Legal Officer at Bemil Nigeria Limited

Responsibilities

• Provide advice on corporate legal issues and business matters.
• Provide internal advisory services to the business units and departments within the Company.
• Draft a legal agreements.
• 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 secretarial duties as directed by the Legal Counsel & Company Secretary.
• Files Company returns in accordance with the Companies and Allied Matters Act
• Undertakes searches in land Registry
• Lectures security trainees on basic requirements of law with regards to private security guards
• 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.
• Any other duties as may be assigned.

Requirements

• Minimum of Bachelor's Degree (B.L.)
• Relevant Post-Graduate Qualification is a plus E.g., MBA, MSC and LLB
• Member of the Nigerian Bar Association.
• A minimum 2 years post NYSC 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 in the Legal Unit as a whole.
• Good research skills.

Mindset:

• Must have a can-do attitude
• Must be apt in proactive problem-solving
• Must be interested in continuous learning
• Must always take responsibility and be accountable for individual and group goals.
• Must be able to work smart and leverage relationshipsfor outstanding results.

Oral and written Communication skills:

• Good command of English language
• Ability to transmit information effectively i.e., in clear, unambiguous terms to employees, management, and other stakeholders to facilitate at all times the achievement of the goals and objectives of the organization
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Must be discernibly honest and of consistently upright character.