Legal Personnel/Secretary at a Real Estate Firm

A leading Real Estate company in Lekki, Lagos providing professional property marketing, Consulting and development services for diverse clients in the residential and commercial property market 

• Reviewing new business relationships with vendors, marketers and customers of the employer
• company secretarial duties
• purchasing properties through federal, state government and other related government or private agencies
• preparing reports by collecting, analyzing, summarizing data and trends
• prospecting and sourcing for properties, negotiation with relevant persons as might be assigned, for the interest of the company
• ensures that all documents are properly executed and authenticated and properly filed with relevant regularly bodies
• prepare the agenda of meetings
• attend all meetings and have accurate official written record of what took place at each meeting
• title processing , property searches and due diligence
• reviewing of contracts, manage regulatory and compliance related services
• ensure that appropriate approvals are in place before real estate transactions are executed
• prepare drafts, agreements , leases and other related documents
• interact, plan and schedule meetings and conferences between tenants, owners, communities, project developers and attorneys
• handle and process customer needs and requirements relating to real estate deals
• maintain and manage all databases relating to the real estate functions and activities on all legal matters
• monitor risks in real estate documentation and advise clients accordingly
• defend the municipal code litigation
• reading and understanding various Company contracts and deals and deciphering the legal jargon
• in case of lawsuits, investigating cause of the litigation, collecting evidence that are permissible in the court of law and preparing all the groundwork required to fight the case
• ensuring that all the licenses , agreements and permits of the company are valid and renewing legal contracts before it lapses
• ensuring that all matters regarding tax are up to date
• oversee all the legal implications of new projects
• ensuring documentation of all legal documents of the company in order to maintain confidentiality
• ensuring that policies are up to date and approved
• reviewing amendments, leases, subleases, or purchase and collection of outstanding rent and service charge
• keeping accurate data and records on legal transactions as well as documentation regarding all clients of the employer
• draft and proofread correspondence, letters, emails and legal documents between the employer and clients ( or potential  client ) of the employer and communicate decisions to relevant company stakeholders: managing clients files
• Other duties as may arise from time to time and as may be assigned to the Employee.

Requirements

• A bachelor's degree in law
• membership of the Nigeria Bar Association is required
• Minimum of 3-6 years working experience in a Real Estate company.
• Skills and Experience
• deep understanding of legal issues, including governance and legal compliance
• understanding of the financial services industry
• -deep understanding of ethical rules and laws
• All applicants must be resident of Lagos and / or capable of working on the island