• Application Deadline:
• Position: Corporate Counsel


• Job Type Full Time


• Qualification BA/BSc/HND


• Experience 5 years


• Location Lagos


• Job Field Law / Legal 

Job Description

• We are recruiting to fill in the position of Corporate Counsel to join our fantastic and innovative team of lawyers.


• Your role as corporate counsel will include the following responsibilities:

Responsibilities

• Negotiate, review and draft simple and complex corporate and commercial contracts;


• Perform and assist with company secretarial duties and provide support to the Firm’s clients;


• Provide legal advice/opinions and analysis on a broad range of legal issues and transactions undertaken by the Firm’s clients;


• Support and assist the Firm’s corporate/commercial legal activities;


• General corporate/commercial work;


• Identify and articulate risks associated with proposed transactions, projects and activities undertaken by the Firm’s clients;


• Conduct independent research.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor of Law Degree from a recognized University


• Be a member of the Nigerian Bar Association


• Minimum of 5 years’ post-call relevant commercial/corporate experience either in-house or in a law firm


• Have completed the National Youth Service Corps(NYSC) Scheme

Key Skills

• Possess a commercial and solution-based approach to legal advice and ability to manage competing priorities.


• Desire to work in a multi-disciplined team and to expand expertise into new practice areas within the Firm’s remit.


• Excellent decision-making skills and an ability to identify key risks to the Firm’s clients.


• Good negotiation and analytical skills.


• Result oriented.


• Possess strong organizational skills and the ability to work independently and within a team.


• High level of competence and good judgment.


• Excellent written/oral communication, presentation and drafting skills.


• Computer literate with proficiency in Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint.


• Keen attention to detail.


• Relevant hands-on work experience.