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Executive Legal Assistant

Job description

Executive Legal Assistant is a professional who ensures that his/her employer adheres to the law, give advice and monitor all applicable aspects of it, ensuring that their employer’s follows the proper procedure in every way possible.

Responsibilities include:
• Giving accurate and timely legal counsel to executives in a variety of legal topics
• Collaborating with management to devise efficient defense strategies
• Specifying internal governance policies and regularly monitor compliance

Job brief
We are looking for a highly qualified Executive Legal Assistant to oversee the legal aspects of our business. You will safeguard our reputation by guaranteeing that our organization strictly follows law guidelines and give legal advice to management about all relevant issues.
The successful candidate will effectively ensure legal conformity and minimize probability of exposure.
Responsibilities
• Give accurate and timely counsel to executives in a variety of legal topics or issues.
• Collaborate with management to devise efficient defense strategies
• Specify internal governance policies and regularly monitor compliance
• Research and evaluate different risk factors regarding business decisions and operations
• Apply effective risk management techniques and offer proactive advise on possible legal issues
• Communicate and negotiate with external parties (regulators, external counsel, public authority etc.), creating relations of trust
• Draft and solidify agreements, contracts and other legal documents to ensure the company’s full legal rights
• Deal with complex matters with multiple stakeholders and forces
• Provide clarification on legal language or specifications to everyone in the organization
• Conduct your work with integrity and responsibility
• Maintain current knowledge of alterations in legislation
• Deal with debt recovery matters and recovery of debts
• Take responsibility for all personnel matters in all its ramifications
• Get involved in all business driving of the organization.
• Be responsible for membership drive and services of the Institute.
• And any other responsibilities or duties that may be assigned from time to time

Requirements and skills
• Proven experience as an Executive Legal Assistant in business environment
• Excellent knowledge and understanding of corporate law and procedures
• Full comprehension of the influences of the external environment of an organization
• Demonstrated ability to create legal defensive or proactive strategies
• High degree of professional ethics and integrity
• Sound judgment and ability to analyse situations and information
• Outstanding communication skills
• BSc degree degree in Law with license to practice

Expected remuneration for this role is N200,000.00 subject to review based on productivity, loyalty, and professionalism.
We expect applications and CVs to come from applicants living in any of these areas in Lagos: Ajah, Badore, Ado Road, Ogombo Town, and Lagos Island.
If you think you meet all of the above stated requirements, please send your full application with CV to this email: registrar@icanigeria.net. Only shortlisted candidate will be invited for interview. Also you can send your CV to this Whatsapp number 08034030160