Associate Lawyer at Amani Advisory

Job Description

• The Associate Lawyer is required to demonstrate significant experience and breadth of knowledge of Commercial/litigation practices.
• He/She is to proffer sound legal advice, diligently conduct cases and represent clients to achieve a favorable outcome, and also advise on technical, strategic and procedural aspects across the spectrum of problems although the focus will be providing advice on a broad range of legal and commercial matters, be involved in negotiations and legal drafting.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality legal service to all clients.
• Receive requests for legal advice from current and potential clients and decide on the most appropriate responses to make to these requests.
• Examine legal data to determine advisability of defending or prosecuting lawsuit.
• Gather evidence to initiate legal actions or formulate defense by such means as interviewing clients and witnesses to ascertain the facts of the case.
• Upon receipt of court processes, carry out the required action following court instructions and set duration.
• Manage and monitor cases through the enforcement process, ensuring that all activities are completed in the required timelines and conform to court rules.
• Conduct legal research on a variety of legal issues leading to the preparation of technically sound legal opinions, reports, and papers, summarizing results and including recommendations respecting implementation, form of response, or course of action to be taken.
• Provide expert and timely advice on law, legal procedures, and a wide range of associated issues.
• Negotiate, draft, and finalize terms and conditions for a wide range of agreements, contracts, and other legal documents (such as service agreements, master agreements, financing agreements, supply agreements, lease and construction agreements, joint venture agreements, non-disclosure agreements) etc.
• Review and interpret agreements, policies, procedures, and other relevant documentation to identify problems concerning legality, enforceability, form, and substance, and proffer recommendations.
• Provide commercially focused legal transactional advice on company formation, articles of association, shareholders agreements, joint venture agreements, board minutes, and resolutions.
• Excellent legal risk awareness, evaluation, and management skills, including the ability to create solutions and deliver pragmatic outcome-focused judgments that take account of the business environment.
• Track and review legislative bills to identify areas of likely impacts on the operations of clients and potential clients at large.
• Prepare arbitration papers and other documents.
• Monitor and report on the promulgation of new laws and regulations in Nigeria.
• Responsible for ensuring effective management of time, effort, and resources to generate maximum efficiencies
• Make constructive contribution(s) to the non-chargeable activities of the firm
• Integrate best practices and standards in handling clients and their cases.
• Undertake special tasks and perform other related duties as assigned, following the Firm’s objectives.

Person Specification

• Degree in Law and preferably having obtained a 2:1 or above, although all applications will be considered. Master of Laws (LLM) will be an added advantage.
• 1-2 years post call with experience in commercial law with a reputable firm.
• Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators of Nigeria (ICSAN) will be an added advantage.
• Proficient in the use of IT, particularly Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint), and willing to learn new packages.
• Excellent drafting skills.
• Discretion.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and a proactive and strong team-working ethos.
• Articulate and confident, able to summarize and present arguments quickly and concisely. Strong organizational and time management skills, with the ability to handle multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
• Must be keen to innovate and be successful at formulating and implementing strategies and plans.
• First-rate communication skills - both written and verbal as well as an ability to communicate effectively with all levels in the firm.
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy, whilst maintaining levels of productivity appropriate to a busy litigation firm Strong desire for research Must be able to multitask and keep calm under pressure.
• The flexibility to work outside normal office hours as may be required from time to time.