Legal Associate at HRLeverage Africa Limited

HRLeverage Africa is the human resource consulting & Workforce Management company you have been looking for. As an HR Company, we are expert in Outsourcing, Recruitment, HR Advisory, Workforce & PEO Services, HRTech, Staffing services, HR for SMEs among others.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Legal Associate

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Contract
Job Type: 9 Months Contract
Reports to: Head of Legal and Compliance Middle Africa
Work Days / hours: Mondays to Fridays / 8am to 5pm

Job Description

• The Position holder will lend legal support to the affiliate as part of the Legal and Compliance department.
• The person will be responsible for Contract Drafting and Review, Executing on the Business Ethics TPR process to ensure documentation completeness, Data Protection Risk Mitigation, Law firm and Company Secretaries liaison, Training and administration of L&C activations across the affiliate.

Responsibilities

• Contracts - Review of assigned contracts in use across the affiliate
• Data Protection - Act as DPR for the affiliate and coordinate all related activities
• Liaison with Third parties serving the Legal and Compliance Department. Review their terms of reference and retainer agreements and assure compliance to the same.
• Follow up on payments on behalf of the Legal and Compliance team.
• Participate as a member of the Legal and Compliance team on Business Ethics activations and Initiatives. Also, as a Middle Africa team player on affiliate wide initiatives.
• Legal Research - Provide legal opinions and research on legal matters as required by the business to make informed decisions.
• Training internal and external stakeholders on Legal matters including contracts, Data Protection, BE and other Legal and Compliance areas of interest.

Requirements

• Minimum of B.Sc Degrees in Law with 1 - 3 years relevant work experience in a Legal department or law firm.

Competencies:

• Core - High Performing
• Common - Stakeholder Management
• Technical - Trusted Legal Advice.

Salary
N4,000,000 - N5,000,000 Gross Monthly.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: [email protected] using "LEGAL ASSOCIATE" as the subject of the mail

Application Deadline  1st April, 2024.