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Legal Officer

Efficacy Development Plc

Job DescriptionsAttend to court matters and matters with the law enforcement agencies.Draft and/or review legal letters, contracts and agreements, briefs, notices, circulars, correspondence, orders, reports and other legal forms from individuals, companies, government or third parties, as requested, including all our sites.Checks documents or papers for compliance and correctionResearch and prepare legal opinions on various civil matters, including claims for compensation against the company.Apply effective risk management techniques and offer proactive advice on possible legal issues.Ensure the company (all within the Efficacy Group) complies with the Labour Act.Prepare, file and plead cases in the Commercial Court in pursuit of amounts owed to the Company.Attend to and proofread every content drafted by the Customer Service Officer before posting the same on our social media platforms on request/instruction as the need arises.Liaise with and assist external counsel in the discharge of their obligation.File oppositions in matters where title is being passed or property is being encumbered, and there are arrears due and payable to the Company.Research and prepare legal opinions on various civil matters, including claims for compensation against the Company.Attend to all the company’s events and the planning of the same with the Customer Service Officer, as may be required.Attend to all legal and corporate meetings, which include clients, vendors and Customers.Attend to all the company’s WhatsApp groups and ensure proper compliance on the platform.Work with Accounts on statutory documentation.Work with Land Assist on clients’ management, documentations, including drafting of Contract Agreement for all Peak sites and any other sites as instructed.Maintain a database of the status of all court matters involving the Company.Stand in for the legal officer II when absent or out for an official assignment.Communicate with external parties (regulators, external counsel, public authority, etc.), creating relations of trust.Attend to issues of compliance or welfare as the case may arise, and attend to urgent issues that require solution/intervention by the legal unit.Draft and solidify agreements, contracts and other legal documents to ensure the company’s fulllegal rights, as soon as the agreement/contract has been established.Draft petitions, review petitions and follow up on petitions, especially with respect to all our estates, staff and vendors.Draft subcontractor agreement and ensure the file is open for each of them, follow up on their job execution with the Cost manager.

Lagos
Full Time
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Senior / Legal Counsel

Beiersdorf

Job DescriptionsAdvice and provide guidance on all Legal & Compliance matters across jurisdictionsLead complex contract negotiations and high-value transactions and recommend pragmatic, business-aligned solutionsImplement policies, principles and strategy developed at Global & Regional levelAdvise senior stakeholders on high-impact legal, regulatory, and reputational issuesPartner with extended leadership teams to drive business strategyEstablish governance frameworks and best practices across marketsMentor Legal Counsel (if any) and manage external counsel spendManage regulator engagement in key jurisdictionsAct as role model for Compliance and promote the topicEducate and hold accountable the business on legal and compliance obligationsAssist MUD to implement annual CMS targetsOversee internal investigations and regulatory escalationsImplement Global Guidelines andImplement corporate training material and ensure communication on compliance topicsEncourage reporting of compliance concerns and manage incidentsEnsure correct, timely and complete legal & compliance reportingSupport crisis management and reputational risk mitigationMaintain each affiliate governance documents and records locally and on One SensePrepare and manage: AGMs, board packs, agenda, minutes, resolutions, action pointsEnsure compliance with local company’s act and statutory requirements such as King V (SA) on corporate governanceManage entity filings and regulatory obligationsSupport implementation of governance frameworks, board sub-committeesEnsure business implementation of board resolutions and action itemsManage director onboarding (induction packs), training and declaration

Lagos
Full Time
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Company Secretary (Lawyer)

Fhemfel Group

Job DescriptionsServe as Secretary to the Board of Advisors and provide administrative and governance support to the Board.Coordinate Board and Committee meetings, including preparing meeting notices, agendas, board packs, minutes, and resolutions.Maintain accurate statutory registers, Board records, resolutions, and other corporate documents.Ensure compliance with the Companies and Allied Matters Act (CAMA), regulatory requirements, and corporate governance standards.Draft, review, negotiate, and manage contracts, agreements, memoranda, and other legal documents.Ensure timely filing of statutory returns and other corporate documents with relevant regulatory authorities.Maintain proper custody of the Company's legal documents, statutory records, and corporate seal.Ensure the confidentiality and security of sensitive legal and Board information.Perform any other legal, corporate governance, and Company Secretarial duties as assigned by the Board or Management.

