Legal Officer at Simba Group of Companies

The Simba Group which started operations in 1988, is a conglomerate having a Pan-Nigeria presence and business interests in some other most dynamic sectors in the economy. The Group is a dominant player in the transportation, power products, and IT-enabled service sectors which are critical to the sustained growth of the Nigerian Economy.

The corporate vision of the Group is to provide innovative and quality products along with excellent aftersales service to our customers. The activities of the Group are guided by strong value systems built around Integrity, Innovation, Openness, and Consistency.

• Candidate will be handling all types of legal matters / cases / issues.
• Drafting of contracts, agreements, and other legal related documents including but not limited to service contracts, agreements, consultancy contracts, police complaints,NDAs etc.
• Will work closely with management for Legal matters/Civil, Criminal, Arbitration, Consumer IPR cases and all other cases etc.
• Liasioning with Legal consultants, penal advocates and other Govt. / Police authorities etc. for related matters.
• Coordination with management and other teams / stakeholders for sending various communications/notices, drafting & filing of complaints/cases with various authorities/courts/forums etc.
• Handling disciplinary issues, drafting notices, dispute resolution, and other issues.
• Representing the organisation in different courts/forums/tribunals/other authorities etc.
• To follow guidelines/company policies/directions of the Reporting Head/management judiciously.
• Would act proactively for completion of tasks in time bound manner.
• Coordination with all centres and departments for related matters.
• Giving proper updates and information/MIS regularly as required.
• Maintaining proper records and documentation.
• Have to travel to different locations as and when required for legal related issues/other matters.
• Identify and assess potential legal risks and develop strategies to mitigate them.
• Provide guidance on legal risk management.

Interested and qualified applicants are to send their CV to: careers@simba.com.ng using the Job Title as subject of the email.