Legal Officer at Julius Berger

Job Summary

The job holder is responsible for drafting, reviewing, updating, filling, reporting, and providing day-to-day legal support within the assigned Region.

Responsibilities

• Draft, analyze, and review legal agreements, legislation, and documents for the Region. 
• Provide first-level advisory on documents with legal implications for workgroups and functions within the Region.
• Maintain an up-to-date filling system for all legal documents and cases related to the Region.
• Execute departmental initiatives within the Region.
• Provide direction and assign tasks to the personnel within the Legal Unit 
• Identify legal risk areas within the Region and escalate for proper mitigations.
• Render periodic reports on all legal-related matters within the Region
• Track adherence to legal policies and procedures within the Region
• Work closely with external solicitors within the Region and track their deliverables in alignment with the terms of reference/service level agreements.
• Oversee the readiness of all stakeholders for court appearances.
• Coordinate the process of preparing court cases in the Region such as taking depositions, preparing pre-trial briefs, evidence gathering, and draft pleadings for filing.
• Participate in the periodic sensitization on legal pronouncements on select subjects with the hope of minimizing or eliminating legal risk.
• Following up on cases filed against the organization and preparation of legal reports and Opinions
• Any other task as assigned by the Line Manager

Requirements

• Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) degree from a recognized institution.
• Member of the Nigerian Bar Association.
• Minimum of 4 years experience with 2 years occupying a similar position in a model organization.