LEGAL OFFICER AT WORKFORCE GROUP | LEGAL OFFICER JOBS IN LAGOS

About Company:

At Workforce Group, we go beyond narrowly defined client issues, beyond conventional wisdom, beyond the expected, to create opportunities for our clients, candidates, colleagues, collaborators, and community. Through a network of diversified but highly complementary lines of businesses, we have helped some of the most important and exciting organisations on the continent find the critical talent, access cutting edge advice and get innovative support they require to grow in a challenging market. We support businesses and organisations of varying size, structure and maturity across diverse sectors such as Technology, Telecoms, Oil & Gas, Financial Services, Third Sector, FMCG etc. to enhance business performance, optimise for growth and achieve exceptional results.

Job Description:

• Legal Advisory, Dispute Resolution & Contract Management
• Provide legal advice and support to various departments within the organization.
• Interpret laws, rulings, and regulations for the institution.
• Appropriately advice external counsel to either institute or defend new litigation cases on behalf of the company.
• Follow up with external counsel handling litigation cases on behalf of the company and updating the litigation schedule, as necessary.
• Drafting and reviewing of legal documentation such as Demand Letters, Loan Agreements, Deed of Assignment etc, memorandums and legal opinions, including but not limited to provision of sound and instructional inputs that will guide contractual reviews and negotiations.
• Provision of timely advisory support across a variety of legal topics, including but not limited to labour law, contractual compliance and regulatory provisions.
• Maintain a comprehensive database of all contracts and legal documents.
• Work with relevant teams within the business’s operations to appropriately resolve and manage customer complaints which are adversarial in nature.

Regulatory Compliance & Corporate Governance:

• Assist in ensuring the organization complies with all relevant legal and regulatory requirements.
• Support the implementation and monitoring of compliance programs and policies.
• Support corporate governance activities, including preparing and maintaining corporate records, minutes of meetings, and other documentation.
• Assist in ensuring adherence to corporate governance standards and best practices.

Other Support:

• Oversee and coordinate the execution and circulation process of all legal documents.
• Conducting legal and non-legal research and providing analytical feedback upon which advice will be proffered to the requesting officer/team.
• Keep the business updated with new applicable laws, rules or regulations to ensure that the company is consistently compliant.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in law (LLB) from a recognized institution.
• Admission to the bar (lawyer's practising license) is mandatory.
• Minimum of 6 years of experience as a legal officer in a commercial law firm or in a similar role, preferably within the financial services industry.
• Experience in consumer lending or financial services is an advantage.
• Strong understanding of laws and regulations relevant to the financial services industry.

Salary

Application Closing Date: 12th July, 2026

Application Instructions:

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Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.