Legal Manager at MacTay Consulting

Responsibilities

• Review and provide legal advice on tender documents.
• Review ongoing cases and advice management accordingly.
• Liaise with relevant departments to ensure that where legal risks have been identified, appropriate courses of action have been taken.
• Provide legal protection and risk management advice to management especially on contract management.
• Provide and interpret legal information, conduct training and disseminate appropriate legal requirements to staff.
• Draft a wide variety of legal agreements.
• Provide advice on corporate legal issues and business matters.
• Provide internal advisory services to the business units and departments within the Company.
• Provide commercial legal support to all departmental projects and job functions.
• Ensure the development of service level agreements for service support and delivery.
• Monitor the maintenance of the registers and other records required to be maintained by the Company under the Companies and Allied Matters Act (CAMA).
• Provide all such other administrative and other secretaries duties as directed by the Legal Counsel & Company Secretary.
• Assist in the development of guidelines, policies, and procedures.
• Analyze and review legal agreements, legislation, and documents for the Board.
• Ensure (internal & external) compliance with laid down guidelines, policies, and procedures; investigate issues of non-compliance as may be required.
• Review and advice management on legal implications of internal policies and procedures.
• Review and draft contracts, agreements and internal policies and ensure that they are in compliance with all statutory or legal requirements.

Requirements & Qualification

• A graduate Degree in Law (minimum of Second Class Upper), LLM is a plus.
• Member of the Nigerian Bar Association plus ICSAN.
• A minimum of 5 years post Call experience.
• Sound knowledge of Microsoft Office applications especially Word, PowerPoint and Excel.
• Excellent written & verbal communication skills.
• Strong knowledge of corporate law, commitment and enthusiasm in the delivery of the organization’s objectives.
• Ability to exercise sound judgment and discretion.
• Good understanding of general and specific Company and commercial law.
• Excellent team working ability to ensure smooth operation.
• Excellent Organizational, time management and multitasking Skills
• Ability to work and deliver under pressure with Good Listening skills and attention to details.
• Good problem analysis and problem-solving skills.