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Associate Transaction Legal
POSTED BY: Precisehire Associates
REF:PHA 283
Date Published:26 October 2022
Date of Expiration:24 April 2023 EXPIRED
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| LOCATION OF THIS JOB |
 Nigeria | LAGOS in Nigeria |
| INDUSTRY |
| Legal
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| JOB TYPE |
| Full-Time |
| MAIN JOB DESCRIPTION |
REPORTS TO General Counsel
JOB SUMMARY
Responsible for providing in-house legal services, liaise with the company’s retained external law firm and assist the company in attaining its commercial/strategic business objectives. Support legal, structuring, and review of transaction documents with clients and external counsel and counterparties.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
The resource person will be responsible for but not be limited to the following:
1. Provide support in ensuring the company operates within the law at all times and limit the company’s exposure to legal risks
2. Liaise with the external legal counsel in drafting of Investment Agreements & Transaction Agreements
3. Drafting and updating mandate letters, NDAs, transaction agreements (Guarantee Deed, Recourse Agreement, Security Deed) and other documents associated with dealing with clients and counterparties
4. Supporting the Origination & Structuring Team in due diligence on prospective clients and deals, and structuring and review of financing transaction documents with clients and external counsel
5. Provide any other type of legal support (including but not limited to legal opinions, consultation, commenting on documents of a legal nature) which may be required from time to time as expected on transactions
6. Monitoring changes in relevant legislation and the regulatory environment, and taking appropriate action
7. Ensure that all output complies with client’s applicable legal risk policies.
8. All other tasks as delegated by the General Counsel.
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| REQUIREMENTS FOR THIS JOB |
SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS:
1. Minimum of bachelor’s degree in law, must be called to Bar. Post graduate degrees are an added advantage
2. 3 - 4 years of relevant legal experience.
3. Adequate familiarity with guidelines and regulations governing the debt securities, investment regulation and credit transactions
4. Possesses analytical and structuring know-how skills, good understanding of guarantee products, capital markets and its financial instruments
5. Very strong alignment with client’s core value system - Innovation, Passion, Integrity and Collaboration.
6. Good understanding of the legal environment as it affects commercial transactions in the capital market space.
7. Detail oriented and articulate.
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English 
FRENCH
