Legal Counsel Job in Port Harcourt at Focus hub Nigeria
Focus hub Nigeria is a new technology entrepreneurship and social
innovation hub in the Niger Delta, based in Port-Harcourt.
We have a
mandate to create sustainable business models dedicated to solving
development challenges encountered in the Niger Delta.
We are recruiting to fill the position of:
Job Title: Legal Counsel
Location: Port Harcourt, Rivers
Job Type Part-time
Job Description
- FocusHub is seeking a highly motivated, creative lawyer with
excellent judgment, experience and talent to provide practical and
business focused legal advice and contract support.
- You will be required to consider a wide array of complex and
often novel legal issues including consumer protection, securities
regulation, privacy and data protection, Intellectual Property,
corporate and tax issues.
- Review and draft privacy policies, terms of service and end user
license agreements, and ensure compliance with such policies and
agreements.
- Provide legal counsel to the Hub as needed, including on various intellectual property and privacy related matters.
- Provide training to employees and ensure compliance with
privacy, data collection, intellectual property, advertising and other
applicable laws and regulations.
- There will often be issues that have never existed before, and
you will need to have the creativity and confidence to tackle ambiguity
and craft innovative legal arrangements, with a critical eye towards
risk and a deep appreciation of regulatory issues.
- Prior experience with, or familiarity of, and affinity for the
Technology, ICT, startup, entrepreneurship and innovation space is
preferred. We embrace those who think on their feet, love a challenge
and are creative problem solvers.
- Specific duties will include: Structure, draft, negotiate and
review commercial and IP-related contracts, including software and
content license agreements, development and publishing agreements,
partnership agreements, online/mobile advertising agreements and
services agreements.
Skills and Abilities:
- Experience with drafting and negotiating commercial and technology-related agreements and transactions.
- Willing to meet the demands of a dynamic working environment.
- A self-starter mentality with the ability to work well under
pressure, thrive working under limited direction, and an attitude that
no job is too challenging or too small,an ability and desire to develop
expertise in new or unfamiliar areas of law
- Collaborative and team-oriented, but able to work independently with little supervision and minimal administrative support.
- Strong business acumen, with the demonstrated ability to balance business needs and legal risks.
- Excellent written and verbal communications skills and strong
negotiation skills.In-depth knowledge of technology and intellectual
property as applicable in the country.
Education and Experience
- First Degree in Law, Second Class honours.
- 2-5 years of relevant experience, with technology- and entrepreneurship-related corporate experience preferred.
- Not more than 28 years of age.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send cover letter and resume/CV's to:
[email protected] stating the position applied for on the subject area
Application Deadline 30th September, 2015