richyritchie

Commercial Legal Officer with over 6 years’ experience delivering end-to-end legal and commercial support across the oil and gas, fintech, and entertainment industries. Proven expertise in structuring, reviewing, and negotiating high-value commercial agreements, ensuring regulatory compliance, and aligning legal strategy with broader business objectives.

In addition to core legal functions, I bring strong capabilities in sales, marketing, and business development, including client acquisition, relationship management, and revenue growth initiatives. I have experience supporting go-to-market strategies, managing client and stakeholder engagements, and contributing to the execution of digital and social media marketing campaigns. My background also includes community management, where I have driven engagement, built brand presence, and supported business visibility across digital platforms.

I am committed to leveraging my combined expertise in commercial contracting, business development, and strategic marketing to create value, mitigate risk, and drive sustainable business growth.


Experience: 6 years

Yearly salary: $70,000

Hourly rate: $100

Nationality: 🇳🇬 Nigeria

Residency: 🇳🇬 Nigeria


Experience

Legal Officer / Company Secretary
NIPCO GAS LIMITED / AMOCON
2021 - 2024
Drafted and negotiated a variety of commercial contracts, including Natural Gas Sales and Purchase Agreements, Contract services for Drilling, Partnership and Joint Venture Agreements, and other key agreements supporting company operations. Oversaw company secretarial services, prepared policies, board resolutions, directors' reports, and regulatory filings, ensuring strong corporate governance and successful board and AGM outcomes without regulatory issues.
Legal Associate
ALABAODUNLAMI & CO
2019 - 2020
Instituted legal proceedings in various practice areas at the High Court and Magistrate Court of Lagos. Acted as Company Secretary for a Startup, drafted notice of meetings, company resolutions, minutes of meetings and participated in a Board Meeting. Coordinated and supervised recovery of possession of premises on assigned properties.

Skills

brand-marketing
community-manager
content-marketing
legal
english