Abuja
Full Time
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Legal / HR Officer

Denaro Properties Limited

Job DescriptionsProvide expert legal advice and support across all company operations, ensuring compliance with relevant laws, regulations, and industry standards, particularly within the real estate sector.Draft, review, and negotiate various legal documents, including property acquisition agreements, development contracts, vendor agreements, and client contracts.Assist in managing potential legal disputes, liaise with external counsel, and develop strategies to mitigate legal risks.Develop, implement, and update HR policies, procedures, and guidelines in line with best practices and labor laws.Oversee the end-to-end recruitment process, from talent sourcing and interviewing to onboarding new employees.Manage employee relations, address grievances, conduct disciplinary actions, and promote a harmonious workplace culture.Support the implementation of performance management systems and employee development initiatives.Handle various administrative tasks related to legal and HR functions, ensuring efficient record-keeping and data management.

Lagos
Full Time
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Lawyer

Confederated Facilitators Limited

Job DescriptionsProvide legal advice on all real estate and construction transactions.Draft, review, negotiate, and manage contracts, agreements, and other legal documents.Conduct legal due diligence on land acquisition and property transactions.Prepare and perfect title documents and liaise with relevant government agencies.Represent the company in litigation, arbitration, mediation, and other dispute resolution processes.Ensure compliance with statutory, regulatory, and corporate governance requirements.Advise management on employment, commercial, and corporate legal matters.Manage external solicitors and legal consultants where required.Identify legal risks and recommend appropriate mitigation strategies.Keep the company informed of changes in relevant laws and regulations affecting its operations.

Lagos
Full Time
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Senior Legal Lead

Appzone Limited

Job DescriptionsLead the review, drafting, negotiation and management of commercial agreements across Qore’s business lines, including platform agreements, technology contracts, vendor agreements, partnership arrangements, NDAs, service agreements, data processing agreements and other commercial documentation.Provide legal advisory support to business teams on commercial decisions, product structures, operational matters, employment-adjacent issues, regulatory-adjacent questions and other matters with legal implications.Manage the contract lifecycle, including intake, review, negotiation, execution, filing, renewal tracking, expiry tracking and repository discipline.Ensure contracts and legal documents are reviewed within agreed SLAs and through the approved task management system.Identify, assess and escalate legal risks, including risks connected to the PSSP licence process, regulatory engagement, market expansion, commercial transactions, customer commitments and partner relationships.Coordinate with Regulatory Affairs, Compliance, Risk, Privacy and Corporate Governance leads on matters with cross-domain legal implications.Support the Chief LRCC Officer on Board-facing legal matters, shareholder and equity matters, corporate structure questions, investor-related legal documentation and governance-adjacent legal work.Maintain and improve Qore’s legal documentation infrastructure, including templates, standard terms, clause libraries, precedent records and legal playbooks.Brief, instruct and supervise external counsel on matters referred externally, and manage associated costs within approved parameters.Review AI-assisted legal outputs before they are treated as legal positions, used in external communications, escalated to management, or submitted to the Board, regulators or counterparties.Provide occasional cross-functional support to other LRCC teams in crisis or high-priority matters, where legal judgement or generalist LRCC experience is required.

Lagos
Full Time
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Legal Officer

Qore - Appzone Limited

Job DescriptionsReview, draft and support negotiation of commercial agreements across Qore’s business lines, including platform agreements, vendor contracts, NDAs, data processing agreements, service agreements, standard terms and other commercial documents.Conduct legal research and prepare clear research notes, summaries, draft positions and advisory support materials for Senior Legal Lead review.Support contract lifecycle management for assigned matters, including intake, review, execution coordination, filing, renewal tracking, expiry tracking and obligation monitoring.Review counterparty mark-ups, flag deviations from standard positions and prepare comparison notes for Senior Legal Lead review.Prepare first drafts of routine legal documents, correspondence, notices, amendments, consents, contract summaries and internal legal notes.Support regulatory-adjacent legal matters, Board-facing legal preparation, governance-adjacent legal work and transaction documentation as directed by the Senior Legal Lead.Maintain documentation standards, template currency, precedent library records, clause libraries and legal repository hygiene.Coordinate execution logistics for agreements moving to signature, including signature block checks, document collation, filing and tracker updates.Work with LRCC Operations & Controls to ensure assigned legal matters are properly logged, tracked and updated in the task management system.Review AI-assisted legal outputs before escalating them to the Senior Legal Lead or relying on them for research, drafting or contract review support.Provide occasional cross-functional support to other LRCC teams in crisis or high-priority matters where legal execution support or generalist LRCC exposure is required.

