Legal Associate
Legal support role for a business needing advisory, compliance, and contract work. Based in Nigeria with focus on corporate, regulatory, and commercial matters.
Legal Associate
Who's hiring: Olamnet
Location: Nigeria
Schedule: Full-time
Type: Full-time
Description
Provide legal, commercial, regulatory and compliance support across the business. Handle advisory on transactions, contract management, litigation support, and regulatory engagement. Work with internal teams and external counsel to ensure ethical practices and proper documentation.
Benefits:
1. Opportunity to work across corporate, commercial, and regulatory law
2. Exposure to litigation, data privacy, and IP matters
3. Role supporting business transactions and compliance initiatives
Responsibilities:
1. Provide legal and commercial advisory support on business transactions
2. Draft, review and manage contracts, Service Level Agreements and other legal agreements
3. Support litigation management in collaboration with external counsel
4. Engage with regulatory stakeholders and support regulatory issues management
5. Drive compliance and ethical business practices across the organisation
6. Support internal investigations and provide legal and administrative assistance
7. Manage legal correspondence, applications, invoicing and monthly legal reporting
8. Support property due diligence and other corporate legal matters
9. Provide legal support on Data Privacy, Intellectual Property and other legal projects
Requirements:
1. BSc in Law with a minimum of second-class lower
2. Must be a Member of the Nigerian Bar Association
3. Strong knowledge of corporate and commercial law
4. Excellent written and verbal communication skills
5. Strong analytical skills with keen attention to detail
6. Good judgment, discretion and problem-solving ability
7. Proficiency in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel
8. Tech-savvy with ability to work effectively with digital tools
9. Strong interpersonal and teamwork skills
Required skills
- Legal advisory
- Contract drafting and review
- Corporate law
- Commercial law
- Regulatory compliance
- Litigation support
- Legal research
- Data privacy
- Intellectual property
- Microsoft Office
Apply
Send CV to vacancy@olamnet.com with subject "Legal Associates"
Why Apply
This role covers a broad range of legal work from contracts and compliance to litigation and data privacy. You will work directly on business transactions and regulatory matters which builds strong corporate law experience. It requires NBA membership and offers exposure to both advisory and operational legal tasks.
Before You Apply
Confirm you are called to the Nigerian Bar and meet the minimum grade requirement. Update your CV to show corporate, commercial, and contract experience. Prepare examples of drafting, compliance work, and stakeholder engagement. Use the exact email subject "Legal Associates" when applying.
