Location: Marina, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Summary

• We’re currently recruiting for a Legal & Compliance Officer who’ll provide legal advisory services and ensure effective management of legal and contractual risks for the Exchange.

Key Roles & Responsibilities

• Review and advise on all legal matters.
• Liaise with all regulatory bodies and departments to ensure that all legal risks are identified and appropriate actions taken.
• Provide and interpret legal information and disseminate appropriate legal requirements to staff.
• Advise management on legal implications of internal policies and procedures.
• Review and draft contracts, agreements and internal policies and ensure that these are in compliance with all statutory or legal requirements of the Exchange.
• Show progress of outstanding litigation and liaise with and manage external lawyers.
• Continuously monitor and ensure compliance with statutory obligations and advise the management accordingly.
• Review all contracts and other documents where the Company has committed itself and assess legal implications that need to be brought to the management’s attention.
• Organise and prepare agendas and papers for board meetings, committees and annual general meetings (AGMs).
• Monitor changes in relevant legislation, dividends, share option, code of conduct, ethical standards.

Minimum Qualification & Requirements

• BL / LLB Degree
• 2-3 years as a Legal and Compliance Executive
• Managed Legal Secreterial duties.
• Thorough with local regulations and laws across all area’s under scope.