Legal Counsel at Huawei Technologies Company Nigeria Limited – Abuja/Lagos

Huawei is a leading global ICT solutions provider. Through our
dedication to customer-centric innovation and strong partnerships,
we have established end-to-end capabilities and strengths across
the carrier networks, enterprise, consumer, and cloud computing
fields. Our products and solutions have been deployed in over 170
countries, serving more than one third of the world’s
population. 

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Legal Counsel

Locations: Abuja/Lagos

Job Description

• Communicate and negotiate with external parties (public
  authority, regulators, external counsel, customers etc.), creating
  relations of trust and dealing with complex matters with multiple
  stakeholders and forces.
• Identify and analyse the company’s exposure to legal risks
  arising from transaction and/or operation, give accurate and timely
  counsel to relevant department in various legal topics and related
  areas (public procurement, industrial legislation and policies,
  transaction risk control, ICT compliance, corporate financing,
  etc.).
• Draft, review, negotiate and provide legal opinions on
  agreements, contracts and other legal documents to ensure the
  company’s full legal rights.
• Collaborate with management and/or other departments to devise
  efficient defense strategies, research and evaluate different risk
  factors regarding business decisions and operations.
• Apply effective risk management techniques and offer proactive
  advise on possible legal issues.
• Contact with external solicitors / lawyers to take legal advice
  on areas relevant to the company from appropriate legal
  contacts.
• Maintain and distribute updated knowledge of alterations in
  legislation and policies in the industry or other areas regarding
  the business.

Requirements

• Outstanding communication skills.
• Minimum of Six (6) years proven experience as a legal counsel
  in business environment and in-depth understanding of how legal
  issues and legislation/policies affect organisations/ foreign-owned
  enterprise.
• Qualified to practice law in Nigeria, with a strong academic
  background and recognised experience in a law firm;
• Self-starter and with ability to work collaboratively with
  other staff in legal and other departments.
• Ability to work under pressure and manage time effectively, and
  willingness to work outside normal working hours including weekends
  and evenings if essential or emergency
• High degree of professional ethics and integrity.
• Proficiency in office software, and capable of independently
  designing PowerPoint.
• Based in Abuja/Lagos, Nigeria and can have frequent travels
  domestically and/or internationally.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply
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Army Division Trains 197 Officers Human
Capacity
The General Officer Commanding (GOC), 1 Division Nigerian Army
(NA), Major General Mohammed Mohammed urged the Warrant officers
and Senior Non- Commissioned officers (WOs/SNCOs) to be effective
prime movers of the activities in the Nigerian Army.

He stated this when he declared the WOs/SNCOs Training Day 2018
opened in Kaduna.

General Mohammed revealed that, the training will ensure that
the WOs and SNCOs are not left out in the current capacity
development drive of the NA.

He added that the training is designed to aptly reflect and
capture the COAS Vision by being professionally responsive in the
discharge of their duties.

The GOC implored them to exploit this unique opportunities and
apply the knowledge acquired to be able to pass clear instructions
to their subordinates in the field.

“The Training Day is specifically organized to develop the
mental capacity of the WOs and SNCOs, so as to enrich their overall
effectiveness,” he stressed.

The training day is part of 1 Division training activities for
the year 2018. A total of One Hundred and Ninety Seven (197)
participants were drawn from formations and units under 1 Division
Area of Responsibility (AOR).

During the training, series of lectures and interactive season
were presented and handled by selected senior officers and Army
Warrant officers respectively. The theme for this year’s Training
Day is Enhancing Professionalism Through Effective Leadership by
WO/SNCOs in the NA.

Colonel Muhammad Dole
Deputy Director, Army Public Relations
Kaduna