Legal Officer
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Job Summary
Key Expectations
A successful Legal Officershould fulfill the following duties and responsibilities:
- Reviewing vetting drafting and negotiating a wide range of legal agreements for the Bank including but not limited to loan agreements finance documents vendor contracts service level agreements NDAs MOUs and cross-border transactions (i.e. treasury transactions).
- Representing the Bank in contract negotiation meetings.
- Reviewing and approving legal documentation to ensure consistency with internal policies applicable laws and regulatory requirements.
- Collaborating with business units to provide legal support on contractual matters offering practical and risk-aware legal advice.
- Ensuring timely turnaround on all agreement review requests and managing service level expectations with internal stakeholders.
- Providing guidance on standard contractual clauses and supporting the automation of agreement templates where appropriate.
- Developing maintaining and regularly updating a legal clause library and repository of standard contract templates.
- Supporting audits regulatory inspections and internal risk reviews concerning legal documentation.
- Mentoring and supervising interns to ensure continuous knowledge sharing and professional development within the team.
- Monitoring changes in applicable laws and regulations that may impact the banks contractual obligations.
PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCIES
- Problem-Solving
- Adaptability and Flexibility:
- Project Management:
- Attention to Detail:
- Creativity and Innovation:
QUALIFICATION AND SKILLS
Below are qualifications and skills required to work as a Backend Engineer
Qualifications include:
- Bachelors degree in computer science Software Engineering or related field.
- Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) degree from an accredited institution.
- Minimum of 4 years of post-call experience in a similar role preferably within the banking financial services or fintech sector.
- Deep and proven knowledge in banking & finance transactions treasury transactions commercial law and fintech regulations.
- Strong proficiency in drafting reviewing and negotiating complex financial and commercial agreements.
- Excellent communication (verbal and written) and stakeholder management skills with the ability to explain legal concepts to non-lawyers.
- Familiarity with the regulatory landscape affecting the banking industry.
- Education:
- LL.B BL
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Key Skills
- Personal Injury Cases
- Intellectual Property
- Counsel
- Court Proceedings
- Advocacy
- Legal Research
- Contract Law
- Criminal Cases
- Legal procedures
- Law
- Private Practice
- Trial Preparation
- Labor Law
- Legal Advice
- Arbitration Law
About Company
Wema Bank is the pioneer of Africa';s first fully digital bank, ALAT, and one of Nigeria';s most resilient banks. With decades of experience in the business of banking, the Bank has remained innovative in delivering value to its stakeholders. The publicly quoted Nigerian company has s ... View more
