Associate, General Counsel Office

Lagos - Nigeria

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Role

Serve as a frontline counsel driving mediumtohigh complexity commercial contracting regulatory compliance governance and risk management; and lead process improvements that elevate service delivery.

Key Responsibilities

Identify assess and manage regulatory risks across all operations.
Lead drafting/negotiation of agreements involving EY and own end-to-end contract lifecycles.
Proffering advice and guidance on a wide range of corporate commercial and regulatory matters.
Manage litigation and precontentious issues evidence preservation and coordinate external counsel; track exposures and settlement strategy in alignment with risk appetite.
Partner with client serving teams to embed regulatory considerations into decision-making and execution.
Carry out additional duties assigned from time to time.

Required Qualifications & Experience

Education: LL. B and B.L mandatory; postgraduate law or business degree (LL.M/MBA) is a plus.
Licensure: Compliance corporate governance and/or data protection certification is a plus.
Experience: 46 years with demonstrable responsibility for handling complex commercial contracts and regulatory implementation. A mix of toptier law firm and inhouse experience is preferred

Technical Skills

Expertlevel commercial drafting and negotiation.
Strong command of privacy/data protection corporate governance competition/ consumer employment and compliance program design.
Comfort with crossborder issues and proficiency with tech and datadriven reporting.

Behavioral Competencies

Business partnering and collaboration with senior leaders and cross-functional teams.
Clear confident written and verbal communication.
Sound judgment under time pressure and pragmatic riskbalancing.
High ethical standards and professionalism.

Required Experience:

Role Serve as a frontline counsel driving mediumtohigh complexity commercial contracting regulatory compliance governance and risk management; and lead process improvements that elevate service delivery.Key ResponsibilitiesIdentify assess and manage regulatory risks across all operations.Lead drafti...