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ADEBAYO AYODELE & CO is seeking to recruit an Associate with 1-4 PQE.

About Widows and Orphans Empowerment Organization (WEWE)Widows and Orphans Empowerment Organization (WEWE) is a leading not-for-profit, Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) dedicated to empowering vulnerable widows and orphans. Founded in 2004 by Josephine Ogazi and Joseph Egwuonwu, WEWE began as a Community-Based Organisation providing scholarships and economic empowerment in Okigwe, Imo State. Since then, it has significantly expanded its aims and objectives, growing into a nationally registered NGO (CAC/IT/NO33132) with a broader reach and impact across Nigeria.The Opportunity: Legal AssociateWEWE is seeking a passionate and dedicated Legal Associate to join our dynamic team in Abuja. This is an entry-level, full-time position offering a unique opportunity to contribute significantly to our mission by providing essential legal support across our programs and operations. The Legal Associate will play a crucial role in ensuring WEWE's compliance with legal frameworks, supporting our advocacy efforts, and safeguarding the legal interests of the organization and the communities we serve.Key Responsibilities:Conduct comprehensive legal research on relevant national and international laws, policies, and regulations pertaining to NGOs, human rights, child protection, social welfare, and other areas pertinent to WEWE's mission.Assist in drafting, reviewing, and negotiating various legal documents, including contracts, Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs), partnership agreements, internal policies, and legal correspondence.Support the organization's compliance efforts with local laws, donor requirements, and internal governance frameworks and procedures.Provide legal guidance and support to program teams on project implementation, beneficiary rights, risk mitigation strategies, and ethical considerations.Assist in the preparation of legal opinions, reports, presentations, and other communication materials for internal and external stakeholders.Maintain accurate, organized, and confidential legal records, databases, and documentation.Contribute to the development and delivery of legal awareness training sessions for staff and, where appropriate, for beneficiaries.Support the legal team in any litigation or dispute resolution processes, as required.This role is ideal for an ambitious legal professional eager to make a tangible difference in the lives of vulnerable populations and contribute to a cause-driven organization.

Startbutton is a Merchant of Record and payment infrastructure provider helping businesses expand and operate seamlessly across Africa—without needing local setup. We make it possible for global and regional businesses to seamlessly pay and accept payments across Africa, while staying fully compliant with local tax and regulatory frameworks. Our goal is simple: we're unlocking pan-African commerce for global corporations or corporations with global expansion. Since launch, Startbutton has enabled businesses from over 30 countries to operate in Africa, launched across over 15 African countries, and is rapidly expanding into other parts of Africa. We've been featured by CNN and Afreximbank as one of the emerging leaders powering cross-border commerce in Africa.This is a full-time hybrid role for a Junior Legal and Compliance Associate at Start Button Limited. We are seeking a dynamic and results-driven Legal and Compliance Associate that will be responsible for ensuring the company operates within the legal framework and adheres to all applicable laws, regulations, and internal policies.Key ResponsibilitiesAssist with drafting, reviewing, and organizing contracts (e.g., merchant agreements, NDAs, service agreements, referral agreements)Support contract lifecycle management, including execution tracking and document managementConduct basic legal research on regulatory and commercial mattersAssist with corporate governance documentation (board resolutions, filings, statutory records)Support compliance with applicable regulations (AML/CFT, data protection, consumer protection, payments regulations)Assist with regulatory filings, license renewals, and regulator correspondenceSupport KYC, KYB, merchant onboarding, and risk categorization processesHelp maintain compliance registers, policies, and proceduresSupport internal audits, compliance reviews, and remediation trackingAssist with incident tracking (complaints, chargebacks, disputes)Help monitor regulatory developments and flag relevant updatesMaintain legal and compliance trackers, repositories, and reporting dashboardsSupport responses to due diligence requests from banks, partners, and auditors.

