Corporate Commercial Lawyer at Stresert Services Limited

Job Summary

Actively engaged and assisting in providing Corporate & Commercial advisory services including negotiation, contract management, and client management

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Deal with issues pertaining to business transactions. Draft client agreements, negotiate employment contracts or write purchase agreements.
• Review business transactions or negotiate trade, employment and other agreements.
• Draft and negotiate contracts, whether in their own right or as part of complex mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and financing transactions.
• Provide a broad range of commercial legal support for operational and corporate services issues, advising in particular on a wide range of general commercial contracts of all sizes, including outsourcings, facilities management contracts, marketing and agency contracts, , consultancy and other services arrangements, special events, construction/real estate related contracts, confidentiality agreements and other related commercial contracts etc.
• Assist with the revising of current, and development of new procedures, precedents and related ways of enhancing the provision of legal support, particularly in relation to supporting the Procurement function.
• Understand and ensure that contracting arrangements are consistent with applicable policies. Working with other commercial lawyers when engaged, including the supervision and training of more junior lawyers as the need arises.
• Work on a broad spectrum of transactions, from substantial outsourcing, joint ventures and project development agreements to day-to-day manufacture, logistics/warehousing, advertising arrangements etc.
• Work in close contact with the firm’s litigation department.
• Engage in negotiations on behalf of clients.
• Clarifying with client officers any difficult areas, dealing with and responding to any defences and/or counter claims lodged.
• Carry out extensive research and report writing.
• Keep up to date with the latest commercial and legal developments
• Ensures billing responsibilities are discharged properly and in a timely manner.
• Provide mentorship to juniors and work as a team with other Associates.
• Fulfill other responsibilities as delegated or assigned by the Managing Partner

Qualification & Other Attributes

• A good academic qualification Degree from a recognized university and the Nigerian Law School. Relevant Postgraduate qualifications will be an added advantage.
• Minimum of 5 - 6 years’ post qualification active experience in corporate commercial engagements, capable of drafting and negotiating complex commercial agreements.
• A level of interpersonal skills sufficient to enable the post holder to establish and maintain credibility and effective working relationships, with senior contacts both internal and external.
• Highly focused commercial approach to business in addition to legal flair.
• Concise and precise drafting skills.
• Good eye for detail and effective time-management and time management.
• The ability to remain confident and assured in difficult circumstances, and to possess the resilience and stamina to sustain performance, particularly when under pressure.
• The ability to keep abreast of professional, legal, technological and working practice changes and to impart such knowledge as necessary.