Associate Lawyer (NYSC) at ECLAT HR Consulting

Responsibilities

The ideal candidate should be able to:

• Work with the Litigation Department
• Reports to the team lead/ unit head in charge.
• Carry out assigned daily corporate tasks.
• Ability to handle mergers and acquisitions.
• Perform due diligence in legal matters concerning contracts, agreements, and mergers and acquisitions.
• Research and analyze the law on complex issues and write briefs for submission to a supervising lawyer in the firm.
• Analyze and summarize complicated legal documents, including contracts, and suggest alterations to those documents.
• Interview witnesses, work with paralegals to sort out legal research, and find relevant casework or filing documents with the court or opposing counsel.
• Prepare briefs and write articles in line with the projections and modern legal trends.
• Analyze legal issues and proffer solutions in line with the law.
• Registration of businesses.
• Research legal authorities.
• Handle routine client inquiries and communication.
• Collate matter start and matter completion data and prepare all claims cost.
• Investigate facts for a related matter.
• Draft and review court pleadings as well as other legal documents (loans, pledges, share purchase agreements, escrow agreements, resolutions, etc.).
• Ensure legal obligations are met at all times.
• Handle clients’ complaints and concerns on legal matters.
• Contribute to business development ideas by conducting thorough research on top-class law firms.
• Source for clients and briefs for the firm.

Education and Work Experience:

• LLB - University degree in law – (2.1 Minimum).
• B.L. - Law school certificate (2.1 Minimum).
• 0–1-year post- call experience.

Requirements:

• Successful NYSC posting to Abuja
• Must reside in Abuja
• Must be able to draft reports
• Must know how to carry out legal research.
• Strong computer literacy
• Attention to detail and procedures.
• Ability to liaise and communicate with clients directly.
• Familiar with administrative software
• Strong reporting skills.
• Good negotiation skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent customer service with a client focus
• Effective team player
• Flexible to work weekends and overtime where required.