About N.Anyimah & AssociatesN.Anyimah & Associates is a dynamic and reputable legal services firm committed to providing exceptional legal guidance and solutions to our diverse clientele. We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Corporate Lawyer to join our dedicated team in Lagos.The Opportunity: Corporate LawyerAs a Corporate Lawyer, you will play a pivotal role in safeguarding our clients' interests by providing expert legal counsel, ensuring regulatory compliance, and strategically managing legal risks. This position offers a unique opportunity to handle complex corporate transactions and contribute significantly to the success and growth of various businesses.Key Responsibilities:Draft, review, and negotiate a broad spectrum of contracts and legal documents for new and ongoing business transactions.Manage the comprehensive legal affairs of the company and provide proactive legal consulting services to internal and external stakeholders.Establish, develop, and refine the company's legal management and contract management frameworks.Conduct thorough analysis, reporting, and strategic management of legal risks across various business lines, including core-tech and fintech-related agreements.Lead the onboarding and continuous training of new business partners, while reinforcing best practices in risk management and contract negotiation with existing partners.Develop and maintain expert knowledge in relevant legal regimes, including data privacy laws, industry standards, and intellectual property, to ensure robust regulatory and internal compliance.Provide insightful general legal advice on corporate legal affairs and effectively manage dispute resolution processes.

Phillips Outsourcing Limited, a leading recruitment firm, is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Legal & Chief Compliance Officer on behalf of a prominent financial services institution in Lagos. This pivotal full-time role requires a seasoned legal professional with a strong understanding of financial regulations and a proven track record in both legal advisory and comprehensive compliance management.Key ResponsibilitiesLegal Advisory & Representation:Manage, review, and draft critical legal documents including statements of defense, statements of claim, affidavits, and counter-affidavits for effective dispute resolution.Represent the company in negotiations, mediation, and arbitration proceedings, ensuring the company's interests are robustly protected.Provide expert legal advice across a broad spectrum of areas, including Insurance, Banking & Finance, Criminal Law, Employment Law, Tax, Land & Property Law, Intellectual Property, and Public Law.Draft and meticulously review a variety of commercial agreements, such as Service Level Agreements, Financial Agreements, Non-Disclosure Agreements, Employment Contracts, Terms of Settlement, Deeds of Legal Mortgage, and Tripartite Agreements.Maintain comprehensive legal registers and records of meetings.Compliance & Regulatory Management (AML/CFT/CPF):Develop, implement, and continuously enhance robust Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Counter-Financing of Terrorism (CFT), and Counter-Proliferation Finance (CPF) compliance programs.Oversee the receipt and vetting of suspicious transaction reports (STRs) from staff.Ensure timely and accurate filing of STRs with the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) and other regulatory returns with NAICOM and relevant authorities.Render necessary NIL reports to NAICOM and NFIU to ensure full regulatory compliance.Coordinate and deliver comprehensive training for staff on AML/CFT/CPF awareness, detection methods, and reporting requirements.Act as the primary liaison officer between the company, NAICOM, and NFIU, and serve as the internal point of contact for all employees on issues related to money laundering, terrorism financing, and proliferation finance.What We OfferAn opportunity to lead critical legal and compliance functions within a dynamic financial services environment.A challenging role with significant impact on the company's operational integrity and regulatory standing.Professional growth and development within a leading institution.

