Legal Vacancies at WFO Roedl & Partner, Lagos
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Our firm seeks to recruit candidates to join our team of professionals involved in Legal Advisory Services:
Job Title: Legal Intern
Location: Lagos
Job Summary
- We are looking for an intern to provide legal administrative support in Legal Advisory, Company Secretarial, employment and immigration services.
- Such candidate must be a focused, efficient, result-oriented individual with strong leadership personality and communication skills.
- He/She will be expected to directly lead large and medium sized company secretarial engagements.
Responsibilities
The intern will provide research and administrative support in the following tasks:
- Filing of Returns, maintenance of corporate records of the entities at the appropriate registry
- Corporate Secretarial duties and maintenance of statutory books and records
- Identify legal implications of transactions.
- Conduct Research and Legal inquiries.
- Advisory support on effects of and compliance with legislation.
- Provide administrative support for market entry advisory services to incoming clients.
- Incorporation and management of corporate affairs of new companies being set up.
- Research support to ensure compliance in the areas of Commercial Law.
- Drafting of briefs reviews and company agreements.
- Advisory support for internal queries of a legal nature and research support for counseling services.
- Legal commentaries on agreements.
Qualifications and Requirements
- Must possess a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) (Second Class Upper degree) from a reputable university and BL.
- Good communication skills.
- Basic understanding in Employment & Immigration law.
- Must be disciplined in delivering tasks within deadlines.
- Must possess good research and report writing skills.
- Must possess a minimum of 1 year experience (post call to bar) in corporate practice with knowledge of corporate governance, company secretarial and compliance services, employment & immigration law.
Job Title: Legal Associate
Location: Lagos
Job Summary
- We are looking for a practicing legal professional with experience in legal advisory, company secretarial, employment and immigration services. Interested candidate must be able to communicate in German language.
- Such candidate must be a focused, efficient, result-oriented individual with strong leadership personality and communication skills.
- He/She will be expected to directly lead large and medium sized company secretarial engagements.
Responsibilities
- Filing of returns and the updating of corporate records of the entities at the appropriate registry.
- Assisting with Corporate Secretarial duties and ensuring maintenance of statutory books and records.
- Incorporation and management of corporate affairs of new companies being set up.
- Provide legal guidance at meetings and oversee compliance in the areas of Commercial Law.
- Review briefs and draft and perfect Company agreements.
- Provide Internal Legal guidance and counseling services.
- Develop Legal commentaries on appraisal of agreements.
- Identify legal implications of transactions.
- Conduct Research and Legal inquiries.
- Advise on effects of and compliance with legislation.
- Provide market entry advisory services to incoming clients.
Qualifications and Requirements
- Must possess a minimum of Bachelor of Laws (LLB) (Second Class Upper degree) from a reputable university and fulfilled the requisite call to bar.
- Must possess a minimum of 3 years’ experience (post call to bar) in corporate practice with in-depth knowledge and experience in corporate governance, company secretarial and compliance services, employment & immigration law.
- Must possess student membership of ICSA.
- Must possess broad experience and understanding in Employment & Immigration law.
- Must be disciplined in delivering tasks within deadlines.
- Must possess good presentation, communication and client management skills.
- Must possess good research skills and experience in preparing legal briefs.
- Must be able to work using own initiative and perform tasks with minimal supervision.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV's to: [email protected] with “Legal Intern” or "Legal Associate" as the subject of your mail.
Application Deadline 2nd May, 2017.