Legal Officer Job in a Leading Financial Services Institution

First Excelsia Professional Services Limited – Our client, a leading Financial Services institution is looking to fill the position below:

Job Title: Legal Officer

Location: Lagos

Job Summary

• The ideal candidate would assist the legal adviser/company secretary achieve the corporate goal of the department within regulation and best practices, spanning corporate legal relationship, administration, affairs, board secretariat duties, shares and stakeholders management.

Education Qualification

• Minimum of Bachelor’s degree in Law from any recognized Institution.
• Advanced degree (MS.c)/other professional certification would be an added advantage.

Experience:

• Minimum of 5 years post bar and related experience in handling ‘property/title perfecting’ matters.
• Experience in the financial services industry is a plus.

Required Skills and Abilities:

• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Exceptional leadership skills
• Knowledge of all applicable laws, rules and regulations
• Strong negotiation skills
• Ability to prepare complex legal documents
• Ability to handle confidential information with discretion.
• Strong analytical and customer service skills.
• Attention to detail, multi-tasking and organizational skills a must.
• Ability to take initiative and follow through on tasks with minimal supervision.

Key Requirements of the Role

• Handling of all legal enquiries and facilitate solutions within regulation to all the stakeholders of the Bank.
• Legal duties including preparing legal opinions and providing legal advisory and interpretations on various aspects of existing law and regulatory requirements.
• Litigation and Court Matters
• Legal services solicitation and assisting in the management of external lawyers’ affairs with the organization.
• Legal Administration including agreements, legal regulation & compliance and legal vault administration.
• Providing credit and security duties
• Administering secretariat duties
• Additional assignments as may be instructed by line head or Management

Deadline: 21st February, 2020

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should forwarding their CV to: executivesearch@firstexcelsia.com using the Job Title as the subject of the application.