[Job Vacancy] Legal Officer at Amani Solutions

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Amani Advisory Limited – Our client, a reputable international energy trading business with an unparalleled downstream network and experience providing top-notch goods and services, is recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Legal OfficerLocation: Oniru, Victoria Island, LagosEmployment Type: Full-time

Job Summary

The Legal Officer is responsible for undertaking legal research, secretarial, administrative, and related tasks, and supports the Department in the provision of legal advisory and related services to the organization in the pursuit of corporate goals, and to manage legal risks.

Responsibilities

Provide general legal advice on diverse issues as directed
Support the provision of legal advisory services and related services, by undertaking tasks assigned
Undertake legal research, consultation, and liaison to gather information on specific issues
Keep abreast of applicable laws, regulations, statutory requirements, and changes; distill implications for the business and advise management and responsible officers accordingly;
Preparation of Monthly Legal Bulleting for the Business
Enquiries and information from regulatory agencies
Draft legal documents, contracts, letters, reports, etc.
Respond to correspondence as directed
Manage the departmental filing system and structure
Maintains dockets and calendars for departmental functions
Serve as secretary and perform secretarial duties for assigned committees and meetings; take minutes of meetings, action plans and circulate to participants
Draft legal documents, contracts, letters, reports, etc
Respond to correspondence as directed
Manage the departmental filing system and structure
Maintains dockets and calendars for departmental functions
Assignment turnaround time; timely reporting, filing, and completion of assigned work
Quality of research, error rate of legal writing (documents), advice, and insights generated
Feedback from internal clients
Savings from litigation and other dispute resolutions
Legal expenses, penalties incurred for assigned work areas
Effective resolution of conflict; success rate
Serve as secretary and perform secretarial duties for assigned committees and meetings; take minutes of meetings, action plans and circulate to participants
Update and manage the Regulatory Compliance Calendar
Prepare and ensure accuracy of documents to be uploaded for Licenses & Registrations
Manage Regulatory Portals such as SON, NAFDAC, MAN, BPP, NCMDB, etc
Liaise with Business Units on Regulatory remittances such as ITF, NSITF, PENCOM, etc.
Key focus on departmental liaison for Lubricants Business
Attend and represent the organization at court and other legal hearings
Pursue resolution of individual allocated cases proactively at all stages of the prosecution
Provide advice/assistance to police, counsel, and other prosecuting or investigating authorities

Person Specification

Bachelor’s Degree in Law from an accredited law school with admittance into the bar
3 – 5 years post call experience
Experience in corporate and commercial Law is an added advantage
A Masters in Law is an added advantage
Sound knowledge of the legal and regulatory environment including laws, regulations, procedures, statutory requirements, commercial and corporate law
Self-motivated
Interpersonal and relationship management skills
Good organizational skills
Teamwork
Ability to travel at short notice.
Legal research, secretarial, and advisory skills
Ability to prepare prosecutions of moderate complexity
Sound verbal and written communication skills, with good legal writing capabilities
IT Skills (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, etc.
Integrity and ethics
Attentive to details

How to ApplyInterested and qualified candidates should forward their CV to: [email protected] using the position as the subject of the email.

Application Deadline 15th November, 2023.