Legal Officer / Manager at Wemabod Limited

Wemabod Limited is one of the largest property companies in Nigeria with a wide range of commercial, industrial and residential properties in its portfolio. Wemabod is a subsidiary of O’dua Investment Company Limited.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Legal Officer / Manager

Location: Lagos Island, Lagos
Job Type: Full-time
Reporting to: The Company Secretary
Responsible for: Directly managing the Legal Assistant

Role Overview

  • Assist the Company Secretary/ Head of Legal in handling the various legal aspects of the company ensuring that legal procedures are followed and that operations are within legal regulations

Other:

  • The post holder will be a part of the Leadership Team

Key Responsibilities

  • Assist the Company in monitoring the legal risk in real estate documentation and advise accordingly.
  • Ensuring documentation of all legal documents of the company in order to maintain confidentiality
  • Reading and understanding various company contracts and deals and deciphering the legal jargon
  • Draft and solidify agreements, contracts, and other legal documents as assigned by the Company Secretary/ Head of Legal to ensure the company’s full legal rights
  • Holding watching briefs in court in matters relating to the Company and reporting thereon
  • Preparing briefs for the Company when necessary
  • Give advice on payment of professional fees
  • Assist the Company Secretary/ Head of Legal in preparing draft letters of approval on behalf of the Company in respect of legal matters
  • Compilation and management of the list of cases and list of properties for the Company
  • Monitoring the dates in court and circulating them to the Company Secretary/ Head of Legal and the witnesses
  • Liaising with statutory bodies (eg Corporate Affairs Commission, Lands Registry, and Federal Inland Revenue Services) on matters affecting the Company
  • Interpret laws, rulings, and regulations for the Company’s transactions
  • Ensuring that all the Company property titles, licenses, agreements, etc are valid and ensuring that legal contracts are renewed before it lapses.
  • Handle complaints, settle disputes, Resolve Conflicts, grievances and negotiate with Clients as the case may be.
  • Any other duty that may be assigned by the Company through the Company Secretary/ Head of Legal or the Human Resources Departments as the case may be.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV / Cover Letter to: Info@wemabod.com using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.


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