Legal Officer - Quality, Independence, Risk And Reputation

• Possess a Bachelor’s Degree (LL.B., B.L., etc.) in Law with a minimum of Second Class Lower Division.
• Have a minimum of credit in five WASSCE/GCE/NECO Ordinary Level subjects or acceptable equivalent examination, including Mathematics and English Language in one sitting only.
• Minimum of 7 years’ work experience within the relevant function.
• Good commercial legal experience, with an emphasis on the review and drafting of commercial agreements.
• Experience in a legal advisory role will be an added advantage.
• Understanding of Contract Management Systems.
• Experience in transactions advisory and due diligence legal work.
• Proficiency in the use of MS-office tools i.e. Excel, Word and Power-point.
• Possess excellent writing and oral communication/presentation skills.
• Must have the ability to handle multiple tasks, prioritize workloads and pay attention to details.
• Be of proven integrity, giving attention to confidentiality requirements.

• Possess a Bachelor’s Degree (LL.B., B.L., etc.) in Law with a minimum of Second Class Lower Division.
• Have a minimum of credit in five WASSCE/GCE/NECO Ordinary Level subjects or acceptable equivalent examination, including Mathematics and English Language in one sitting only.
• Minimum of 7 years’ work experience within the relevant function.
• Good commercial legal experience, with an emphasis on the review and drafting of commercial agreements.
• Experience in a legal advisory role will be an added advantage.
• Understanding of Contract Management Systems.
• Experience in transactions advisory and due diligence legal work.
• Proficiency in the use of MS-office tools i.e. Excel, Word and Power-point.
• Possess excellent writing and oral communication/presentation skills.
• Must have the ability to handle multiple tasks, prioritize workloads and pay attention to details.
• Be of proven integrity, giving attention to confidentiality requirements.

• The focus of the role will be on commercial legal support with an emphasis on contractual support and contract management.
• The successful candidate will be responsible for a variety of quality, risk, regulatory and compliance support activities to ensure a high standard of compliance.

Duties
Other duties to be performed by the ideal candidate include the following:

• Draft and review of commercial agreements. 
• Management of the firm’s agreements and agreement templates.
• Implementation and support of a Contract Management System.
• Quality and risk mitigation to protect the firm from financial and reputational loss.
•  Compliance with legislation, professional regulations, policies, procedures, and standards of conduct.
• Plan, implement and maintain policies and programs to manage the firm’s agreements.
• Transactions advisory and due diligence legal work.
• General legal advice and opinions for risk management.
• Provision of support in engagement acceptance procedures (risk management committee’s approval; background/internet checks/anti-money).
• Support the Chief Risk Officer (CRO) in other roles as may be assigned.