Legal Counsel at Almond Technologies

Location: Lekki, Lagos
Job Type: Full Time
Job Field: Law / Legal 

Job Description

• Oversee and manage product liability litigation caseload and other cases of company-wide significance
• Develop and execute litigation strategy, manage discovery obligations, manage outside counsel, determine proper case disposition, and monitor litigation budgets expenses.
• Evaluate and manage pre-litigation disputes.
• Advise business units concerning various matters, including product warnings, product use instructions, and risk mitigation strategies.
• Lead or participate in significant internal investigations.
• Strategic and commercially aware and be fully familiar with the firm’s current business strategy.
• Technically sound across a sufficiently wide area to work without significant supervision.
• Develop and maintain good client relationship skills, gaining clients’ confidence and that of other professionals.
• Provide high quality legal service to all clients.
• Offer advice on the law, legal procedures and a wide range of associated issues.
• Attend and represent the firm at client meetings.
• Draw up contracts and other legal documents.
• Research documents and case history to ensure accuracy of advice and procedures.
• Represent clients in Courts where required.
• Work and behave in a professional manner and to the highest standards of the profession.
• Maintain high standards of professional conduct while generating adequate practice income, ensuring that the fees earned sufficiently exceed total costs and expenses incurred.
• Carry out duties given by the partners faithfully and diligently and follow all reasonable instructions.
• Participate in the growth and development of the firm.
• Treat all information about the firm and its client and their business as wholly confidential
• Keep up to date with changes in the law.

Requirements

• A minimum of LL.B, BL.
• Qualification BA/BSc/HND 
• A minimum of three 3 years’ experience.
• The ideal candidate must be a seasoned and consummate Lawyer who has gathered experience from different chambers with in-depth knowledge, experience contract drafting, vetting, agreements, litigation and arbitration proceedings
• He or she must be able to lead, handle and deliver concurrent contracts on the job.
• Higher qualification will be an added advantage
• Candidate must be a team player, self-motivated and must be proficient in the use of IT Software.
• Must be capable of providing support in the planning and execution of company projects.