Legal affairs manager at Lheon Consulting Limited in Lagos

Role summary

We are seeking a meticulous and skilled Legal affairs manager to oversee the organization’s lawful matters connected with fraud recovery, police inquiries, and requests managing. The position includes pursuing recovery actions in fraud cases, managing with law enforcement agencies, and monitoring all lawful components of the organization.

Duties

• Manage all criminal and fraud matters concerning the organization, and recover financial losses for the organization from employees, guarantors, coverage companies, etc.
• Oversee all lawful components of within and outside the organization requests (e.g., employee fraud, client disputes, third-party financial obligations).
• Stand for the organization in formal inquiries and proceedings.
• Evaluate and evaluate lawful agreements, legislation and documents and offer guidance for management upon requests.
• Ensure (internal & external) adherence with laid down standard procedures, rules and standardized processes; explore concerns of violation as may be necessary.
• Coordinate with the Police and guard agencies on representing the organisation in any part of Nigeria
• Visit guard agencies and participate sessions connected with criminal matters, and ensure the speedy finalization of criminal matters.
• Offer compliance assistance for the organization, generally and particularly for employee service management
• Participate court with regard to the above on representing the organisation, where necessary.

Qualifications

• LLB. Academic qualification with call to bar certification plus 10 years’ proven post-call operating expertise as a Legal affairs manager.
• Documented performance in lawful investigative, litigation, fraud recovery, and successfully won cases in court.
• Deep expertise in recovering requests and managing coverage bodies.
• Solid understanding of corporate law and coverage practice
• Good comprehension of general and specific organisation & business-related law.
• Sound executive guidance, cooperative, bargain and verbal abilities.