Independent Legal & Regulatory Consultant – Nigeria

Rosie's People Limited is an award-winning UK-based international leadership, HR and business operations consultancy, supporting organisations across multiple jurisdictions.

We are looking to add an experienced Nigerian legal practitioner to our wider professional network, providing legal and regulatory expertise to Rosie's People and, where required, supporting our clients.

This is not an employment position. It is an independent consultancy engagement, with work instructed on a matter-by-matter basis and the applicable scope and fees agreed for each assignment.

We are particularly interested in lawyers with direct, demonstrable experience of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and Nigerian financial-services regulation, alongside experience supporting international or foreign corporate clients.

Additional international legal qualifications are highly desirable. If you are admitted to practise in any jurisdiction outside Nigeria, please identify the relevant jurisdiction(s), your current practising/admission status and the areas in which you have substantive legal expertise.

You must:

• be a fully qualified Nigerian legal practitioner, called to the Nigerian Bar and currently entitled to practise;
• have at least 10 years' progressive post-qualification legal experience;
• be based in Lagos or Abuja and willing and able to travel between the two when required;
• have strong commercial, corporate and dispute-resolution experience;
• have substantive, demonstrable experience dealing with the CBN and/or Nigerian financial-services regulatory matters;
• have previous experience providing legal services to international, multinational or foreign corporate clients;
• demonstrate excellent written and spoken English;
• be commercially minded, pragmatic and solution-focused;
• be responsive, dependable and capable of independently progressing agreed actions;
• provide clear, concise and useful advice and updates without repeated chasing;
• demonstrate sound judgement, including recognising when negotiation or settlement may provide a better commercial outcome;
• maintain high standards of confidentiality, discretion and conflict management; and
• be available to commence immediately or at short notice.

Experience with other Nigerian regulatory and corporate authorities, including the SEC Nigeria and CAC, is desirable.

Admission to practise in one or more additional international jurisdictions is also highly desirable.

We will verify professional credentials and practising status before engagement.

We are looking for a lawyer who combines technical expertise with delivery, commercial judgement and accountability.

You should be comfortable working directly with senior decision-makers, making clear recommendations and independently progressing agreed actions. We value professionals who can challenge constructively, communicate candidly and collaborate effectively without unnecessary hierarchy.

You should also be comfortable working within a modern, technology-enabled international business, including digital collaboration tools and the appropriate professional use of AI where useful, subject at all times to confidentiality, data protection and professional obligations.

This is a paid independent consultancy engagement, not employment.

There is no guaranteed salary, monthly retainer, minimum number of hours or volume of instructions. For each instruction, the scope, expected deliverables, timescale and applicable professional fee will be agreed.

Depending on the nature of the matter, fees may be hourly, fixed, staged/milestone-based or another mutually agreed structure. Certain matters may include a performance or success-related component, where appropriate and professionally permissible.

We are interested in developing a relationship with a highly capable and dependable Nigerian legal professional who can provide trusted expertise as and when required.