Legal Officer at Efficacy Construction Company

Efficacy Construction Company is a Lagos Nigerian-based Building Construction, Civil Engineering and Project Management Company that specializes in all Building Construction, Civil Engineering and Project Management Works.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Legal Officer

Location: Lagos

Job Description

• The Legal Officer will report to the Head, Legal Unit

Responsibilities
Compliance:

• Review of all relevant statutory laws and regulations applicable to the Company and ensure compliance with these
• Ensure that business activities are conducted in conformity with all applicable laws, regulations, internal policies and procedures.
• Keep abreast of regulatory developments and industry initiatives and advise management accordingly.
• Provide reporting with respect to regulatory requirements and developments
• Develop compliance checklists and prepare compliance reports, as and when due
• Ensuring compliance with best practices
• Participate in Business Process Re-engineering exercises to ensure controls therein
• Ensure that all regulatory permissions remain current and appropriate for business needs.
• Continual compliance risk assessment of company practices together with the development of internal policies and procedures, compliance training and protocols.
• Serve as liaison for all regulatory bodies as well as maintaining relationships with relevant legal bodies and trade associations.
• Any other duties as required by the Line Manager

Legal:

• Liaise with auditors, external lawyers, tax advisers, bankers and shareholders.
• Preparation of compliance documentation with relevant constitutive documents for statutory, legal, regulatory purposes.
• Developing and overseeing that the company meets its compliance obligations under relevant laws and the requirements of regulatory authorities
• Negotiation, drafting and implementation of the terms of agreements in all business contracts and agreements.
• Responsible for providing legal support in controlling customer complaints to mitigate the risk of litigation
• Review all documentation that has legal implications for the company prior to signing and implementing.
• Liaison with all the subsidiaries within the Company’s Group, service providers, external legal advisers, and government agencies.
• Maintenance and review of Legal Agreements

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: [email protected] using the Job Title as subject of the email.

Note: Only qualified applicants will be contacted

Application Deadline  13th November, 2020.