UAC of Nigeria Plc is a leading private
sector enterprise, which has played prominent roles in he development of the
country since 1879. A diversified, food-focused company, UAC’s operations span
the manufacturing, services, logistics and warehousing and recall estate
sectors of the economy.
We are currently searching for a “LEGAL
SERVICE MANAGER” and a “CONTRACT & INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGER” for our
Legal Department.
THE POSITION: LEGAL SERVICES MANAGER
Reporting to the company secretary/legal
advisers, the legal services manager will be responsible for litigation,
conciliation, mediation, arbitration, debt recovery, legislative intelligence and advisory, police matters legal aspects of
employee issues, legal aspect of banking transactions, general legal advisory,
legal cost and litigation, budget management etc.
SPECIFIC JOB ROLES
Management of the litigation and debtors
portfolio; and resolution of the legal disputes of UAC of Nigeria Plc and its
Business Units (‘group’) through Alternate Dispute Resolution techniques;
Manages the litigation budget and
implements legal cost cutting techniques for he group;
Implements an effective legislative
intelligence and advisory systems which support the group’s strategic and operational
plans;
Manages the group’s relationship with
external counsel/law firms and serves as the link between the group and
external law firms/counsel;
Advise the group on legal aspects of baming
and employee relations’
Handles police matters and manage police
relations for the group;
JOB REQUIREMENTS
The ideal candidate must:
Have at least a second class upper
degree in law;
Have at least 10 years post call experience
of which 8 years should have been spent in a similar position of multinational
company/conglomerate or op range multi-structured legal practice with focus on
commercial law, corporate law and practice, real estate, law of securities,
litigation practice and ADR-Alternate Dispute Resolution techniques, employment
law, law of banking and securities etc;
Be computer literate;
Have excellent written and oral
communication skills
THE POSITION – CONTRACTS & INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY MANAGER
Reporting to the company Secretary/Legal Adviser, the Contracts &
Intellectual Property Manager will be responsible for negotiation, drafting and
vetting of all contracts, agreements, leases, joint venture arrangements, group
wide licenses, legal aspects of franchising, and the management of intellectual
property (trademarks, copyright, patents and designs, confidential information
etc.) of the group.
SPECIFIC JOB ROLES
Drafting, vetting and negotiating
agreements, leases, franchises, licenses, joint venture agreements and other
forms of agreement for UAC of Nigeria Plc and its Business Unit
Manage the intellectual property portfolio
of UAC of Nigeria Plc and its Business units including but not limited to
registration and protection of Trademarks, design, patents etc. within and
outside Nigeria and on the web; management of copyright and confidential
information etc
Develop and implement an effective contract
management process including contract depository, contract register contract
register, contract templates, contact filing and contract status reporting nd
compliance feedback;
Provide input into development and
maintenance of an IP database system requirement.
JOB REQUIREMENTS
The ideal candidate must:
Have at least a second class upper
degree in law;
Have at least 10 years post call experience
of which 8 years should have been spent in a similar position of multinational
company/conglomerate or op range multi-structured legal practice with focus on
commercial law, corporate law, real estate law , legal drafting &
conveyance, intellectual property management, law of franchising and joint
venture agreements
Be computer literate;
Have excellent written and oral
communication skills
Be able to draft complex, amendment, bids,
deeds and other legal documents.
REMUNERATION: Very competitive in line with
Industry Practice
TO APPLY
Please send you resume to
careers@uacnplc.com not later than 2 weeks from the date of this advertisement.
Shortlisted candidates will be contacted
via email.
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