• Application Deadline: Sat, 26 Aug 2023 00:00:00 GMT
• Position: Litigation Officer


• Job Type Full Time


• Qualification Others


• Experience 2 - 5 years


• Location Lagos


• Job Field Law / Legal 
  

Job Description

•  Together with other lawyers, maps out litigation pathways and legal arguments to achieve the change sought and submits case proposals to the co-Executive Director (Litigation) for approval.


• Initiates and manages impactful litigation at administrative, civil, criminal, quasi-judicial, and other legal fora in collaboration with national lawyers.


• Ensures clients’ support needs are identified and addressed through direct support or referrals as appropriate.


• Monitors and records strategic and other impacts of litigation.


• Ensures accurate documentation of cases, including maintaining the case docket for upcoming activities and up-to-date records of case progress using the case sheet for each case.


• Participates in external case file reviews to monitor progress, identify barriers and brainstorm solutions.


• Maintains comprehensive electronic case files to a high professional standard, complete with scanned original documentation, accurate case sheets, client engagement letters, and summary translations of national language documents


• Keeps the Senior partners (Litigation) abreast of developments in a timely fashion, raising opportunities and risks as they occur.


• Maintains regular communication with national lawyers and other stakeholders. Other


• Cooperates closely with the Impact Manager and non-litigation staff to support advocacy and related activities.


• Implements a strong collaborative work-ethic with the team and with partners externally, providing support to and seeking support from colleagues when necessary.


• Represents Validity flexibly and to a high professional standard to a diverse range of external partners and stakeholders.


• Carries out other tasks as requested by the Senior partner (Litigation).