• Application Deadline: Sat, 14 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMT
• Position: Lawyer


• Job Type Full Time


• Qualification BA/BSc/HND


• Experience 3 - 5 years


• Location Lagos


• City Ogba


• Job Field Law / Legal 
  

Description 

• Our client urgently needs the services of a qualified lawyer with a minimum of 3 years’ experience after been called to the Bar.


• For the purpose of controlling transportation cost, candidates residing around Ogba in Lagos will be most preferred

Responsibilities 

The Job responsibilities for this position are as follows:

• Advise clients concerning business transactions, claim liability, the advisability of prosecuting or defending lawsuits, or legal rights and obligations.


• Interpret laws, rulings and regulations for individuals and businesses.


• Analyze the probable outcomes of cases, using knowledge of legal precedents.


• Present and summarize cases to judges and juries.


• Evaluate findings and develop strategies and arguments in preparation for the presentation of cases.


• Gather evidence to formulate defense or to initiate legal actions, by such means as interviewing clients and witnesses to ascertain the facts of a case.


• Represent clients in court or before government agencies.


• Examine legal data to determine the advisability of defending or prosecuting lawsuit.


• Select jurors, argue motions, meet with judges and question witnesses during the course of a trial.


• Present evidence to defend clients or prosecute defendants in criminal or civil litigation.


• Study the Constitution, statutes, decisions, regulations, and ordinances of quasi-judicial bodies to determine ramifications for cases.


• Prepare and draft legal documents, such as wills, deeds, patent applications, mortgages, leases, and contracts.


• Prepare legal briefs and opinions, and file appeals in state and federal courts of appeal.


• Negotiate settlements of civil disputes.


• Confer with colleagues with specialties in appropriate areas of legal issue to establish and verify bases for legal proceedings.


• Search for and examine public and other legal records to write opinions or establish ownership.


• Supervise legal assistants.


• Perform administrative and management functions related to the practice of law.


• Act as agent, trustee, guardian, or executor for businesses or individuals.


• Probate wills and represent and advise executors and administrators of estates.


• Help develop federal and state programs, draft and interpret laws and legislation, and establish enforcement procedures.


• Work in environmental law, representing public interest groups, waste disposal companies, or construction firms in their dealings with state and federal agencies.

Requirements

• Interested candidates should possess relevant qualifications with 3 - 5 years work experience.