People Capacity Management Recent Job Recruitment – Apply Now!

People Capacity Management is a human resources and management consulting firm located in Lagos, Nigeria. We provide services, expertise and resources to both the private and public sectors through our deep knowledge of issues specific to industries and sectors. We are recruiting to fill the position below:

 

 

 

 

Job Title: Legal Counsel
Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Responsibilities:

• Working with core investment teams on required deal structuring input
• Reviewing all related draft memoranda and agreements
• Support with negotiating agreements
• Providing needed legal input along the Investment Making process at the Firm’s operating companies
• Analysis and development of key legal learning on past and current deals to serve as precedents to the firm.
• Interfacing with external counsel as may be required
• Oversight and quality control of work done by external counsel
• Managing the value received from external counsel engagements
• Supporting with on-going legal input to internal functions and projects
• Stress testing by periodically evaluating the Firm’s ongoing compliance with legal, regulatory and commercial obligations
• Developing and codifying L&C’s Operating Policies and Manuals
• Developing and maintaining L&C’s legal resource centre (hard & electronic)
• Business development support: information/relationships leverage, etc to pursue/convert opportunities.

Job Requirements:

• B.Sc Degree
• 8 to 10 years full time relevant corporate experience as a transaction lawyer (advisory, structuring, contract drafting and negotiations)
• In-house and / or law firm practice experience primarily in M&A and private equity/ venture capital or investment transactions
• Excellent negotiation and drafting skills
• Ability to be the primary in-house attorney on certain projects, including handling multiple simultaneous transactions or projects
• Superior interpersonal skills and team-first attitude
• Sound and practical business judgment
• Excellent communication and business writing skills
• Strong decision-making abilities, attention to detail, and ability to give guidance in a timely manner
• Initiative, creativity, proactive and solution driven thinking.
• Models/maintains unwavering standards of ethics, conduct and organizational policies.
• Ability to work well independently and in a team setting.

To Apply:
Interested and qualified candidates should should send a copy of their CV and Cover Letter to: [email protected] using the Job Title as the subject of the email.

Application Deadline: 18th February, 2022.