IROKO Partners Limited Job for a Junior Legal Counsel

IROKO is Africa's leading entertainment technology company. Launched in 2010, by Jason Njoku and Bastian Gotter, it is one of the most talked about African internet start-ups, thanks to its flagship
Nollywood movie platform iROKOtv. Head quartered in Lagos, Nigeria, the company has pioneered Video-On-Demand for Nollywood content (Nigerian movies) and has aggregated the world's largest online catalogue of African content, totalling 10,000+ hours.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Junior Legal Counsel
Location: Lagos
Position Summary

• To assist Head of Legal with all legal contracts, particularly high volume Free to Air license agreements, administrative support and any other related matters as assigned. Based in Lagos, Nigeria.

• Review, negotiate and draft a wide range of agreements and documents, particularly Free To Air license, revenue share and advertising agreements;
• Perform legal research on broad range of matters and local laws, particularly on media and entertainment in Nigeria; and
• Track all legal contracts and develop a contract calendar.
• Provide support to Head of Legal, senior-level management and sales and marketing teams;
• Handle high volume transactions with tight deadlines;

• Bachelor's degree in Law
• Comfortable with Free to Air (particularly), Pay TV, Advertising and other commercial contracts
• Requires little or no supervision
• Member of the Nigerian Bar
• At least 3-5 years experience practising law with or clerking for a law firm in Nigeria, or in-house with a leading Free to Air channel

• Attention to detail
• Excellent communicator
• Willingness to adapt to changing situations and be solution-oriented
• Cultural awareness
• Research Skills
• Ability to work proactively, independently and under tight time frames