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Legal Associate
About this role
Stratos Trading Limited seeks a Legal Associate in Lagos to manage the in-house legal function. The role involves giving legal advice, handling contracts and disputes, monitoring regulatory compliance, and supporting corporate governance. You will coordinate with external counsel on complex matters and oversee legal risks across trading, marine operations, and terminal activities. The position is for a sole in-house legal professional within a global commodity trading and marine fuel supply company. The company operates in petroleum trading, export, bunkering, and related services across West Africa.
What you would do
- Draft, review and negotiate commercial, vendor, chartering, crewing, procurement and project agreements.
- Assess contractual risks and advise on liability, indemnity, payment and termination provisions.
- Maintain contract records and monitor obligations, renewals and approvals.
- Maintain corporate records, resolutions, powers of attorney and statutory documents.
- Coordinate CAC filings and statutory deadlines with authorities, company secretaries and advisers.
- Monitor laws and regulatory requirements affecting petroleum trading, marine operations and depot activities; coordinate permits and regulatory correspondence.
- Identify legal and compliance risks and propose mitigations.
- Manage contractual disputes, debt recovery and settlement negotiations; coordinate external counsel on litigation, arbitration and mediation.
- Advise management on liabilities from operational incidents and contractor disputes.
- Coordinate external legal advisers and monitor service delivery and expenditure; develop standard contracts and approval processes.
What they are asking for
- Commercial and Contract Law skills to draft, review and negotiate agreements and mitigate exposure.
- Legal research and analysis to interpret legislation and precedents.
- Knowledge of Nigerian corporate, commercial and regulatory requirements and ability to track obligations.
- Dispute and claims management including coordinating external representation.
- Strong legal drafting and negotiation abilities.
- Experience in managing a standalone legal workload and meeting deadlines.
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