Senior Legal Advisor

As a Senior Legal Advisor at Forvis Mazars, Nigeria, you will play a critical role in safeguarding the firm’s legal, regulatory, and governance integrity.
This multifaceted position spans company secretarial responsibilities, immigration support, corporate services, M&A advisory, and data protection compliance, while also ensuring excellence in legal documentation and internal quality assurance.
Key responsibilities
Company Secretary & Administrative Roles:

Organising board and shareholders meetings, including preparing agendas, circulating board papers, taking accurate minutes, and ensuring follow-up on action points.
Maintaining meticulous statutory registers and records, such as the register of members, directors, and charges, and ensuring all company filings with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) are timely and accurate.
Facilitating effective communication between the company and its shareholders, including managing annual general meetings (AGMs), extraordinary general meetings (EGMs), and handling shareholder queries.
Providing expert advice to the board on corporate governance best practices, legal compliance, and the implications of regulatory changes.
Monitoring and ensuring the company’s adherence to relevant laws, regulations, and internal policies, thereby minimizing legal and reputational risks. This includes active liaison with external stakeholders such as auditors, solicitors, consultants, and other external professionals, as well as regulatory bodies including the Nigerian Data Protection Commission (NDPC), Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Nigeria Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX), Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), and others pertinent to the company’s operations.

Immigration Services:

Assisting companies with the preparation and submission of applications for expatriate quotas, ensuring all necessary documentation is in order and aligned with immigration policies.
Guiding clients through the process of obtaining and renewing business permits, essential for foreign participation in Nigerian business.
Handling all aspects of Combined Expatriate Residence Permit and Aliens Card (CERPAC) applications and renewals, from initial submission to collection.
Assisting expatriates with their emigration registration processes, ensuring compliance with exit formalities.
Assisting with the preparation and compilation of necessary documentation for various applications abroad, including but not limited to Subject to Regularization (STR) visa applications.
Corporate Services:

Guiding clients through the entire company registration process with the CAC, from name search to incorporation.
Managing all post-incorporation filings with the CAC, including changes in directors, increase in share capital, and other statutory updates.
Providing expert advice and hands-on assistance with applications for a wide array of regulatory licenses relevant to specific sectors, such as NAFDAC applications, Export licenses, Trustee licenses, NXP applications and cancellations, NEPC registrations, SONCAP certifications, and other necessary business permits.
Providing comprehensive advice and document preparation for Certificate of Capital Importation (CCI), guiding clients on expatriation of capital, profit repatriation, and payment of dividends, ensuring compliance with foreign exchange regulations.