Legal and Regulatory Analyst

About This Role

You will support the legal and compliance department by conducting legal research, evaluating regulatory changes, and drafting legal and compliance policies.

Legal Operations

• Maintain and optimise contract lifecycle management systems (e.g. contract repository, templates, tracking tools).

• Manage the end-to-end contracting process: drafting, reviewing, negotiating, and coordinating execution in collaboration with stakeholders.

• Develop and maintain internal policies, standard operating procedures, and legal guidance documents.

• Support litigation and dispute resolution processes by coordinating with external counsel and internal teams.

• Monitor and manage legal budget and spend, including vendor coordination and invoicing.

Regulatory Compliance & Reporting

• Track regulatory developments (CBN, NDIC, NITDA, NFIU, FCCPC, etc.) and advise relevant teams on implications.

• Coordinate timely and accurate regulatory filings, periodic returns, audit responses, and inspections.

• Maintain a compliance calendar and manage regulatory engagement logs.

• Support internal audits and compliance reviews, working closely with the Risk, Finance, and Internal Control functions.

• Prepare reports and presentations for internal committees (e.g. Exco, Board) and external regulators.

• Support with external audits including CBN, NDPR etc.

• Engaging regulators including CBN, FCCPC, NDPR etc.

• Engaging law enforcement agencies.

Cross-Functional Support

• Work with Product, Credit, and Customer Experience teams to provide operational legal guidance, particularly around new product features, terms of service, and onboarding processes.

• Support enterprise risk management and governance frameworks.

• Support with facilitating training sessions and initiatives to build a strong culture of compliance and legal awareness across teams.

Requirements

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Law (LL.B) with BL certification.

• 2–4 years of post-call experience in legal, compliance, or regulatory roles within a financial institution, fintech, or legal practice.

• Experience working with regulators or managing regulatory engagements is strongly preferred.

Skills & Competencies

• Excellent legal writing, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities with a bias for structure and execution.

• High integrity, discretion, and reliability when handling sensitive information.

• Familiarity with regulatory portals (CBN Paperlite, NFIU GoAML, NDPR frameworks, etc.).

• Competence in tools like Google Workspace, Excel, legal tech software, and project management platforms.

• Tech savvy.