Legal Associate

  • Full-time

Company Description

Our client is a multinational FMCG

Job Description

Role Overview

The Legal Officer shall support the effective management of all legal matters as they relate to all facets of the legal function – Litigation, Corporate Commercial transactions, Contracts review, Data Privacy, Ethical Business Program, Intellectual Property, Owned & Leased Property, Legal Advisory, and any other functional projects or assignments.

Responsibilities

  • Work with external counsels to manage litigation and its attendant administrative processes
  • Hold responsibility for monthly legal reporting.
  • Contracts Management
  • Hold responsibility for Legal Applications update and management – Bright Flag & Dilitrust
  • Retrieve information on all legal issues, files and build into the existing legal function structure
  • Provide administrative and legal support for internal investigations
  • Ensure the development of service level agreements for service support and delivery.
  • Manage legal invoicing and track payments ensuring accuracy and promptness of payment.
  • Support regulatory issues management
  • Manage Property due diligence process
  • Legal correspondence drafting
  • Data Privacy Compliance Management
  • All such other duties as directed by the Legal Manager

Qualifications

  • A graduate degree in law (minimum of second class lower).
  • 3-5 years experience
  • Member of the Nigerian Bar Association.
  • Excellent written &verbal communication skills.
  • Strong knowledge of corporate commercial practice
  • Ability to exercise sound judgment and discretion.
  • Highly analytical with a strong attention to detail.
  • Great team player to support cohesive operations in the Legal Unit of the group.
  • Sound knowledge of Microsoft office applications especially Word, PowerPoint and Excel.