Legal Executive at MEDLOG Nigeria

About The Opportunity

This role offers an excellent growth opportunity for an experienced Legal Executive who will be responsible for:

Legal Support

• Advising management of the Companies across the Superflux Group on all legal matters including, but not limited to: Contract law, Commercial Law, Labor Law, Torts, Intellectual Property, Finance etc.
• Negotiating, Drafting and Reviewing Agreements and contracts on behalf of the companies in the Superflux Group.

Compliance and Corporate Governance

• Identifying compliance risk and opportunities in the companies.
• Basic knowledge of all relevant legislation, policies, and regulations.
• Reviewing laws and regulations, including applicable bills or exposure drafts, impacting, or potentially impacting the group's compliance requirements and business operations.

Contract Management

• Drafting, reviewing, and proper record keeping of all legal documents including, but not limited to: Agreements, Vendor Contracts, Service Level Agreements amongst other documents.
• Balancing the legal requirements in a contract with the commercial interests of the organization.
• Monitoring the Contract Management System of the companies to ensure efficient management of contracts.

Litigation

• Ensuring timely resolution of disputes to forestall unnecessary legal exposure.
• Advising the company proactively to avoid, and or limit, litigation
• Managing, monitoring, review and coordination of dispute resolution proceedings including liaising with and supervising external legal counsels.
• Liaising with external legal advisers on matters and issues as directed by Management.

Regulatory & Governmental Affairs

• Liaising with all the necessary Local, State and Federal government agencies
• Liaising with and resolving any regulatory issues involving the companies in the Group including but not limited to: NPA, NIMASA, Corporate Affairs Commission, NAFDAC, NDLEA, Customs and SON.

Property Acquisition and Sale

• Conducting due diligence on all proposed property transactions.
• Negotiating favorable terms to protect the interests of the organization.
• Ensuring all necessary documents are obtained to aid the registration at the land’s registry during a purchase.
• Perfection of acquired properties at the land’s registry.

Corporate Communications Responsibilities

• Driving the Corporate Social Responsibility of the Organization together with the HOD.

Insurance.

• Monitoring and settlement of all claims.
• Ensuring all assets of MEDLOG are adequately insured.

Company Secretarial Functions

• Maintaining the registers of all the companies
• Filing the necessary documents at CAC
• Rendering general secretarial duties

Requirements:

• A Legal generalist with 3-5 years of working experience working in a corporate legal capacity within a fast-paced, fast-evolving, and dynamic environment. Experience in a good law firm is an added advantage.
• Exceptionally good communication skills and highly collaborative and interactive capacity
• Technologically adept with excellent computer skills.
• Exceptionally good skills in legal negotiation.
• Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills, and ability to work as part of a multi-geographic team
• Adaptable to working in a fast paced, ever-changing environment
• Striving for continuous improvement and optimization
• Ability to work well independently as well as the ability to work well with stakeholders and communicate the benefits of tax initiatives
• Flexibility in resolving issues and addressing changing priorities
• Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills, and ability to work as part of a multi-geographic team
• Adaptable to working in a fast paced, ever-changing environment
• Striving for continuous improvement and optimization
• Ability to work well independently as well as the ability to work well with stakeholders and communicate the benefits of tax initiatives
• Flexibility in resolving issues and addressing changing priorities