Legal Officer
Location: Owerri, Imo
Department: Legal
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Job Responsibilities
- To ensure that the organization is in compliance with the applicable laws, rules, and industry regulations
- To proffer counsel to company executives and other departments on relevant legal issues to ensure compliance with legal and corporate objectives
- To advise company executives on contracts status, legal risks, and terms of business transactions
- To negotiate, draft, review and execute agreements, contracts, and other legal instruments
- To handle all civil, commercial, regulatory disputes, and manage relationships with external counsel for outsourcing criminal and civil matters
- To identify potential areas of compliance vulnerability and risk, and develop/implement preventive or proactive action plans
- To proffer counsel with regard to employee issues and management of labour relations from a legal perspective
- To guide company employees on compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and corporate policies
- To provide legal interpretation to corporate communications and business transactions
- To research legal issues impacting the company by identifying applicable statutes, judicial decisions, and codes and develop legal solutions to the issues
Qualification and Experience
- LL.B (Hons) Degree
- B.L (Certificate of Call to Bar)
- 2 years and above post-call experience
- Applicant must be resident in Imo State.
Added Advantage:
- Excellent knowledge and understanding of corporate law and procedures
- Full comprehension of the influences of the external environment of a corporation
- Demonstrated ability to create legal defensive or proactive strategies
- High degree of professional ethics and integrity
- Sound judgement and ability to analyze situations and information
- Outstanding communication skills.
Application Closing Date
25th September, 2026.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online
Note
- Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.
- The HR Department reserves the right not to provide status updates on all applicants, but all successful applicants will receive communication after the completion of the selection process