Palton Morgan Holdings Legal & Company Secretary, Head Job Vacancy in Nigeria

Palton
Morgan Holdings emerged in 2014 to revamp vital aspects of its chosen market
segments in Nigeria. Palton Morgan Group currently runs a minimum turnover of
£40million per annum with projected 20% profit/annum. The group with a staff
strength of more than 200 employees, is one of the largest real estate
investment firm in Nigeria.

We
are recruiting for the position below:

Job
Title:
Head, Legal & Company Secretary
Location: Lagos

Job
Description

Provides
legal counsel as well as written legal advice and opinions on all matters
pertaining to Palton Morgan Holdings and its subsidiaries;
Acts
as the Organization’s Corporate Secretary in preparing agenda and
collecting materials for meetings, speeches, and conferences, while also
keeping records of all proceedings;
Services
various aspects of Executive Board activities, including the formal
sessions, informal consultations and briefings, Board meetings/ provision
of editorial and technical services for all documentation related to
Executive board meetings;
Researches,
compiles, assimilates, and prepares confidential and sensitive documents
and oversees a variety of administrative and executive tasks that are
highly confidential and sensitive;
Reviews
service drafts, leases, charter parties, consultancy agreements and other
legal documents that may be required from time to time;
Liaises
with relevant staff in Land Acquisition to form legal opinions for the
company in the event of a legal tussle;
Manages
the administrative details of the office of the Managing Director/ED
Provides
legal support for all litigation and arbitration matters as they affect
the company and coordinates/ handles the arbitration matters of the
company.
Renders
company secretarial duties to Palton Morgan and its subsidiaries, and also
assist in other governance related duties as may be referred from time to
time;
Represents
Palton Morgan Holdings or any of its subsidiaries, before judicial,
quasi-judicial, public and/or other bodies for the filing, registration,
initialling or recordation of any instrument, document or transaction to
which the Company or any of its constituent members is a party;
Ensures
that Palton Morgan Holding or any of its subsidiary organizations is in
compliance with statutory and legal requirements in the country;
Oversees
other administrative matters including maintenance of law library,
collation of forms & precedents and filing of all documentation of the
office as well as other custodial responsibilities;
Responsible
for all legal research and co-ordinates the efforts of Palton Morgan
Holding and its subsidiaries in keeping abreast with all developments in
the law and the legal profession, as well as all other developments
locally and globally, which may have a bearing on the responsibilities of
the legal unit;
Provides
legal opinions and advice to Management and members of the Board on
matters relating to the company and its investment activities;
Reviews
key agreements and other instruments or documents of a legal character on
all matters referred to the legal unit;
Overseas,
direct, instruct and coordinates the activities of Palton Morgan Holdings
and its Subsidiaries external solicitors;
Performs
such other duties and responsibilities as may be assigned or delegated by
the MD/ED.

Qualifications

A
Bachelor of Law ( LLB)
Barrister
at Law (B.L)
ICSAN
certification
Must
have at least 3 years’ experience in handling court cases
Additional
relevant qualification/certification will be added advantage.

Experience:

Minimum
8-10 years post-call experience in a reputable Law firm or reputable
corporate organization
Must
have supervisory experience
Experience
in Company Law, Corporate commercial transactions, Company Secretarial
functions and regulatory compliance.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV’s, using the subject
“Head, Legal & Comp. Sec.” to: recruitment@paltonmorgan.com

Application
Deadline: 31st
August, 2017