Associate Lawyer at Alan & Grant

 Zip/Postal Code: 0000
Location: Lagos
Industry: Legal

Job Summary

• To provide a high degree of professional autonomy and scope of responsibility pertaining to Strategy, Client Acquisition and Revenue Generation, Financial & Business Performance, People Management and Technical Adeptness while providing high quality legal services to clients.

Key Responsibilities

• To assist the Principal Partner in developing annual and long-term strategic plan of the firm
• To provide the leadership necessary to achieve the firm’s profitability needs and/or goals
• To proffer opinions and substantiation of the Firm’s strategic thinking and direction
• To generate revenue set and agreed with Principal Partner by attracting and procuring new clients
• To increase revenue by exploring new and additional services; developing and presenting cost-benefit analyses of new and additional services to Principal Partner
• To raise the profile of the firm and to build a strong and diverse portfolio of clients
• To research and understand client’s businesses and proactively provide solutions that are value adding
• To obtain referrals from existing and past clients
• To develop and maintain good client relationship skills, gaining clients confidence and that of other professionals
• Attend and represent firm at client meetings, conferences and workshops
• To develop with the Principal Partner the financial strategy of the firm, including an annual operating budget and capital budget
• To monitor the budget on a monthly basis and ensure that the firm achieves optimal financial performance
• Tracking revenue and ensuring individual lawyers achieve revenue budget
• To identify key profit drivers and to continuously improve the firm’s commercial awareness
• Ensure adequate management of Senior Associates and Associates within the Firm
• Create the right work ethnics and lead by example
• Develop team’s skills through coaching, mentoring and counselling
• Effective delegation and supervision of work
• Ensure that lawyers’ workload is balanced and fair
• Management of underperforming staff
• Convene and facilitate team meetings as and when required
• Drafting, negotiating and reviewing a wide variety of legal agreements both local and international
• Drafting and reviewing Legal opinions
• Researching varying areas of law and ensuring requisite information is disseminated throughout the team
• To provide innovative solutions to client requests in accordance with International Best Practices
• To keep up to date with developments in law and practice so that standard of work is not compromised

Requirements

• A minimum of second class (upper division) from a reputable university and Nigerian Law School (N.B. Year of call must be between pre-2009)
• At least 8 years post NYSC experience from a leading law firm in Nigeria
• Strong and demonstrable transactional experience in the Nigerian Capital Market
• Strong and demonstrable experience in the Corporate/Commercial law field
• Strong networking and execution skills
• Proven organizational and people management skills
• Excellent drafting and negotiation skills
• Excellent communication skills i.e. both verbal and written
• Proficient at all Microsoft Office packages in particular Microsoft PowerPoint
• Strong analytical and research skills
• Ability to work under pressure and to multi-task
• Committed, proactive, hardworking and flexible
• Strong core values of trustworthiness, reliability, commitment and action-oriented.