Legal Associate

Company Name: Millhouse Legal Advisory

Job Description:

Draft and review a wide variety of legal agreements.

· Provide legal advice/ opinion on corporate legal issues and business matters.

· Prepare correspondence and legal documents such as contracts, pleadings, briefs, affidavits, motions, and settlement agreements for contract negotiations and proceedings.

· Interpret laws, rulings, and regulations for individuals and businesses.

· Provide the full spectrum of company secretarial services to external clients on an outsourced basis.

· Provide the full spectrum of company secretarial services to external

clients on an outsourced basis.

· Ensure the proper safekeeping and update of the company registers, statutory books, and corporate seal.

· Managing clients’ cases from start to finish.

· Ensure clients’ adherence to extant laws and regulations.

· Monitor the maintenance of the registers and other records required to be maintained and/or filed by the organization under the Companies and Allied Matters Act (CAMA 2020).

· Draft guidelines, policies, and procedures documents.

· Assess the company’s/clients’ corporate governance practices and provide advice on how to improve them.

· Incorporate new businesses and develop the governance structures.

· Assist in identifying, analysing, and evaluating legal risks and developing risk mitigation strategies to protect the company/client’s, assets, and stakeholders’ interest respectively.

· Conduct land & title searches as well as perfection of title.

Qualifications:

· Minimum 2 – 6 years post NYSC experience.

· A graduate degree of law from a reputable university (minimum of second class lower).

· Member of the Nigerian Bar Association.

· ICSAN Certification will be an added advantage.

· CIPM Certification will be an added advantage.

Required Skills:

• Sound knowledge of Microsoft Office applications especially Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
• Excellent written & verbal communication skills.

· Keen attention to detail.

• Strong knowledge of corporate/company & labour law.
• Commitment and enthusiasm in the delivery of the organization’s objectives.
• Ability to exercise sound judgment and discretion.

· Advanced critical and legal reasoning skills.

• Excellent problem-solving and team working abilities.
• Excellent research and writing skills. A record of undertaking research and writing of papers, reports, and presentations would be an added advantage.

· A keen sense of responsibility & ownership.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: ₦200,000.00 per month

Expected Start Date: 01/08/2025

Location: Yaba

Job Posted: 18th June 2025