Legal Advisor
Legal Advisor
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01-05-2024
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Job Description
Req ID : 2778380
Job Description
Legal Advisor Insurance & Asset Management (IAM) Legal
Purpose of the Job
The Legal Advisor is responsible for all legal matters of the IAM Group ensuring that the entities that consist of the IAM Group adhere to the provisions of the Laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and financial practices within the Industry. The Legal Advisor will work closely with other IAM Legal Lawyers to provide legal regulatory reputational and transactional advice and support to the pension insurance asset management and trust services activities of all the Stanbic IBTC entities that make the IAM Group to assist the business heads to achieve their business goals in a manner consistent with sound risk management.
The Legal Advisor is also responsible for other ancillary matters involving the IAM Group as directed by the Head of IAM Legal and will report functionally to the Head of IAM Legal administratively to the Company Secretary of SIPML.
Key Responsibilities
The Legal Advisor has responsibilities for the following workrelated requests
* Responsible for providing timely commercial and judgementbased legal advice on key issues affecting the industry especially as it relates to Pension Trust Investments Insurance Fund and Asset Management Services.
* Providing legal opinions on matters directly affecting any of the IAM Group entity s operational structure.
* Draft and review Legal Documents such as:
(a) Portfolio Management Agreements
(b) Investment/Fund Management Agreements
(c) Brokerage Agreements
(d) Service Agreements
(e) Addenda in respect of already existing agreements
(f) Wills
(g) Trust Deeds
(h) Any other agreement that may required in the course of ordinary business thereby ensuring that the interest of the IAM Group entity is protected.
* Build relationships with external counsels and other members of the IAM Legal team.
* Representing the respective IAM Group entity at meetings where legal representation is required.
Problem Solving Planning and Decision Making
Problem Solving:
* REQUIRED TO WORK AROUND DIFFICULT AND COMPLEX SITUATIONS WHILE APPLYING FUNDAMENTAL LEGAL PRINCIPLES RULES AND PROCEDURES.
* REQUIRED TO USE INITIATIVE TAKE DECISIONS ON THE SPUR OF THE MOMENT BE ATTENTIVE AND ACCOMMODATING.
* REQUIRED TO BE ON TOP OF THE RELEVANT LAWS EDITS RULES AND REGULATIONS APPLICABLE TO THE VARIOUS UNITS OF THE ORGANIZATION.
* REQUIRED TO POSSES GOOD RESEARCH SKILLS TOWARDS SOLVING PROBLEMS THAT MAY ARISE IN THE GROUP OR THE DAY TO DAY RUNNING OF THE AFFAIRS OF THE GROUP.
Planning
* ACTIVITIES ARE PLANNED ON A SHORT TO LONG TERM BASIS AS THEY MAY RELATE TO DIVERSE LEGAL ISSUES.
* DAY TO DAY PLANNING OF ACTIVITIES IS REQUIRED FOR MORE OPERATIONAL LEGAL ACTIVITIES THAT REQUIRE
ROUTINE APPROVAL PROCESSES OR ADVISE.
Decision Making
* FOCUSED ON THE CURRENT TREND AS REGARDS THE APPLICABLE LAWS EDICTS RULES AND REGULATIONS IN ALL LEVELS WHICH MAY BE FEDERAL STATE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND EVEN REGULATORY INSTITUTIONS SO AS TO BE ABLE TO TAKE DECISIONS TO IMPROVE THE WELL BEING OF THE GROUP AND ITS ENTIRE STAFF.
* IMPACTS ON ENTIRE WORKFORCE WITH EXTENDED IMPACT ON CLIENTS REGULATORS AND OVERALL BUSINESS.
Requirements
Knowledge Experience and Personal Competencies
UNIVERSITY DEGREE AND CALLED TO THE NIGERIAN BAR.
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION IN COMPANY SECRETARIAL ADMIN ISSUES AND/ OR PENSION ISSUES IS
DESIRABLE
UNDERSTANDING OF LAWS EDICT RULES REGULATIONS POLICIES PROCEDURES AND PRACTICES AS THEY MAY RELATE TO THE GROUP.
STRONG ANALYTICAL SKILLS
UNDERSTANDING OF IAM MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
MUST BE FLUENT IN BOTH ORAL AND WRITTEN ENGLISH.
EXCELLENT USE OF MS OFFICE APPLICATIONS AND OTHER TECHNOLOGYBASED TOOLS.
EXPERIENCE IN HANDLING LEGAL ISSUES.
EXPERIENCE IN RELATING WITH REGULATORS AND EXTERNAL SOLICITORS.
EXPERIENCE IN PENSION FUND ADMINISTRATION ISSUES AND ASSET MANAGEMENT ISSUES MIGHT BE AN ADDED ADVANTAGE.
Personal Competencies
DETAILED AND ANALYTICAL
DISCRETE WITH INFORMATION
SELFSTARTER WILLING TO WORK WITH NO SUPERVISION
AT HOME WITH LAWS EDICTS RULES COURT DECISIONS AND REGULATIONS
FLAIR FOR PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT & LEARNING
SOCIABLE GOOD INTERPERSONAL AND RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT SKILLS AND POSSESS THE ABILITY TO
WORK AS PART OF A TEAM.
EXCELLENT COMMUNICATION AND ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS
Employment Type
Full Time
Key Skills
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