Legal Counsel at Digital Marketing Skill Institute

Location: Ikoyi, Lagos

About the Role

• The Legal Counsel is responsible for a variety of duties and responsibilities which includes giving accurate and timely counsel to the management in a variety of legal matters, collaborating with the management to devise efficient defense strategies and specifying internal governance policies and regularly monitor compliance.
• We are looking to engage an energetic and highly qualified Legal Counsel to oversee the legal aspects of our business.
• You will safeguard our reputation by guaranteeing that the company strictly follows law guidelines and gives legal advice to management about all relevant issues.
• The successful candidate will effectively ensure legal conformity and minimize probability of exposure.
• The position is highly visible and requires someone with a high degree of maturity (not maturity by age).

Duties and Responsibilities
Your duties will include but are not limited to the following:

• Give accurate and timely counsel to management in a variety of legal topics (labor law, partnerships, international ventures, corporate finance etc.)
• Collaborate with management to devise efficient defense strategies
• Specify internal governance policies and regularly monitor compliance
• Research and evaluate different risk factors regarding business decisions and operations
• Apply effective risk management techniques and offer proactive advise on possible legal issues
• Communicate and negotiate with external parties (regulators, external counsel, public authority etc.), creating relations of trust
• Draft and solidify agreements, contracts and other legal documents to ensure the company’s full legal rights
• Deal with complex matters with multiple stakeholders and forces
• Provide clarification on legal language or specifications to everyone in the organization
• Conduct your work with integrity and responsibility
• Maintain current knowledge of alterations in legislation.

Job Qualifications and Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Law with 2 - 4 years work experience
• MA or BSc in Business Administration will be considered an advantage;
• Proven experience as a Legal Counsel in business environment
• Excellent knowledge and understanding of corporate law and procedures
• Full comprehension of the influences of the external environment of a corporation
• Demonstrated ability to create legal defensive or proactive strategies
• High degree of professional ethics and integrity
• Sound judgement and ability to analyse situations and information
• Outstanding communication skills
• Effective communicator with a positive outlook.

Our Pay and Benefits
We offer a base salary of N150,000 and plus a full benefits package including:

• Great Health Insurance.
• Personal development Reimbursement.
• N120,000 Annual CUG Call Credit and Internet Allowance.
• Flexible Remote Working.
• Free Daily Lunch While At the Office.
• Up to N200,000 Accommodation Allowance.
• 2 Weeks Paid Time Off.
• All Expense Paid Team Bonding Retreat.
• Pension Scheme.
• Equipment Purchase
• All perks and benefits are subjected to employee terms and conditions and company policy.