Job Summary
As a Senior Associate in the corporate practice, you will play a pivotal role in providing high-quality legal advice and litigation services to our clients. You will be responsible for managing complex corporate transactions, drafting and negotiating contracts, and providing general business advice to clients.
Responsibilities
The candidate must possess demonstrable and applicable knowledge of legal issues pertinent to corporate commercial/transactional practice.
Representing individuals and corporate entities at the court
Listens actively and delivers written work which is concise, accurate, with no typos and a high level of attention to detail.
Demonstrates highly effective oral and written communication skills. Can succinctly explain core legal issues to colleagues and clients effectively.
Ability to recognise, understand, analyse and classify commercial as well as legal issues and the context in which legal issues arise. Use the analysis to identify relevant and applicable concepts and facts as well as identify alternative legal and commercial solutions to issues that arise in transactions.
Displays the requisite flexibility in meeting with client demands and is relentlessly focused on outcomes. Manages time effectively and delivers on the expectations of the corporate services group's objectives and clients.
Ability to note gaps and ambiguities in the information provided and to follow through in resolving them, as well as the ability to conduct proper and extensive research on all matters using relevant and up-to-date sources.
Ability to give a risk-based analysis - explaining possible consequences, the likelihood of those consequences, and ways to mitigate or eliminate risk.
Candidate must have sufficient knowledge of commercial law, including, but not limited to, corporate law and general business advisory matters.
Qualifications
Bachelor of Laws (LLB) and Call to the Nigerian Bar (BL) minimum.
Master of Laws (LLM) optional.
Experience:
Minimum of five (5) years' experience in providing litigation and legal advisory services on commercial transactions. Experience gained from working in a commercial law firm.