Lagos
Full Time
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Senior Legal Officer

Fairmoney Microfinance Bank

Job DescriptionsDraft, review, and negotiate a wide range of commercial agreements including vendor contracts, partnership agreements, data sharing and processing agreements, agency arrangements, loan documentation, and service level agreements.Provide timely, practical legal opinions and advice to business units, EXCO, and other internal stakeholders on matters arising in the ordinary course of the Bank's operations.Review and advise on regulatory correspondence, CBN circulars, and industry consultation papers with implications for the Bank's operations.Assist in the preparation of agendas, board papers, management presentations, and resolutions for meetings of the Board, Executive Committee, and Board committees (including the Board Audit Committee, Board Credit and Risk Management Committee, and Board Governance, Remuneration and Nominations Committee).Draft accurate, well-structured minutes of board, EXCO, and committee meetings in a timely manner and in compliance with applicable governance standards.Maintain statutory registers, corporate records, and filings with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) and other regulators, ensuring all returns are submitted within prescribed timeframes.Support the annual general meeting process, including notice preparation, shareholder correspondence, and post-meeting filings.Monitor and advise on evolving corporate governance requirements under the CBN Code of Corporate Governance for Microfinance Banks (2018), CAMA 2020, and applicable CAC regulations.Assist with board induction, evaluation, and training processes.Maintain and track the action log arising from board and committee meetings, following up with responsible parties to ensure timely completion.Prepare and file regulatory notifications and approvals required in connection with changes to the Bank's board composition, shareholding structure, or key management personnel.Work with the Compliance function to ensure that the Bank's legal operations remain aligned with CBN licensing conditions, prudential guidelines, and relevant sector regulations, including the CBN Regulatory and Supervisory Guidelines for Microfinance Banks, the Consumer Protection Regulations, and AML/CFT frameworks.Track regulatory developments and proactively flag legal risks arising from new legislation, circulars, or judicial decisions.Support preparation for regulatory examinations, including document retrieval, gap analysis, and coordination of responses to regulatory queries.Provide legal support to FairMoney Group entities operating outside Nigeria, including assistance with local law queries, cross-border transactions, and multi-jurisdictional structuring.Liaise with in-country legal counsel across the Group's operating jurisdictions to ensure consistency of approach on group-wide legal matters, including intercompany arrangements, IP licensing, and data transfers.Support the legal review and negotiation of cross-border agreements, including jurisdiction, governing law, and enforcement considerations.

Lagos
Full Time
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Legal Officer

Virgin Forest Energy Limited

Job DescriptionsProvide sound legal advice and support on various corporate and commercial matters relevant to the oil and gas downstream sector.Ensure the company's operations strictly adhere to all applicable local, national, and international laws, regulations, and industry standards.Assist in the management of corporate governance affairs, including board and committee meetings, statutory filings, and compliance with corporate secretarial practices.Draft, review, and negotiate contracts, agreements, and other legal documents.Conduct legal research and analysis to support business decisions and mitigate legal and commercial risks.Liaise with external counsel and regulatory bodies as required.This is an excellent opportunity for a proactive legal professional to contribute to a growing energy company and develop expertise in a critical and dynamic sector.

Lagos
Full Time
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Anti-Fraud Manager

Palmpay Limited

Job DescriptionsDevelop and monitor fraud detection strategies across merchant onboarding, loan applications, disbursement, and repayment activities.Lead investigations into merchant fraud, staff collusion, identity fraud, fake documentation, and suspicious loan activities.Monitor fraud trends, portfolio risks, and repayment patterns to identify emerging threats.Strengthen fraud controls and recommend process improvements across field operations and lending processes.Prepare fraud investigation reports, dashboards, and management updates with actionable recommendations.Partner with Risk, Operations, Sales, Compliance, and Legal teams to improve fraud prevention and recovery efforts.Train field teams on fraud awareness, reporting procedures, and internal control standards.

Lagos
Full Time
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Legal Officer

Pact Microfinance Bank Limited

Job DescriptionsProvide legal advice to management on banking, corporate, and commercial matters.Draft, review, negotiate, and manage contracts, agreements, and other legal documents.Ensure compliance with banking regulations and applicable legal requirements.Support regulatory filings and liaise with regulatory authorities and external solicitors.Provide legal support on corporate governance matters and Board documentation.Identify and mitigate legal and regulatory risks across the Bank.Assist with dispute resolution, litigation management, and debt recovery matters where required.Support business units with timely legal guidance to facilitate business objectives.

