Legal Vacancies in a Full Service Commercial and Litigation Practice Law firm based in Lagos
Whyte Cleon Limited - Our client, a full service commercial and litigation practice law firm based in Lagos Nigeria, seek to engage a legal professional individual for the positions below:
Job Title: Company Secretarial and Legal Advisory
Location: Lagos
Responsibilities
- Sound legal drafting and review skills
- Core company secretarial skill which includes:
- Organising and preparing agendas and papers for board meetings committee meetings, and annual general meetings;
- Taking minutes, drafting resolutions, filing of annual returns;
- Following up on actions from meetings;
- Providing competent legal advisory services as may be required;
- Monitoring changes in relevant legislation and the regulatory environment and advising clients accordingly;
- Liaising with external regulators.
- Knowledgeable in regulatory compliance and tax practice.
- Experience in land regularisation within Lagos and the Federal Capital Territory
Requirements
- Ability to work independently, take initiative and work strictly within set timelines.
- Liaise effectively with government agencies and parastatals.
- Good interpersonal and client management skills.
- Ability to function effectively under pressure.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Good leadership and analytical skills.
- Ability to work effectively in teams.
- Associate II, Legal Practitioner.
- Minimum of four (4) years post-call experience.
- LLB. B.L, LLM/ICSA Certification is an advantage.
Job Title: Senior Associate - Commercial Litigation & Insolvency
Location: Lagos
Responsibilities
- The candidate is responsible for developing and executing a Strategic Plan for the Corporate Litigation & Insolvency team aimed at identifying new business opportunities and sustaining long- term profitable relationships with existing clients
- Understand the client’s business and maintain continuous engagement with key executive stakeholders within target client organizations.
- Advising in relation to and representing clients in commercial litigation & insolvency matters
- Negotiate contracts, ensure financial success and monitor quality of service delivery on all client cases and transactions.
- Leading and proactive participation in individual, team and office-based business development initiatives.
- Coordinate and actively lead all business development efforts and initiatives towards the growth of the department.
- Provide legal advice on transactions
- Building and maintaining effective relationships with clients
- Draft and review Legal documents and Agreements
- Represent Client in courts (within & outside Lagos)
- Keep abreast of regulations, legislations, government policies and other developments that may affect the operations, business goals and objectives of the firm
- Be required to stay updated with information related to the laws and legal processes
- Ensuring files are managed in compliance with the Firms’ procedures.
- Be able to provide, sound quality technical advice and guidance to clients at short notice when necessary
- Engage in industry networking events to further develop market knowledge and business relationship o Ensure department and firm wide performance goals are met o Assisting junior members of the team in a supervisory capacity on more complex cases
- Work in concert with the Managing Partner and Management Team to achieve Unit objectives and deliverables.
- Report directly to the Managing Partner and perform all other duties as shall be advised by same.
Requirements
- LL.B/B.L (LLM is an advantage).
- Minimum of 8 years’ post qualification active experience in commercial litigation & insolvency.
- In-depth industry knowledge in Legal & Business Advisory, Regulatory & Compliance, and general commercial litigation experience
- Strong client focus and Good eye for detail
- Be a self-starter with a ‘can do’ attitude
- Excellent time management skills and the ability to handle competing deadlines
- Must possess excellent legal drafting and document review skills
- Excellent analytical and observation skills
- Excellent leadership and decision-making skills
- Must have the ability to undertake in-depth legal research on all legal issue
- Excellent negotiation, team building and presentation skills
- Excellent communication (both written and oral), interpersonal, negotiation and organizational skills.
Job Title: Associate Counsel - Real Estate, Regulatory Compliance
Location: Lagos
Responsibilities
- Experience in real estate and property law practice, to wit:
- Perfection of title land regularisation within Lagos and the Federal Capital Territory.
- Initiating and completing applications for perfection of title and processing of Certificate of Occupancy at the State and Federal Lands Registries.
- Initiating and completing Federal Regularisation transactions.
- Processing the registration of Deeds of Rectification and Deed of Extract.
- Processing the procurement of registered surveys.
- Superintending the confirmation and reestablishment of beacons.
- Ensuring quick closure of pending transactions at Alausa.
- Registering Deeds of Mortgage.
- Daily follow up on applications.
- Obtaining Certified True Copies of Documents.
- Conducting searches at the registries.
- Processing building approvals.
- Knowledgeable in regulatory compliance and tax practice.
- Knowledge of Administration of Estate Law and Practice
Requirements
- Ability to work independently, take initiative and work strictly within set timelines.
- Sound legal drafting and review skills.
- Liaise effectively with government agencies and parastatals.
- Good interpersonal and client management skills.
- Ability to function effectively under pressure.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Good leadership and analytical skills.
- Ability to work effectively in teams.
- Minimum of four (4) years post-call experience.
- LLB. B.L (LLM/relevant professional certification is an advantage).