Legal Officer needed at KKON Technologies

Job Summary

• The Legal Officer shall be responsible for providing advice on legal matters, commercial contracts, and agreements. Also responsible for assisting the team in administrative tasks, document management and research.

Accountabilities

• Draft a wide variety of legal agreements.
• Provide advice on corporate legal issues and business matters.
• Provide internal advisory services to the business units and departments within the Company.
• Provide commercial legal support to all departmental projects and job functions.
• Ensure the development of service level agreements for service support and delivery.
• Assist in the development of guidelines, policies, and procedures.
• Analyse and review legal agreements, legislation, and documents for the Company.
• Ensure (internal & external) compliance with laid down guidelines, policies, and procedures; investigate issues of non-compliance as may be required.
• Liaise with external solicitors, regulatory bodies, governments, landlords of buildings occupied by the Company in various states, and other stakeholders.
• Monitor concise summaries of court proceedings across different courts, as allocated to external legal counsel.
• Deal with all legal matters, including criminal, civil, police liaison, and alternative dispute resolution.
• Maintain and update all contracts database/filing systems.

Qualification & Experience

• Bachelor of Laws (LLB)
• Member of the Nigerian Bar Association.
• 1 year post NYSC experience.
• Sound knowledge of Microsoft Office applications especially Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.

Skills:

• Good research skills.
• Excellent written &verbal communication skills.
• Knowledge of corporate law; commitment and enthusiasm in the delivery of the organization’s objectives.
• Ability to exercise sound judgment and discretion.
• Good understanding of general and specific Company and commercial law.
• Excellent team working ability to ensure smooth operation in the Legal Unit and the Company as a whole.