Legal Counsel

Recruitment

Lagos

The SpringRock Legal Counsel serves as an integral member of the Management Team with primary responsibility for ensuring the provision of legal services and advice in support of business operations. The SpringRock Legal Counsel is also responsible for the management, training, and mentoring of all personnel in Legal and Compliance matters. The Legal Counsel, under the supervision of the Chief Compliance Officer, is charged with the management of, and is accountable for, the appropriate handling and resolution of all legal subjects and matters in the Company.

• Minimum Qualification: Degree
• Experience Level: Mid level
• Experience Length: 3 years

• Drafts reviews, and negotiates legal and commercial documents for client contracts.
• Takes full ownership of the T&Cs negotiation with clients and liaises with management as needed;
• Drafts, reviews and negotiates legal and commercial documents including letters of intent, supplier/procurement agreements, leases, and licenses;
• Handles commercial contracts and contract disputes; provides support and assistance to the business groups management team; Interacts with other support functions and departments ensuring the Legal Department's involvement in all matters that require legal support or may give rise to legal exposure;
• Provides guidance and assistance to ensure all operations and business activities in the company are carried out in compliance with relevant country laws and regulations;
• Shares with other Management Team members responsible for the implementation and monitoring of compliance with SpringRock Corporate Policies, Standards, and Procedures, and SpringRock's corporate legal and regulatory obligations;
• Participates in compliance incident reviews, undertakes Operations Assurance Reviews and coordinates legal aspects of internal audits and Trade Control Compliance Reviews;
• Provides and assists with legal and compliance training for operations, other functions, and Management;
• Ensures the "integrity" of SpringRock Group's corporate structure, entities and records;
• Owns and leads the process of setting up new entities in Nigeria and all Countries of interest to SpringRock Group.
• Provides overall legal advice to Management and is actively involved in SpringRock business plans, growth strategies, and operations as part of the Management;
• Manages and supervises Law Firms and Outside Counsel being responsible for litigation strategies, resolution, and follow up in coordination with Management;
• Manages and strictly controls all external costs (e.g. legal fees and expenditures) and internal costs related to the Legal function's impact on the business group’s P&L;
• Drafts and implements specific procedures, guidelines, and templates and maintains and updates content on the SpringRock Intranet Legal webpage;
• Provides support, coaching, and guidance to Administrative Assistants, Contract Managers. Legal Counsels, Attorneys, where applicable, and assists with their career development;
• Assists with the development of Legal Department Strategic Initiatives and is actively involved with their deployment and implementation.
• Develops and maintains standards documents such as SpringRock Contract Standards
• Leads the development of the Legal Department training and development initiatives and completes all assigned training.
• Conducts training for all employees, consultants, and third-party contractors on legal compliance, applicable laws, and corporate policies.
• Supports the Human Resources department on elements of employment and labour laws and practices and takes part in certain employee decisions that may have legal implications.  

• Minimum Academic Qualification: Law degree (LLB or equivalent) and related national professional legal qualifications are required. 
• Membership of the Nigerian Bar Association NBA. 

21 Feb, 2022