Litigation Lawyer Job at Hamilton Lloyd and Associates
Hamilton Lloyd and Associates - Our client is a fully serviced legal
practice established in 1980 and has over the last three decades earned a
reputation of consistently exceeding expectations.
We are recruiting to fill the position of:
Job Title: Litigation Lawyer
Location: Lagos
Responsibilities
- The role of a litigation lawyer will come with active hands-on
experience in cases done in various state and federal trial courts,
including specialized courts, tribunals and appellate courts across
Nigeria.
- He /she is expected to be comfortable in the areas of
constitutional, commercial, shipping and aviation, oil and gas, trade,
labour and industrial disputes etc.
- Litigation is the resolution of disputes falling in the
corporate and commercial sectors, such as banking transactions, civil
fraud, corporate governance, asset and venture capital projects,
financial services regulation, mergers and acquisitions, share capital
re-organizations and professional negligence.
Key Accountabilities:
- The candidate would be part of drafting and negotiating a wide range of commercial agreements
- He /she would be actively involved in dispute resolution for companies, from both a commercial and legal perspective
- Candidate would be part of the initial case investigation/assessment
- He / she will be in charge of drafting pleas and motions on behalf of the plaintiff or defendant.
- As part of his responsibilities, candidate will be part of
depositions and Candidate would also draft and argue discovery-related
motions including motions to compel, protective orders and summary
judgment motions.
- Litigation attorneys also prepare jury instructions and conduct post-trial interviews of the jury.
- If a case is settled out of court, candidate should be able to
engage in negotiations with opposing parties; participate in mediations
and settlement conferences with the parties and the judge; and create
settlement brochures, agreements, releases and other settlement
materials.
- Candidate should be able to draft post-trial motions; identify
and preserve issues for appeal; develop appellate strategies; gather
evidence for the appellate record; research procedural issues; draft
appellate documents; and present oral arguments before appellate courts.
- If the case is particularly significant or complex, litigators
may retain the assistance of attorneys who specialize in appellate
practice.
- Will consult with and advise clients; retain expert witnesses;
attend pre-trial conferences and develop a trial strategy based on the
facts and evidence.
- Will also conduct pre-trial depositions of experts and key
witnesses; prepare demonstrative to be used as trial exhibits; and draft
and argue pre-trial motions.
- Will collaborate with experts and clients to craft a trial
theme, identify strengths and weaknesses in a case; develop persuasive
arguments; prepare witnesses for testimony and draft and argue trial
motions.
- The candidate will be expected to present opening and closing
statements, examine and cross-examine witnesses and craft a persuasive
story for the fact-finder (judge or jury) through testimony and
evidence.
- Any other responsibility as assigned by the Partners.
Degree and Qualifications/ Skills Required
- Candidate should have worked in an SAN firm consistently after NYSC.
- Candidate should have continuous experience in litigation.
- Candidate should be able to work with no supervision.
- Attention to detail is a definite requirement.
- A second class upper degree would be acceptable but a Masters degree is an added advantage.
- 6-8 years experience post call to bar.
- Good communication skills.
- Excellent mastery of oral and written English.
- Candidate should be able to work under pressure.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should forward their CV's to:
[email protected]
Note: Only successful candidates will be contacted.
Application Deadline 19th August, 2015.