Associate 2 at Westfield Consulting

Department: Corporate & Commercial
Supervisor: Managing Partner/Senior Associate

Job Summary

• Actively engaged and assisting in providing Corporate & Commercial advisory services, negotiation and contract management, client management, networking and business development.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Meet with clients and cultivate a strong client / lawyer relationship.
• Understand and interpret Capital Market Rules, Codes and Regulations. Advice on Project and Asset finance transactions as well as Capital Market transactions.
• Draft, review, negotiate and interpret complex commercial agreements in support of a broad spectrum of business initiatives with the supervision of Senior Associate or Managing Partner.
• Actively engage in transactional, joint venture and M&A due diligence reviews, document preparation and negotiations, ensuring compliance with applicable national and international laws and regulations.
• Proffer legal opinions and draft agreements with little supervision, draft and review loan and security documentation.
• Participate in transactions structured meetings to meet client needs and provide timely responses to client inquiries.
• Maintain an active network of Industry contacts, including within clients, trade associations, regulators and public authorities. Creating relations of trust.
• Drafting scholarly legal articles on current business issues.
• Attend meetings as delegated by the Managing Partner, Head of Corporate Commercial or Senior Associate.
• Ensures billing responsibilities are discharged properly and in a timely manner
• Provide mentorship to juniors and work as a team with other Associates.
• Fulfill other responsibilities as delegated or assigned by the Managing Partner and Senior Associate.

Requirements

• A degree in Law with a minimum of Second Class lower division in both University and Law School.
• Minimum of 5-8years experience in active practice.
• Masters added advantage.