Legal Counsel Officer at Unified Payment Services Limited Full Time

Job Title: Legal Counsel Officer

Location: Victoria Island, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Objective(s)

• To ensure that the Company’s interest is protected in all legal issues.
• To prepare/review all legal documents between the Company and clients, customers, vendors, partners, etc
• To work with external solicitors to ensure promt and satisfactory delivery on matters outsourced to extenal solicitors.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Draft and/or review all contracts involving the Company to ensure that the terms are acceptable and favourable to the Company.
• Ensure that proper custody is kept of all business instruments and executed contracts involving the Company.
• Relating with and assisting external solicitors in handling matters for the company
• Relating with the regulatory authorities and filing returns where necessary
• Ensuring legal and other regulatory compliance
• Legal advisory services

Basic Qualification

• Education University: Degree(s) in Law.
• Others: Completion of professional training by the Nigerian Law School and call to Bar.
• First Class/Second Class Upper for B.L and Law School
• Experience: Understanding of basic legal principles; good knowledge of Law of Contract, Company Law Practice; Legal Drafting etc.

Application Closing Date
20th September, 2023.