Overview

Max Drive – We are a team of passionate people and a leading technology-enabled company driven by a vision to solve the mobility challenges in Africa. We want to get people and goods to their destinations hitch-free. It is personal for us because we understand the frustration of epileptic transportation. We are making mobility safe, affordable, accessible, and sustainable through the deployment of high-performance technologies and operators.

Job Position: Legal Counsel

Job Location: Lagos

Job Responsibilities

  • Manage governance-related matters, including board meetings, resolutions, and shareholder communications.
  • Ensure compliance with corporate laws and regulations, including filing annual returns, maintaining statutory records, and conducting board and shareholder meetings for operating companies and the parent company.
  • Advise on regulatory developments and their impact on the company's business.
  • Manage investor and stakeholder reporting relating to ESG matters and other periodic disclosures.
  • Manage stakeholder relationships and address legal inquiries.
  • Evaluate new business partnerships with vendors and stakeholders (internal & external)
  • Design and oversee the company’s policy and position on legal matters
  • Protect the company against legal risks and violations
  • Guide management Ensure compliance with the internal controls, statutory regulations and other formalities
  • Manage the company's intellectual property portfolio, including patents, trademarks, and copyrights and advise on IP strategy and protection.
  • Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of commercial contracts, including vendor agreements, partnership agreements, and service contracts.
  • Ensure that contracts align with the company's business objectives and mitigate legal risks.
  • Manage and resolve legal disputes, including litigation and arbitration.
  • Review and respond to claims and demands, and engage internally to resolve complaints
  • Develop and implement strategies to minimize legal risks and liabilities.
  • Monitor and ensure compliance with relevant laws and regulations, including data privacy, consumer protection, and antitrust laws.
  • On regulatory and compliance issues to ensure compliance with legal regulations
  • Examine the legal issues related to new products and services
  • Respond, handle and manage other related task as assigned by your Line Manager or leadership member.

What You’ll Get

  • Competitive pay & benefits
  • Flexible work and hybrid working model
  • Unrivaled Learning and Development

Benefits

  • At MAX, we encourage diversity and are open to meeting just about anyone with the right passion and skill set regardless of looks, gender, sexual orientation, color, tribe, nationality, or disability.

The MAX Work Environment:

  • Drive: We are building a team where everyone is a Senior Associate and therefore run on internal motivation
  • Empathy: We have a clear understanding of the problem we are trying to solve and its impact on Africans, and we are committed to providing a lasting solution.
  • Humility: We are committed to continuous learning and improvement. We learn, unlearn, and relearn
  • Initiative: We welcome novel ideas and encourage creativity
  • Diligence: We take great pride in our work.
  • Candor: We value open and honest communication
  • Collaboration: We are a team of passionate, innovative optimists, solving challenging problems and creating an impact.
  • Bias for Technology: We automate everything

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

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