Legal Associate Recruitment at Sunray Ventures

Sunray Ventures is an African venture builder, addressing Africa’s core opportunities and challenges, by building and growing high-impact companies that are leaders in their respective fields. Sunray Ventures currently works in three different verticals.

We are currently recruiting suitably qualified candidates to fill the position below:

Job Position: Legal Associate
Job Location: Lagos, Nigeria

Description
The primary objective is for the Legal Associate to provide general legal support to the group’s businesses. The key responsibilities of this role include:

• Directing, coordinating and supervising groupwide legal matters,
• Monitoring compliance with regulatory requirements;
• Monitoring external counsel;
• Ensuring timely filing of statutory returns;
• Preparing legal templates required for business processes and engagements; negotiating contracts with counterparties;
• Identifying and forecasting legal risks and advising on legal risk mitigation.
• Acting as company secretary,
• Attending and maintaining of minutes in respect of group meetings;
• Providing and implementing recommendations on the group’s corporate governance framework, ensuring that the group not only adheres to legal requirements but to global corporate governance best practices;
• Liaising with regulatory and governmental institutions as required;
• Tracking and maintaining records of regulatory developments within the group’s industries, and reporting such developments to management;
• Other related activities, as may be required from time to time.

Requirements

• Law degree with excellent grades
• Admission to the Nigerian bar.
• Minimum of 2 years post-call (Nigerian bar) work experience in a dynamic and fast-paced work environment. Strong preference will be given to applicants that have worked in top-tier law firms.
• Proven law firm experience and background in Nigerian law particularly power, oil and gas, employment, project financing, investment law and general corporate advisory
• Proven background on liaising with regulatory authorities in Nigeria
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft office applications in particular MS Word at an advanced standard
• Experience in managing and dealing with high-profile counterparts
• Commercial awareness
• Excellent communications skills and the ability to establish and maintain strong relationships
• Ability to work independently with little or no supervision
• High degree of personal maturity with the ability to lead conversations and negotiate with high profile counterparts
• Ability to critically analyse complex problems and provide structured solutions
• Comfortable with working as part of a team
• Confidentiality
• Willingness to work flexible hours if necessary.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Bonus scheme
• Essential benefits
• Working in a thriving, fast paced environment
• Opportunities for growth.