Head of Legal Services

About this role

Lovonus Microfinance Bank in Lagos seeks a proactive, highly experienced Head of Legal Services to lead its legal unit. The role covers overseeing all legal affairs, managing litigation and debt recovery, advising the executive management and Board on governance and regulatory matters, handling contract negotiations, and ensuring compliance with statutory frameworks and CBN/NDIC rules.

What you would do

• Provide strategic legal advice to Executive Management and the Board on corporate, operational and regulatory matters.
• Draft, review, negotiate and execute commercial contracts, SLAs, loan agreements, security documents and NDAs.
• Oversee external litigation, debt recovery actions, and dispute resolution processes.
• Manage relationships with external solicitors to ensure efficient service delivery and cost control.
• Monitor regulatory developments with Compliance and Risk to ensure compliance with CBN and NDIC mandates.
• Support board governance and maintain corporate records and filings.

What they are asking for

• LLB and Call to the Nigerian Bar (B.L).
• Active member of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) in good standing.
• An LL.M is an added advantage.
• Experience: 7-10 years post-call in corporate/commercial law, litigation management and legal advisory.
• At least 3-5 years of managerial experience in a financial institution, microfinance bank, fintech or commercial bank.
• Strong knowledge of banking operations, debt recovery procedures, corporate law and CBN/NDIC regulatory frameworks; ability to draft, negotiate and vet complex contracts; knowledge of collateral perfection and land registry searches; excellent communication, integrity, discretion, and leadership skills.

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