WE ARE HIRING
Position- Legal Associate
Job Type- Full Time and Onsite.
Qualification- LL.B (LLM desirable not mandatory)
Preferably a male for gender balance.
Location- Victoria Island, Lagos.
Salary- Negotiable
Requirements:
- A minimum of 7 years Post- call experience with excellent communication and interpersonal skills, tech savvy, an eye for details and great leadership qualities.
- Thorough knowledge and practical experience of procedural law and substantive law.
Job Responsibilities:
📌Preparation and drafting of various legal opinions, drafts, and other relevant legal material and reports with minimal supervision.
📌Attend client meetings including BOD and General meetings of companies.
📌Maintain active membership of Bar associations, and ability to deal with regulators, and public authorities.
📌Provide mentorship and supervisory responsibilities to junior associates and work as a team with other senior associates.
📌Generate required reports in preparation for client meetings, and arrange for execution of documents as may be required.
📌Conducting a regular legal compliance audit on companies and rendering returns with the Corporate Affairs Commission, Securities and Exchange Commission amongst others as may be required from time to time.
📌Assist with the review and negotiation of commercial contracts.
📌Provide support to Partner, to conduct meetings, negotiations and discussions on legal transactions and disputes.
📌Conduct with appreciable skill, required legal research,
and gather information that is relevant to client instructions.
📌Attend legal proceedings including in court and ADR proceedings.
📌Fulfil other responsibilities as delegated or assigned by the Managing Partner/Partners.
Interested and suitable candidates should send their CV/Resume to stella@goldsmithsllp.com with the position applied for as email subject.