Legal Officer

Job Summary

Providing legal support to ARM, its business units and subsidiaries in connection with a diverse range of corporate and commercial transactions including capital markets, project finance, corporate finance, real estate, mergers & acquisitions, venture capital, private equity transactions etc. You will play a critical part in ensuring that operations are complying with regulatory requirements with the highest standards of integrity and confidentiality. Providing legal advice, and company secretarial services to the Boards of ARM subsidiary companies, Executive Management, Company Executives, as well as the operational, financial and administrative departments of the organization, with the objective of protecting the organization’s interest from legal liability, and where necessary supporting its legal defence in cases filed against or brought by the organization

Job Details

Legal Advisory and drafting

Support the business in understanding and complying with legal and regulatory requirements when launching capital markets related products/services in Nigeria
Provide expert legal advice on a wide range of matters with a focus on, but not limited to, asset management, private equity, digital financial services, credit, banking, technology, Anti Money Laundering (AML), and day-to-day operations as needed
Responsible for preparing and reviewing legal documentation for a wide range of the business’ activities; negotiating relevant drafts or master agreements, reviewing individual transaction documents; proposing and drafting appropriate amendments to internal policies and standard documentation / contracts.

Litigation:

Manage litigation risks
Supervise counsel handling litigation on behalf of the Company

Company Secretarial Services:

Support the effective delivery of company secretarial services

Stakeholder and cross functional management

Work closely with external legal advisers and consultants. Ensure that the services provided by external legal advisers and consultants meet the Company’s requirements
Proactively seek to build mutually beneficial and trusting relationships with internal stakeholders (subsidiaries and other shared service functions), with the aim of delivering operational impact.

Legislative watch

Monitor the development of new laws, rules and regulations related to the business operations. Assess, evaluate and inform relevant teams on the impact on such laws and regulations while providing recommendations to prepare for any changes
Provide updates on the legislative progress of proposed laws and regulations.

Regulatory engagement

Represent the Company in engaging regulators as required.

Mentoring and training

Provide training to other teams on basic legal knowledge related to business operations and corporate and commercial matters
Mentor and support junior members of the Legal Unit

Requirements

Education

LL. B Degree from an accredited university
B.L Degree from the Nigeria Law School

Experience

Minimum of 5 years’ work experience required.
SEC sponsored individual with experience working in Capital Markets.

About Company

ARM Holding Company Limited

https://arm.seamlesshiring.com

Asset & Resource Management Company Limited (ARM) was founded in 1994 as an asset management firm.We provide a broad range of unique wealth creation services by offering traditional asset management services as well as alternative investments through our private funds business. ARM currently manages total assets of circa N540 billion. Over the last twenty years, we have built a strong reputation both locally and internationally through in-depth, high-quality research, investment management expertise, and value-adding products and services. Our clients range from corporations to private and public institutions and include high net-worth investors and small savers.