Compliance Director – Office of the PresidentLocation: West Africa (Nigeria, Ghana, Togo, or Benin preferred)Job Type: Full-TimeExperience Level: Senior LevelAbout IFDCIFDC is a public international organization dedicated to addressing global food security and poverty. Operating in 20 countries across Africa, Asia, and America, we bridge the gap between research and impact. Our unique approach combines science-based innovations, holistic market systems development, an enabling policy environment, and strategic partnerships. We empower farmers and countries to identify and scale sustainable agricultural solutions, including improved nutrient use efficiency, to boost soil health and crop productivity while minimizing environmental impact. Through locally driven, environmentally sound, and impact-oriented solutions, IFDC and its partners strive to close the yield gap, eradicate global hunger, safeguard vital soils, and foster economic resilience for farming households and nations.The Opportunity: Compliance DirectorIFDC is seeking an accomplished and visionary Compliance Director to spearhead the design, implementation, and oversight of our organization's global compliance framework. Reporting directly to the President and CEO, this strategic leadership role is critical to ensuring IFDC’s unwavering adherence to international donor regulations, internal policies, and the highest ethical standards. The Director will be instrumental in embedding a robust culture of compliance and integrity across all our global operations.As IFDC's primary compliance advisor, you will proactively identify and mitigate compliance risks, provide expert guidance to leadership on governance and regulatory matters, and ensure seamless alignment between our business practices and IFDC’s mission-driven values. This position demands a seasoned professional with exceptional ethical judgment, strong legal and financial acumen, and the proven ability to build and maintain robust systems that champion transparency and accountability throughout the organization.Key ResponsibilitiesStrategic Leadership & Governance:Lead the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of IFDC’s global compliance strategy and governance framework.Advise executive management and the Board of Directors on critical compliance, ethics, and risk management matters.Ensure compliance priorities are fully aligned with IFDC’s mission, strategic objectives, and donor obligations.Policy, Systems & Risk Oversight:Oversee the design, regular update, and effective implementation of IFDC’s global compliance policies, procedures, and internal controls.Lead organization-wide compliance risk assessments and maintain a comprehensive compliance risk register, integrated with IFDC’s enterprise risk framework.Monitor evolving regulatory developments and donor requirements (e.g., EU, other multilateral agencies) to ensure IFDC’s systems remain fully compliant.Coordinate closely with the Internal Audit function to ensure clear delineation between assurance (Internal Audit) and compliance responsibilities.Investigations & Ethical Conduct:Oversee investigations into potential non-financial misconduct or non-compliance, ensuring strict confidentiality, fairness, and adherence to whistleblower protections.Coordinate with Human Resources and Internal Audit to establish clear ownership of investigations, with HR leading employee relations matters and Internal Audit retaining responsibility for fraud and financial misconduct investigations.Track and monitor the resolution and closure of compliance and ethics cases, ensuring trends and systemic risks are reported to management and the Board of Directors (where necessary).Support management in strengthening preventive controls and accountability mechanisms based on lessons learned from closed cases.Capacity Building & Culture of Integrity:Champion and foster a strong culture of ethics, compliance, and accountability across all levels of IFDC.Design and deliver regular, impactful training programs on compliance topics, including anti-corruption, data protection, conflict of interest, and donor compliance.Develop robust compliance metrics and report on training completion rates, investigation outcomes, and overall compliance trends.Reporting & External Liaison:Prepare comprehensive compliance reports and briefings for senior management and the Board of Directors.Serve as the primary liaison with external auditors, donors, and regulators on all compliance-related matters.Represent IFDC in compliance and ethics networks to benchmark and adopt leading practices.Reporting StructureThe Compliance Director reports directly to the President and CEO. This position will review the implementation and work of various teams and employees, providing expert advice and guidance on compliance matters.LocationThis is a national recruitment with a duty station based in any of the IFDC offices in West Africa. Preferred locations include Nigeria, Ghana, Togo, or Benin.What We OfferIFDC is committed to supporting its employees. Our benefits package includes:Annual and sick leaveComprehensive health and group life insurance coverage13th-month salarySocial security and pension contributions in compliance with local lawsEnd-of-contract benefits Salary InformationThe salary grade for this position is BG 12. New employee salaries are determined based on a variety of factors, including the salary range linked to the assigned job grade, the candidate's qualifications relative to the job's responsibilities and prerequisites, internal equity, the competitive state of the job market, and potential organizational and budgetary considerations.Diversity, Equity, and InclusionIFDC is deeply committed to fostering a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion. We believe in the immense value of bringing together people with a broad range of backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. All employment decisions at IFDC are made on the basis of ability, performance, and organizational need, in alignment with our core values of fairness, respect, and equal opportunity for all.

