Solicitor (Company Secretarial / Commercial Transactions) at KNN Corporate Services Limited

Job Description

• Draft and review a wide variety of legal agreements.
• Provide legal advice/ opinion on corporate legal issues and business matters.
• Prepare/review correspondence and legal documents such as contracts, pleadings, briefs, affidavits, motions, and settlement agreements for contract negotiations and proceedings.
• Interpret laws, rulings, and regulations for individuals and businesses.
• Provide the full spectrum of company secretarial services to external clients on an outsourced basis.
• Ensure the proper safe keeping and update of the company registers, statutory books, and corporate seal.
• Managing clients’ cases from start to finish.
• Ensure clients’ adherence to extant laws and regulations.
• Monitor the maintenance of the registers and other records required to be maintained and/or filed by the organization under the Companies and Allied Matters Act (CAMA 2020).
• Consult and handle all corporate legal processes (e.g. intellectual property, mergers & acquisitions, financial/securities offerings, compliance issues, transactions, agreements, lawsuits, patents)
• Draft guidelines, policies, and procedures documents.
• Assessing the company’s/clients’ corporate governance practices and providing advice on how to improve them.
• Incorporate new businesses and develop the governance structures.
• Assist in identifying, analyzing, and evaluating legal risks and developing risk mitigation strategies to protect the company/client’s, assets, and stakeholders’ interest respectively.
• Conduct land & title searches as well as perfection of title.

Qualifications

• 3 – 6 years relevant experience.
• Minimum of Second Class Upper Degree in Law (LL.B) from a reputable university.
• Membership of the Nigerian Bar Association.
• ICSAN certification is required.
• LL.M from a reputable university is an added advantage.

Required Skills:

• Sound knowledge of Microsoft Office applications especially Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
• Excellent written & verbal communication skills.
• Keen attention to detail.
• Strong knowledge of corporate/company & commercial law.
• Commitment and enthusiasm in the delivery of the organization's objectives.
• Ability to exercise sound judgment and discretion.
• Advanced critical and legal reasoning skills.
• Excellent problem-solving and team working abilities.
• Proven background on corporate law (contract law, tax law, accounting, securities law, bankruptcy, fraud, intellectual property rights, licensing, zoning laws)
• Excellent research and writing skills. A record of undertaking research and writing of papers, reports, and presentations would be an added advantage.