Legal Officer in a Growing Multi-specialty Healthcare Group

As part of its next phase of growth, the organization is seeking talented professionals to join it, across a range of corporate and support roles, in the capacity below:

Job Title: Legal Officer

Location: Abuja (FCT)

About the Role

• Provide sound legal advice and support to the organisation, ensuring legal compliance, effective contract management and protection of the organisation’s interests.

Responsibilities

• Manage legal risk and advise on mitigation.
• Advise on data protection (NDPA), patient and consumer rights, and confidentiality.
• Develop legal templates, policies and awareness across the organisation.
• Maintain the contract register and ensure timely renewals and obligation tracking.
• Support corporate governance, board, and statutory and secretarial matters.
• Coordinate external counsel and manage litigation, disputes and claims.
• Ensure organisational compliance with applicable laws, regulations and healthcare-sector requirements.
• Provide legal advice to management on corporate, commercial and regulatory matters.
• Draft, review and negotiate contracts, agreements, MOUs and other legal documents.
• Support regulatory filings, licences and engagements with authorities.

Requirements
Education:

• Bachelor of Laws (LLB) and Call to the Nigerian Bar (BL), plus completion of NYSC or a valid exemption where applicable.

Experience:

• 4–6 years of post-call legal experience, ideally in-house or in commercial practice.

Required Skills:

• Contract drafting and negotiation.
• Corporate governance.
• Regulatory compliance.
• Attention to detail and integrity.
• Risk management.
• Legal research and advisory.