Vice President, Legal in a Leading Investment Holding Company

They are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Vice President, Legal

Location: Lagos
Job Type: Full time

Objective/Purpose of Job

• Support the Company Secretary/Group General Counsel in the statutory obligations of the client as they relate to the NGX Regulation, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria, the Corporate Affairs Commission, and other relevant regulators.
• Support the Company Secretary/Group General Counsel in managing relationships with shareholders and other relevant stakeholders that the Legal department deals with on a day-to-day basis.
• Providing timely, functional, relevant, and effective support to the Company Secretary/Group General Counsel.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Oversee the payment of NGX listing fees, CSCS depositary fees, SEC Proxy form fee, FRCN levy and any other regulatory required fees.
• Proactively manage the Group’s Intellectual Property portfolio and follow up with trademark attorneys handling same for effective monitoring. Ensure an updated trademark schedule is maintained.
• Under the supervision of the Company Secretary/Group General Counsel, prepare and review contracts, legal documentation, memoranda of understanding and such other similar documents between any of the client Group companies and counter parties. Ensure such legal documentation is devoid of errors.
• In consultation with the Company Secretary, ensure all statutory filings required to be made to the NGX Regulation, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria, the Corporate Affairs Commission, the Ministry of Interior, and the Nigerian Immigration Service are rendered as and when due, in respect of the client and other relevant Group companies.
• Assist the Company Secretary in providing effective company secretarial services to the client and other companies within the Group, as applicable.
• Proactively manage the Group’s litigation portfolio and follow up with external lawyers handling same for effective monitoring. Ensure all litigation files are updated with all processes drafted and filed in connection with every case.
• Proactively manage the client's Property portfolio, ensuring valid and subsisting titles, tenancies, and leases.
• Provide support to the Company Secretary/Group General Counsel in ensuring all contractual relationships between any of the client Group companies and counter parties are properly captured in written agreements.
• Assist the Company Secretary to properly plan and coordinate the client Group companies’ Annual General Meeting and other general meetings.

Education and Experience

• Associate, Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators of Nigeria (ICSAN)
• Minimum of 10 years post-call functional legal and company secretarial experience.
• Barrister of Laws (BL)
• Master of Laws (LLM)
• Bachelor of Laws (LLB)

Knowledge, Skills and Attributes:

• High level of integrity
• Enhanced level of organisation
• Ability to balance legal and commercial situations
• Proactive and able to work independently
• A team player
• Good legal and commercial judgment
• Understands quality, excellent-minded
• Legal research skills, legal drafting skills, attention to detail, written and verbal communication skills, people management and relationship skills, meeting planning
• Dependability and high level of professionalism
• Proficient use of Microsoft Office tools.