Lagos
Full Time
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Legal Officer / Secretary

Advonics Services Nigeria Limited

Job DescriptionsProvide comprehensive secretarial and administrative support to the legal department and senior management.Assist in the preparation, drafting, and review of legal documents, contracts, agreements, and correspondence.Manage and organize legal files, documents, and records, ensuring accuracy, accessibility, and strict confidentiality.Conduct preliminary legal research and gather information as required.Schedule meetings, manage calendars, and coordinate appointments and travel arrangements.Handle internal and external communications, including phone calls and emails, with professionalism and discretion.Maintain strict confidentiality of all sensitive company and client information.Support compliance efforts and ensure adherence to company policies and relevant legal regulations.

Multiple Locations
Full Time

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The Silence That Kills: Why Lawyers Don't Talk About Mental Health (And What To Do About It)
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The Silence That Kills: Why Lawyers Don't Talk About Mental Health (And What To Do About It)

There is a particular feeling that Nigerian lawyers know well, even if they have never put a name to it. It arrives on Sunday evening, somewhere between the last hour of rest and the moment the week begins again. You are not at the office but your mind already is, running through the briefs you did not finish, the client who called three times on Friday, the matter that is set for Monday and has more holes in it than you would like to admit. You are not resting. You stopped being able to rest a while ago, and somewhere along the way, you accepted that as normal.This article is about that acceptance, and why it is costing lawyers in Nigeria more than most of them realise.The legal profession in Nigeria has a serious and largely unspoken mental health problem. This is not a secret to anyone inside the profession, which is precisely what makes the silence so striking. Lawyers are aware that the work is grinding, that the culture is brutal in places, that something is often not right. They know it and they stay quiet, and the staying quiet is not an accident. It is a professional calculation, one that makes complete sense in the short term and causes serious harm over time.The logic runs like this: your reputation for composure and competence is, in many ways, your most valuable professional asset. A litigator who cannot hold themselves together in court loses credibility. A corporate associate who admits to struggling gets quietly moved off the important matters. An in-house counsel who tells the CEO they are overwhelmed stops being the person the CEO calls first. The professional cost of appearing vulnerable is concrete and arrives quickly. The cost of staying silent feels abstract and distant. So lawyers choose the silence, and the debt accumulates.What makes this conversation particularly difficult in Nigeria is that the silence has additional reinforcement on every side.Nigerian legal culture is built on hierarchy and the expectation of endurance. Whether you are a junior associate at a commercial firm in Victoria Island, a lawyer in a federal ministry drafting regulations that may or may not be read, or in-house counsel at a bank fielding calls from the trading desk at all hours, the unspoken expectation is the same: absorb it, deliver, and do not make your difficulties someone else's problem. Telling a principal or a head of department that you are struggling is not a neutral disclosure in that environment. It is a risk, and most lawyers have already done the cost-benefit analysis and decided against it.The problem is also invisible to many of the people it affects, because the image of the struggling lawyer is almost always the litigator, the barrister in court with a troubled case and a difficult client. This leaves out an enormous part of the profession. The corporate lawyer billing eighteen-hour days on a transaction that keeps restructuring does not see himself in that image. The bank's head of legal who has not taken an uninterrupted holiday in four years does not see herself. The government lawyer who is technically protected by civil service rules and practically ignored by everyone above her does not feel entitled to the language of professional suffering because, from the outside, her job looks stable. These lawyers are not exempt from the problem. They are simply not in the conversation, and so they conclude, wrongly, that the problem is not theirs.The numbers tell a different story. A 2016 study involving nearly 13,000 lawyers found that 28 percent met criteria for depression and 19 percent for anxiety. The International Bar Association, following a global survey of legal professionals, found that one in ten young lawyers had experienced suicidal thoughts, not burnout, not job dissatisfaction, suicidal thoughts. No equivalent Nigerian study exists, which is itself significant. It is not that the problem is absent here. It is that it has not been made visible enough for anyone to study.There is also something particular about how lawyers process their own distress that makes it harder to catch. Lawyers are trained to argue, to build the strongest possible case for a position and dismantle challenges to it. When confronted with the possibility that they are not well, most lawyers will immediately begin making the counter-argument. They will point to their output as evidence of their stability. They will note, accurately, that others in the profession have it harder. They will reframe chronic anxiety as professionalism, insomnia as dedication, emotional flatness as maturity. They will build a persuasive case for their own wellness and, because they are skilled at what they do, they will find it convincing. This is not ordinary self-deception. It is a professional ability deployed in exactly the wrong direction.Knowing this, what do you actually do?The first and least comfortable step is being precise about what you are experiencing. Saying "I am tired" when what you mean is "I have not felt like myself in six months and I am drinking more than I should to take the edge off professional anxiety" is a failure of the precision that lawyers apply to everything else in their work. Name what is actually happening, because until you do, you cannot address it.It also helps to be clear about the difference between occupational pressure and genuine psychological crisis. Pressure is a feature of legal work and it is not going away. Crisis looks different: a persistent low mood that does not lift with rest or time away, meaningful changes in how you sleep or eat, withdrawing from people who matter to you, thoughts of harming yourself. Those things are not a harder version of stress. They require professional attention, and they require it now rather than after the next deal or the end of the court term.Accessing that professional attention is more realistic than many lawyers assume. Organisations like Mentally Aware Nigeria Initiative connects people to mental health professionals across the country. Private therapists with experience in high-pressure professional environments are accessible in Lagos and Abuja, and telehealth has made geography considerably less of a barrier than it used to be. Many practitioners offer sliding-scale fees for people where cost is a genuine constraint. The barrier is rarely practical. It is almost always psychological, the same professional logic that said staying silent was the safer choice.For senior lawyers, this section is not only about the people who report to you.Seniority changes the shape of pressure, it does not remove it. Partners worry about business development, client retention, and whether the firm they built can survive a difficult year. Principals in chambers carry their own caseload on top of managing the work of others. Senior in-house counsel navigate legal risk and executive politics simultaneously with nobody above them in the legal function to offload to. And unlike junior lawyers, who at least have peers to suffer alongside, senior lawyers often struggle in genuine isolation. Admitting difficulty to a peer can feel like handing them a competitive advantage. Raising it with a junior is unthinkable. So it simply stays inside, and the years pass.If you reached seniority by enduring things you should not have had to endure, that history deserves honest reflection rather than quiet pride. Surviving a harmful environment and being strengthened by it are not the same thing, and treating them as equivalent is one of the ways that the profession reproduces its own damage across generations. Many senior lawyers are carrying weight from years of practice that they have simply become skilled at not noticing. All the practical steps in this article apply to you as much as to the junior associate you are worried about. The person who bills the most and says the least about how they are doing is not your most reliable colleague. They are your highest risk. And if that description fits you as well, it is worth sitting with that honestly.The NBA has an opportunity here that it has not yet taken seriously. Confidential, properly resourced mental health support specifically for legal professionals is not an unusual ask. Bar associations in other jurisdictions have built this infrastructure. There is no credible argument for why Nigerian lawyers should have less access to it than their counterparts elsewhere, and professional bodies that claim to represent the interests of members cannot indefinitely exclude this one.The law exists to protect people. The lawyers who practise it are not an exception to that. The ones who are most at risk right now are, in many cases, the ones who are most certain that they are doing fine. So, let's end this article by advising all lawyers: 'MAKE SURE TO PROTECT YOUR MENTAL HEALTH AT ALL COST.'

