Associate Counsel

Otegee Concept

Legal Services

Responsibilities:

• Manage clients’ cases from commencement to conclusion.
• Take clients’ briefs or instructions and conduct client interviews effectively.
• Conduct in-depth legal research and advise clients accordingly.
• Develop litigation strategies.
• Conduct trial preparation activities, including witness preparation conference, gathering admissible evidence, preparing cross-examination questions, and objections.
• Confidently represent clients and argue applications before any court or tribunal.
• Draft and review court processes including originating processes and pleadings, written addresses, interlocutory applications, appeal notices and briefs etc.
• Liaise with court officials and opposing counsel on matters.
• Provide prompt and regular updates to clients on the status of their matter.
• Maintain an effective line of communication and relationship with the client.
• Endorse case files with all updates and maintain a current report of all cases assigned.
• Manage transactions from commencement to conclusion.
• Draft and review contract/legal documents, including Wills, Service Level Agreements, and Trust
• Deeds, Concession Agreements and Deed of Assignment.
• Demonstrate a detailed knowledge/experience on commercial transactions (including, but not limited to, general knowledge of Company Law, mergers & acquisitions, legal due diligence process
• Corporate Restructuring, business set up and advisory, Corporate governance, compliance practice, and Company Secretarial.
• Write Legal opinions and legal advisory.
• Procure letters of administration, Governor’s consent on behalf of clients.
• Liaise with regulators and government officials on different transactions.
• Provide prompt and regular updates to clients on the status of their brief.
Perform any other task assigned by the Supervisor.

Requirements:

• A Bachelor of Laws degree from a reputable university
• A Call to Bar certificate
• Membership of the Nigerian Bar Association
• A minimum of 3 years post-call experience in a law firm
• Excellent writing, research and reporting skills
• Good command of the spoken and written English language
• Ability to collaborate with others.
• Attention to detail.
• Ability to work under a certain level of pressure.
• And an outstanding time-management ability