legal officer
legal officer
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08-10-2024
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The legal officer will support the legal and secretariat functions at lESL by ensuring effective board communications organizing board meetings providing contract administration and advising on corporate governance. Their role includes preventing statutory and contractual liabilities promoting best practices and reducing legal and compliance costs.
Job Description
Oversee and supervise the review and administration of contracts including but not limited to MOA commercial agreements leases and all other commercial legal instruments.
Ensure the conduct of regular internal legal audit / internal due diligence with respect to company s contracts.
Ensure uptodate maintenance of accurate database including documentation management and information reporting with respect to all contracts.
Promptly monitor and advise on identified and potential legal and contracts risks threats and developments in the company s legal and regulatory environment including key regulatory issues that affect company s contracts such as local content business approvals environmental compliance etc.
Support Internal Audit and responsible departments to ensure the administering of the compliance risks register of the company
Interface and monitor external consultants and solicitors (where applicable) for effective delivery of legal jobs / assignments including company s litigation and prelitigation portfolios
Support the functions of legal personnel including the affairs of the legal & secretariat dept under the supervision of the department manager
Develop and implement governance processes relevant legal policies compliance training performance budgets SLAs and other budgets concerning the department.
Requirements
Minimum of 6 to 8 years postcalltobar experience with bias for company laws corporate secretariat and governance practice.
Memberships of Institute of Chartered Secretaries & Administrators of Nigeria (ICSAN) is highly preferred.
Very strong corporate backgrounds preferably from reputable or high standard organization s (not necessarily from a big corporation)
Strong academic background and capable of applying jurisprudence and tactfulness in real situations
High confidence and mannerliness to deal with top ranking officials including executive and non executive directors
Ability to maintain high confidentiality in processing of board decisions deliberations and information.
Ability to work as part of a team and with both internal and external stakeholders with diverse cultural backgrounds
Sufficient knowledge of the oil & gas business regulatory framework and environment would be an added advantage. Relevant experience of energy industry and engineering laws.
Ability to act as Company s spokeperson and governance advocate and ambassador.
LLB BL
MBA or MSC in Corporate Governance is an advantage
Memberships of (Institute of Chartered Secretaries & Administrators of Nigeria (ICSAN) is highly preferred.
Benefits
500000
Employment Type
Full Time
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