Legal Counsel Job at RPL Logistics
RPL Logistics Limited is an internationally affiliated and fast-paced Logistics company. We provide the best logistics services to our clients and customers.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Position: Legal Counsel
Job Location: Lekki Phase 1, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time
Job Summary
- We are looking for a highly qualified Legal Counsel to oversee the legal aspects of our business.
- You will safeguard our reputation by guaranteeing that the company strictly follows law guidelines and give legal advice to management about all relevant issues.
- The successful candidate will effectively ensure legal conformity and minimize probability of exposure.
Responsibilities
- Give accurate and timely counsel to management and executives in a variety of legal topics (labor law, partnerships, international ventures, corporate finance etc.)
- Collaborate with management to devise efficient legal defense strategies
- Specify internal governance policies and regularly monitor compliance
- Research and evaluate different legal risk factors regarding business decisions and operations
- Apply effective legal risk management techniques and offer proactive advice on possible legal issues
- Communicate and negotiate with external parties (regulators, external counsel, public authority, law enforcement etc.), creating relations of trust
- Draft and solidify agreements, contracts, and other legal documents to ensure the company’s full legal rights
- Deal with complex matters with multiple stakeholders and forces
- Provide clarification on legal language or specifications to everyone in the organization
- Conduct your work with integrity and responsibility
- Maintain current knowledge of alterations in legislation.
Requirements and skills
- BSc Degree in Law
- Must have gone to Nigerian law school
- At least 5 years of work experience.
- Proven experience as a Legal Counsel in a business environment
- Excellent knowledge and understanding of corporate law and procedures
- Full comprehension of the influences of the external environment of a corporation
- Demonstrated ability to create legal defensive or proactive strategies
- A high degree of professional ethics and integrity
- Sound judgement and ability to analyze situations and information
- Outstanding communication skills.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: recruitment@rpllogistics.ca using the Job position as the subject of the email.
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