We are a Leading Newspaper in Nigeria with wide national spread. As part of our growth strategy and to further consolidates our market share, our company is in need of a General Counsel.
Position: General Counsel
Job Purpose:
The ideal candidate will provide overall legal responsibility to the company.
Qualification, Skills & Experience
The ideal candidate must have the following:
- Good first degree in Law from a reputable institution
- An additional qualification in Mass Communication or higher degree such as LLM will be an added advantage
- Must have a minimum of 8 years of proven post-call practice.
- Previous experience in a media organization will be an added advantage
- Must have extensive knowledge of law of libel
- Must have good knowledge of Microsoft office suite, Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
- Ideal age should be between 30-45 years.
Key Responsibilities:
The ideal candidate will be responsible for the following:
- Examine for legal implications advertisements and other such materials/documents meant for publication
- Manage relationships with external solicitors
- Provide internal legal advisory services
- Provision of a broad range of corporate professional services
- Give legal advice on agreements/memorandum of understanding/contracts etc
- Ensure compliance with various statutory requirements of the law and monitor changes in regulatory environment
- Provide services as may be required from time to time.
Attractive remunerations are on offer.
How to Apply:
Interested candidates should forward their curriculum vitae in a pdf format to the email address below on or before 5th February, 2013 to: legalcounselrecruitment@gmail.com. Only shortlisted applicants would be contacted.
