Legal Associate at Aina Blankson

Primary Job Responsibilities: 

• Serves as a trusted advisor and strategic business partner to senior executives and colleagues within AB by providing counsel and actionable advice on a broad range of interdependent issues.
• Ensures business is being conducted in a legally compliant manner and mitigates associated risks; advises and helps clients understand complex compliance issues; facilitates development of creative solutions to complex issues.
• Coordinate large due diligence projects with teams from across the firm in various locations.
• Be able to manage the whole corporate and commercial practice of the firm and take primary responsibility for the strategic direction towards ensuring the actualization of the vision of the Firm.
• Supervise and manage other associates within the Commercial and Transaction practice group.
• Be involved in networking and business development, managing and building client relationships at a high level.
• Develop and implement business development strategies for the firm and its affiliates and have the responsibility to identify and address client needs, building solid relationships with client and developing an awareness of the firm’s services.
• Grow the clientele base of Aina Blankson and affiliates and effectively manage the clients’ accounts towards ensuring that the brand is well respected amongst its clients.
• Promote, project and support all other departments within AB/ABCS towards the overall growth of the company as a whole.
• Reviewing the work of subordinates for quality assurance purposes.
• Lead, nurture, train, develop and motivate the Team members with robust job content and challenging assignments.

Secondary Responbilities:

• You might be required to work in some of the other sections of the Organization as directed by the Management.
• Special Projects
• At Aina Blankson, we occasionally take on special projects, and you might be assigned to be a part of the team that executes such projects.

Requirements:

• At least a 2:1 CGPA in University and in Law school.
• At least 4 years post call experience.
• Must have good experience in the different practice areas.
• Must be smart and can think on their feet.
• Must be able to work with little or no supervision.