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This order is for legal services related to a domestic violence case. The scope of work will include representing the client in all legal proceedings pertaining to the case.Assessment of the facts and circumstances surrounding the domestic violence incident.Providing legal advice and guidance to the client regarding their rights and options.Drafting and filing necessary legal documents, including petitions, affidavits, and motions.Representing the client in court hearings and trials.Negotiating with opposing counsel, if applicable.

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Legal Marketing Intern (Contract – 1 Month)

Okay, so this is a gig and not a job. We are looking for someone to work as a foot soldier for a month, a proactive Legal Marketer Intern to support our digital operations, community engagement, and platform management. This gig is ideal for a law graduate or young lawyer who is active within the legal community and plugged into multiple lawyers’ or law students’ WhatsApp groups. The ideal candidate is tech-savvy, reliable, and able to deliver consistently without excuses. It is designed for someone who can commit to light weekly hours while driving real impact.Key ResponsibilitiesShare platform updates, opportunities, and announcements across relevant lawyers’ and law students’ WhatsApp groups.Post regular content updates on the platform to maintain engagement and visibility.Support the management team with administrative and operational tasks as needed.Monitor user activities to ensure full compliance with platform rules and terms of use.Identify, report, and follow up on bugs, errors, or glitches within the platform.Assist in executing marketing campaigns targeted at the legal community.Track engagement metrics and provide periodic feedback for platform improvement.  

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