Legal Officer at Rainoil Limited

Rainoil Limited is an integrated downstream company and a prominent player in the Nigerian oil and gas industry. The Rainoil Group comprises business operations that span across the downstream value chain: Retail Sales, Bulk Storage, Logistics and Shipping Petroleum Product Storage, Haulage/Distribution, and Retail Sales.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Legal Officer

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Description

• Assists in the preparation of legal contracts, briefs, deeds, leases, and other legal papers
• Maintains all legal documentation within the department ensuring proper filing and completeness
• Follows up with relevant departments on outstanding legal documents/responses
• Works to ensure the protection of intellectual property across all Units
• Provides general legal advice in relation to the organisation’s daily operations
• Ensures that the appropriate statutory returns are made within the stipulated deadline
• Conducts research on relevant statutes, rulings, and precedents to be used as a basis for responding to legal opinions or preparing briefs
• Prepares and drafts all legal documents and agreements relating to Rainoil’s operations (e.g. supplier contracts, insurance contracts, employee contracts, service level agreements) for review by the Head, Legal
• Drafts legal agreements and prepares case notes, head notes, and index entries describing company’s final decisions and orders for the review of the Head, Legal
• Provides useful inputs in the formulation of deals and contracts
• Prepares all relevant documents for needed filing statutory reports
• Collects legal journals, circulars, communiqués, legal documents and other correspondences

Requirements

• Candidates should possess a Bachelor's Degree with 4 - 7 years work experience.

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

Application Deadline 1st April, 2022.