Lawyer at Bradfield Consulting

Sector: Legal
Reports to: Senior Partners

Job Description

• Advise clients concerning business transactions, claim liability, the advisability of prosecuting or defending lawsuits, or legal rights and obligations.
• Interpret laws, rulings, and regulations for individuals and businesses.
• Analyze the probable outcomes of cases, using knowledge of legal precedents.
• Present and summarize cases to judges and juries.
• Evaluate findings, develop strategies and arguments in preparation for presentation of cases.
• Gather evidence to formulate defense or to initiate legal actions, by such means as interviewing clients and witnesses to ascertain the facts of a case.
• Examine legal data to determine advisability of defending or prosecuting a lawsuit.
• Prepare and draft legal documents, such as wills, deeds, patent applications, mortgages, leases, and contracts.
• Prepare legal briefs and opinions, and file appeals in state and federal courts of appeal.
• Negotiate settlements of civil disputes.
• Confer with colleagues with specialties in appropriate areas of legal issues to establish and verify bases for legal proceedings.
• Search for and examine public and other legal records to write opinions or establish ownership.
• Perform administrative and management functions related to the practice of law.
• Act as agent, trustee, guardian, or executor for businesses or individuals.
• Probate wills and represent and advise executors and administrators of estates.

Qualifications
Academic Requirements:

• An outstanding academic background and a minimum of an LLB Degree from a highly recognized university.

Required Years’ of Experience:

• Minimum of 3 -5 years post call-to-bar experience in a similar role.

Skill & Proficiency
The incumbent must demonstrate:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Team building skills
• Analytical and problem-solving skills
• Decision-making skills
• Communications skills
• Attention to detail and high level of accuracy
• Effective organizational skills
• I.T Savvy i.e proficient in the use of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook

Remuneration
Attractive.