Job Title: Legal Officer
Location: Kano, Nigeria
Employer Murtala Muhammed Foundation
Sector: NGO
Job Description: The service of a Legal Officer is needed in Murtala muhammed Foundation for policies formulation, Advocacies and other legal activities that we are involved in.
The ideal candidate will be responsible for:
• Critical study of the constitution, regulation and advise on policies formulation,
• Perform administrative and management functions related to the practice of Law
• Keep up to date on legal documents
• Intensive research work relating to women and human rights
• Liaise with relevant governing bodies on current legal issues
• Conduct of searches at lands registry.
• Advise on concerning business transactions, claim liability or legal rights and obligations.
• Preparation of documents for filing with the CAC and other statutory authorities
• Resolutions and consents, and other corporate governance matters
• Provision of other services as may be required from time to time by the company
Qualification, experience and attributes:
• Upper credit in law from a reputable university
• A higher degree or professional qualification such as LLM will be an added advantage
• Minimum of 4 years related work experience in a dynamic NGO/legal environment
• Good communications and interpersonal skills
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Office suite – word and excel.
• Age should be between 24-30 years.
• Skills in legal drafting
Deadline for application is 15-07-13.
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