns, maintaining statutory books and following-up on actions from board and management meetings;
• Liaising with external solicitors as required
• Handling any other legal matter as may be required by the Head of Legal and Compliance.

Academic Qualifications / Professional Experience

• A least a Law Degree from a reputable institution and called to the Nigerian Bar
• 1 - 3 years (Post-Call) experience.
• Must be able to effectively manage formal and Informal discussions.