Fresh Jobs at LandWey Investment Limited

Responsibilities:

• Legal Strategy and Policy Development: Lead and implement the company’s legal strategy to support business objectives.
• Legal Advisory Support: Provide comprehensive and up-to-date legal advice to the GMD and the business in a wide range of areas, including contract law, corporate governance, compliance, and risk management.
• Compliance Management: Monitor and ensure that the business complies with relevant laws, regulations, and industry standards. Implement compliance strategies and guidelines where necessary.
• Risk Assessment and Mitigation: Identify legal risks and potential legal issues within the business's operations and develop strategies to mitigate the risks and prevent legal disputes.•
• Litigation Management: Oversee and manage all litigation and legal disputes involving the company, ensuring that all legal actions are handled efficiently and cost-effectively.
• External Liaison: Act as the primary point of contact for external stakeholders, including regulatory bodies, industry associations, and legal professionals.
• Corporate Governance and Secretarial Duties: Oversee the company’s corporate governance framework, ensuring compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements. Serve as the company secretary, maintaining corporate records and creating meeting minutes throughout board and committee meetings.
• Stakeholder Management: Maintain strong connections with internal and external stakeholders vital to the company's interests.
• Team Leadership and Development: Lead and effectively manage the legal team, fostering a culture of professional development and continuous improvement, while managing departmental budget and resources effectively.

Requirements:

• Minimum of 10 years of post-qualification experience, with at least 3 years in a senior legal management role.
• Extensive experience in corporate law, commercial law, real estate law, and litigation.
• Good advocacy strategy and planning skills.
• Proven track record of providing strategic legal advice to senior management.
• Experience in dispute resolution (mediation, arbitration & litigation).
• Advanced skills in research or investigations of facts and cases.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and negotiation skills.
• In-depth knowledge of Nigerian legal regulatory frameworks and legal trends relevant to the industry.

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Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement corporate legal strategy to promote and protect the Company's matters
• Provide legal support and general advisory needs associated with a large-scale real estate portfolio; ensuring the Company is protected from all legal action
• Fortify the Company’s legal front and prevent a lacuna from coming up in client documentation
• Draft, review, and ensure standardization of legal documents such as Title transfer deeds, Agreement of sale, Offer letters, Conveyance documents, License Agreements etc.
• Oversee contract management processes, ensuring that all contracts are executed, monitored, and enforced effectively
• Highlight legal issues involved in structuring of land / property acquisition and relevant development regulations
• Manage and represent the company in purchases and sales of properties, and legal proceedings
• Identify potential legal exposure and advise on possible mitigation; oversee legal research related to the litigation matters

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Law (LLB) and Call to Bar (BL)
• Minimum of 7 years of post-call experience in a reputable law firm or as an in-house counsel
• Strong knowledge of corporate law, real estate law, contract law, and regulatory compliance
• Excellent negotiation, drafting, and analytical skills
• Ability to deal with complex problems and ability in applying judgment and independent reasoning in situations where applicable precedence and laws may not exist
• Experience in dispute resolution (mediation, arbitration & litigation)
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively with stakeholders at all levels
• High level of integrity, professionalism, and attention to detail