Legal Officer Job at Beyond Credit Limited

Beyond Credit Limited - We are a technology-driven financial services company focused on empowering low-income entrepreneurs across Africa. We seek to provide our clients with opportunities to grow their businesses, improve their standard of living and thereby have better outcomes in life. We aim to give small business owners hope of a better life by equipping them with appropriate tools needed to attain greater financial independence.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Legal Officer

Job Location: Ikeja, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Summary

• The Legal Officer shall be responsible for monitoring and/or advising on all legal matters, commercial contracts, and agreements. The Legal Officer shall also ensure the company complies with the statutory and corporate governance practices and guidelines as observed in the industry.

Job Description

• Oversee the recovery of the company’s Loan Portfolio by litigation and enforcement directly and through the Company’s external solicitors
• Manage and supervise pending legal cases and expedite action on litigation and enforcement
• Draft, review and perfect legal documents
• Provide Legal interpretations and legal advice to the various departments and keep management informed of all laws, regulations and court decisions which directly or indirectly affect the organization
• Drafts and perfects Security documents
• Preparation and Execution of all types of commercial agreements
• Maintain a Register of all Agreements entered into by the organization outlining nature, parties, dates, duration etc.
• Review all contracts or any other documentation where the organization has committed itself and assess legal implications that need to be brought to the management’s attention.
• Draft contracts, agreements and review internal policies and ensure that they are in compliance with all statutory or legal requirements.
• Maintain a register of the company’s existing policies.
• Review progress of outstanding litigation, ongoing suits/cases and advice management accordingly.
• Attend and observe client interviews and court proceedings as required and advice management accordingly.
• Perform other duties and responsibilities, as may be assigned.

Qualification

• Bachelor's Degree in Law (minimum of Second Class Lower).
• Should possess a minimum of 2 years post-call experience (preferably litigation, court processes & company secretariat experience).
• Experience as a litigator in a corporate law department and/or law practice
• Evidence of experience in corporate and commercial law
• Proven experience developing and maintaining internal and external client relationship
• Experience preparing legal documentation and pleadings
• Financial services litigation experience will be an added advantage
• Disciplined approach towards daily operations and documentation.

Remuneration
Attractive.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should forward their Resume to: recruitment@beyondcredit.com.ng using the job position as the subject of the email.