Legal/ Property Manager

Legal Advisory & Contract Management

• Provide legal advisory support on corporate, commercial, property, and operational matters.
• Review, draft, and negotiate contracts, agreements, leases, deeds, and other legal documents.
• Identify potential legal risks and provide practical recommendations to management.
• Ensure contracts and agreements are properly executed, renewed, monitored, and securely maintained.
• Support the resolution of contractual disputes and other legal matters in collaboration with external counsel where required.

Property & Asset Management

• Manage legal and administrative documentation relating to the organization's properties and real estate assets.
• Coordinate property acquisitions, leases, renewals, disposals, tenancy arrangements, and related transactions.
• Maintain an up-to-date register of property documents, leases, agreements, titles, permits, and other relevant records.
• Liaise with landlords, tenants, vendors, property consultants, surveyors, solicitors, and other property stakeholders.
• Monitor property-related obligations, renewals, payments, documentation, and compliance requirements.

Legal Compliance & Regulatory Support

• Monitor compliance with applicable laws, regulations, statutory requirements, and internal policies.
• Support regulatory submissions, responses, correspondence, and documentation where applicable.
• Conduct legal research on relevant developments affecting the organization's operations and property interests.
• Identify compliance gaps and recommend appropriate corrective actions.
• Maintain proper records of regulatory and legal correspondence.

Corporate Governance & Company Secretarial Support

• Support corporate governance processes and company secretarial activities.
• Assist with preparation of board, committee, and management documentation.
• Maintain accurate corporate records, statutory documents, resolutions, and meeting documentation.
• Support the implementation and documentation of corporate decisions and governance requirements.

Stakeholder & External Counsel Management

• Liaise with external solicitors, regulators, government agencies, property professionals, vendors, and other stakeholders.
• Coordinate legal instructions and follow up on matters assigned to external counsel.
• Monitor the progress of legal and property-related matters and provide timely updates to management.
• Support negotiations with relevant stakeholders to protect the organization's interests.

Records & Reporting

• Maintain accurate and confidential legal, corporate, contractual, and property records.
• Develop periodic reports on outstanding legal matters, contracts, leases, property issues, and compliance activities.
• Ensure timely renewal and review of critical agreements and property documentation.
• Support internal and external audits by providing required legal and property documentation.

Requirements
Education

• Bachelor's Degree in Law (LL.B).
• Candidate must be called to the Nigerian Bar.
• Additional qualification in Corporate Law, Property Law, Company Secretarial Practice, or a related field is an advantage.

Experience

• Minimum of 5 years of relevant professional experience in legal advisory, corporate law, property management, company secretarial functions, or a related role.
• Experience within insurance, financial services, banking, real estate, or a regulated corporate environment is an advantage.
• Demonstrable experience in contract review, negotiation, property documentation, leases, and corporate legal matters.
• Experience liaising with external solicitors, regulators, government agencies, and other stakeholders.

Technical Competencies

• Corporate & Commercial Law
• Property & Real Estate Documentation
• Contract Drafting & Negotiation
• Legal Compliance
• Regulatory Liaison
• Corporate Governance
• Company Secretarial Practice
• Lease & Tenancy Management
• Legal Research
• Legal Documentation & Records Management
• Stakeholder Management
• Risk Identification & Assessment