Senior Legal Counsel(Lagos)

We are seeking an experienced professional for this opening. Details

• Develop, oversee and evaluate the efficacy of control systems to prevent or resolve violations of legal guidelines and internal policies. 

• Regularly assess the efficiency of control systems and recommend effective improvements.

• Perform regular audits on company procedures and processes, revising them when necessary 

• Assess the business’s future ventures to identify likely compliance risks

• Coordinate with different department managers to review all departmental compliance policies

• Collaborate with corporate counsels and HR departments to monitor enforcement of standards and regulations

• Keep abreast of regulatory developments, evolving best practices in compliance control

• Prepare reports for senior management and external regulatory bodies as appropriate.

• Resolving all disputes at Pre-litigation/Arbitration/Mediation stage(s) (arising at plant-level)

• Addressing Consumer Complaints

• Keeping the Company’s Trade Mark records, and ensuring Intellectual Property protection

• Ensuring regulatory compliance i.e: Factory Compliance, Engineering, Project Compliance & Product Compliance

• Providing advice at plant level in the following areas:

• Regulatory & Ethical Compliance

• Intellectual Property

• Property management (tenancies, leaseholds, freeholds) of SBC’s and related parties’ holding & real estate transactions

• Drafting and reviewing Plant-level contracts

Requirements:

• Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria

• At least 10-years’ post-call experience 

Industry Skills (product development and regulation, product liability, advocacy and engagement, illicit trade, trade and distribution, marketing, manufacturing)