VACANCY: Litigation and Corporate Affairs Commission Practice Lawyer in Justice gate. 264 views

Justice gate, atop of a class law firm in Abuja with on litigation, business, and corporate law is recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Litigation and Corporate Affairs Commission Practice Lawyer

Location: Abuja
Employment Type: Full Time
Reports to: Head of Chambers

Job Description

Summary / Objective:

• The Litigation and Corporate Affairs Commission Practice Lawyer is required to demonstrate significant experience and breadth of knowledge of litigation practices.
• To proffer sound legal advice, diligently conduct cases and represent clients to achieve a favorable outcome, and also advise on technical, strategic, and procedural aspects across the spectrum of problems although the focus will be providing advice on a broad range of legal and commercial matters, be involved in negotiations and legal drafting.

Job Responsibilities

• Providing high-quality legal service to all clients.
• Receive requests for legal advice from current and potential clients and decide on the most appropriate responses to make to these requests.
• Examining legal data to determine advisability of defending or prosecuting lawsuit.
• Gathering evidence to initiate legal actions or formulate a defense, by such means as interviewing clients and witnesses to ascertain the facts of the case.
• Negotiate, draft, and finalize terms and conditions for a wide range of agreements and contracts and other legal documents (such as service agreements, master agreements, financing agreements, supply agreements, lease and construction agreements, joint venture agreements, non-disclosure agreements).
• Providing commercially focused legal transactional advice on company formation, articles of association, shareholders agreements, joint venture agreements, board minutes, and resolutions.
• Excellent legal risk awareness, evaluation, and management skills including an ability to create solutions and deliver pragmatic outcome-focused judgments that take account of the business environment.
• Undertake special tasks and perform other related duties as assigned in accordance with the Firm’s objectives.

Other Duties:

• Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job.
• Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Job Requirements

• Degree in Law and having preferably obtained a 2:1 or above although all applications will be considered Master of Laws LLM will be an added advantage.
• At least five (5) years post-call experience.
• Experience in company incorporation and post-incorporation.
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint) and willing to learn new packages.
• Excellent drafting skills.
• Articulate and confident, able to summarise and present arguments quickly and concisely.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and a proactive and strong team-working ethos.
• Strong organizational and time management skills, with the ability to handle multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
• Must be keen to innovate and be successful at formulating and implementing strategies and plans.
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy, whilst maintaining levels of productivity appropriate to a busy litigation firm.

Application Closing Date

24th January 2022.

Note: Female Lawyers are encouraged to apply