[Job Vacancy] Legal Counsel (Commercial) at Seven-Up Bottling Company Limited

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Seven-Up Bottling Company Limited is one of the largest manufacturing companies in Nigeria, producing and distributing some of the nation’s most- loved beverages in the country like; Pepsi, 7Up, Mirinda, Teem, Mountain Dew, H2oH!, Lipton Ice Tea and Aquafina premium drinking water. SBC has recently entered into Home & Personal Care category with the 2SURE brand and launched its first product, a Hand & Surface Sanitizer. Seven Up boasts of nine bottling plants with state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities strategically located across various regions in the country.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Legal Counsel (Commercial)

Location: LagosJob Type: Full Time

Key Responsibilities

Informal Dispute Resolution: Addressing Consumer Complaints, resolving all other disputes at Pre-litigation/Arbitration/Mediation stage(s)
Marketing, & Corporate Services Contracts Drafting
Intellectual Property Protection & Brand Enforcement: drive initiatives to address trade mark infringement and illicit trade (sale of parallel products, sale of duty-not-paid products, sale of trade mark infringing brands)
Legal Counselling To Affilliate Companies: Will attend to the legal affairs (including litigation) of SBC’s two affiliates- Sunglass (Glass Bottle supplier) and Green Eagle (Cap Supplier)
Property Management: Will ensure that SBC’s head office is compliant with all real estate-related regulations/Laws
Consulting: Provide advice to the company in the following areas:- Competition Law, Advertising Regulation, Labour Law, Data Protection, Taxation, Intellectual Property, Governance and Corporate Law, Product Liability, Contract Law/Sale of Goods, Product Packaging Compliance.

Professional Qualification And Experience

Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria with at least 7-years’ post-call experience.
Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, Strong interpersonal skills
Industry Skills (product development and regulation, product liability, advocacy and engagement, illicit trade, trade and distribution, marketing, manufacturing).
Practice Skills (conflict management, intellectual property, competition law, labour law, taxation, corporate law and company secretary ship).
General Skills (drafting, negotiation, communication, external counsel management, corporate financial management.

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