Prince Amaechi Nweke and Co is looking for a young lawyer to join his team.

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The BOC Future Legal Leaders Program is a legal internship track for students and early-career professionals eager to lead at the intersection of law, technology, business and innovation. This program equips emerging legal talent with hands-on experience, interdisciplinary exposure, and real-world insight into the digital and intelligence economy.Whether you’re passionate about AI regulation, cybersecurity law, fintech compliance, or legal design, our internship experience provides a structured path to impact, relevance, and readiness for tomorrow’s legal challenges.Program VisionTo cultivate a new generation of legal professionals, commercially astute, ethically grounded, and digitally fluent, who can deliver real value in today’s fast-evolving tech-legal ecosystem.Our Strategic ObjectivesBuild a high-impact talent pipeline for BOC Legal and its innovation arms, together with its Strategic PartnersDrive legal innovation across technology, business, and governance.Bridge the gap between academic learning and modern legal practice.Tracks & SpecialisationsInterns select from focused learning tracks:Technology Law & Policy AI governance, Data governance, Privacy laws (NDPA/GDPR), Enterprise Data Strategy & Management, Cybersecurity, Fintech regulation, Platform governance, etcCorporate & Commercial Law Tech transactions, Startups & VC, IP licensing, M&A, Digital deals.Legal Research & Innovation (BOC Legalx) Horizon scanning, Policy whitepapers, Impact studies, Sandbox designLegal Design & Productization Contract lifecycle automation, UX for legal documents, Low-code tools, Visual law, EtcDispute Resolution in a Digital Age Online arbitration, ADR technologies, ODR platforms, Digital forensics, EtcInternship Tiers & StructureTrackDurationModeIdeal ForBadgeExplorer Internship4 weeksVirtualFirst to Penultimate-Year Law StudentsDigital Law ExplorerCore Internship8–10 weeksRemote-First or Hybrid (3 days/week on-site Abuja)Final-Year/Law School StudentsTech-Law AnalystResearch Fellowship3–6 monthsRemoteNYSC Lawyers & Early-CareerInnovation FellowVisiting Scholar2–6 weeksCustomGrad Researchers/Foreign InternsPolicy Scholar

Legal & Regulatory Executive in a Corporate Environment

About JMG LimitedJMG Limited is a dynamic and growing organization committed to innovation and excellence. We are seeking a highly skilled and strategic Legal Manager to join our team and play a pivotal role in safeguarding our interests while facilitating sustainable business growth.The OpportunityAs the Legal Manager, you will be instrumental in managing the entire lifecycle of JMG Limited's commercial contracts. You will serve as a key strategic partner to various business units, translating complex legal requirements into practical, business-focused solutions that drive our objectives forward.Key ResponsibilitiesContract Lifecycle Management: Prepare, review, draft, and revise a diverse portfolio of commercial agreements, including vendor/supplier contracts, sales agreements, non-disclosure agreements (NDAs), memoranda of understanding (MOUs), distribution agreements, and service level agreements (SLAs).Negotiation & Risk Mitigation: Lead and conduct negotiations with external parties to secure favorable terms, adeptly balancing legal risks with commercial objectives. Proactively identify, evaluate, and mitigate legal, financial, and operational risks within contracts and proposals.Strategic Business Partnership: Collaborate closely with internal stakeholders across Sales, Procurement, Operations, and bid teams to ensure contract terms align with business needs, customer requirements, and governance protocols throughout pre-award and post-award phases.Legal Compliance & Advisory: Ensure all contractual agreements strictly comply with Nigerian laws, relevant industry regulations, and JMG Limited’s internal policies. Provide clear, practical, and solution-oriented legal advice to internal teams on contractual rights, obligations, and commercial risks across the project lifecycle.Legal Governance & Continuous Improvement: Stay abreast of legislative changes impacting commercial activities. Enhance internal compliance processes, conduct regular contract audits, and maintain a robust, accessible contract repository for efficient retrieval and obligation tracking.