Legal advisor, Agreements & Recordkeeping at Moniepoint Incorporated in Lagos

About The Position

• We are seeking a highly proficient Legal advisor to assist Moniepoint’s Agreements & Recordkeeping team.
• The preferred candidate will offer commercially savvy lawful initiatives to attain Moniepoint’s strategic targets while making sure adherence with relevant legal provisions, rules, and standardized best practices.
• The position requires competence in agreements, legal adherence, data confidentiality, creative ownership protection and litigation management.
• The preferred candidate must be certified to practice law in the United Kingdom, with dual certification in Nigeria viewed as a strength.

As a Legal advisor, You Would

• Prepare, evaluate, and bargain a variety of agreements, which includes business-related agreements, loan and guard recordkeeping, and tech agreements tailored to the capital transfers business.
• Ensure agreements and agreements are properly recorded and carried out to protect Moniepoint’s interests.
• Offer sound counsel on adherence with UK and Nigerian compliance obligations affecting the capital transfers business.
• Coordinate with compliance-related governing bodies to guarantee prompt and efficient compliance-related filings and responses.
• Check adherence with statutory obligations under agreements.
• Analysis and organize lawful opinions on multifaceted matters, which includes compliance-related and binding concerns.
• Prepare, evaluate, and endorse modifications to organizational guidelines and standardized processes to match with continuously adapting rules.
• Help in coordinating disputes, mitigating risks, and protecting Moniepoint’s interests in litigation.
• Offer guidance on requests, remuneration matters, and pre-litigation risk evaluation.
• Advise on lawful components of Moniepoint’s capital transfers goods/solutions and associated organizational processes.
• Participate sessions to proposal counsel, document key notes, and offer implementable strategic guidance.
• Assist the General Counsel and work alongside cross-operational teams to supply strategic targets.

Expertise:

5–7 years of demonstrated expertise as a legal advisor, ideally in financial solutions, banking, or financial technology sectors. Comprehensive expertise in composing/discussing terms agreements, loan and guard recordkeeping, and business-related/tech agreements.

Competencies:

• Deep knowledge of the capital transfers business and relevant lawful frameworks in the UK and Nigeria.
• Competence in legal adherence and coordinating with possessing applicable governing bodies.
• Outstanding analysis, logical, and composing competencies.
• Capability to oversee various duty, perform in high-stress situations, and deliver on time in a dynamic environment.
• Outstanding information exchange and people skills.
• High level of duty and discretion in managing private matters.