Legal Officer at Primera Africa Finance Group

Location: Victoria Island, Lagos
Reporting to: Head, Legal & Compliance

Role Summary

• Monitoring and/or advising on all legal matters, commercial contracts, and agreements.
• Ensure the company complies with the statutory and corporate governance practices and guidelines as observed in the Banking and Finance sector/industry.

Job Description

• 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 secretarial duties as directed by the Legal Counsel & Company Secretary.
• Assist in the development of guidelines, policies, procedures.
• Analyse and review legal agreements, legislation and documents for the organization, subsidiaries and 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.

Key Performance Indicators

• Administration - Measures effectiveness in planning, organizing and efficiently handling activities and eliminating unnecessary activities
• Turn-around time on assigned task.
• Communication - Measures effectiveness in listening to others, expressing ideas, both orally and in writing and providing relevantand timely information to management, and members of staff.
• Dependability - Measures how well employee complies with instructions and performsunder unusual circumstances;consider record of attendance and punctuality.
• Teamwork - Measures how well employee gets along with fellow employees, respects the rights of other employees and shows a cooperative spirit.
• Decision Making/Problem Solving - Measures effectiveness in understanding problems and making timely, practical decisions.

Qualifications

• LLB Degree and Barrister at Law qualification
• Minimum of 3 years relevant work experience
• Membership of the Nigerian Bar Association is essential
• Masters degree will be an added advantage
• Strong knowledge of corporate law.