Legal Associates at Doheney Services Ltd

Job Summary:

A leading full-service commercial law firm with offices in Lagos and Abuja is seeking to hire Legal Associates with 5 – 10 years of litigation experience, to provide technically sound legal advice on a range of issues, whilst building and maintaining productive relationships with clients and intermediaries.

Every day you will:

• Participate and take comprehensive notes in client briefing meetings
• Developing relationships with clients including gaining a good knowledge of the client’s businesses, economic drivers, market and sector requirements in order to ensure advice is relevant and commercial.
• Draft contracts, minutes of board meetings, etc.
• Prepare fee matter estimates and quotations.
• Work as part of a team including assisting with the supervision of junior associates’ work, and taking an active part in sharing knowledge and experience with the team.
• Participate and make useful contributions in case/transaction strategy meetings and prepare analysis/opinions as required;
• Carry out thorough legal research under the direction of a supervisor;

You would be great for this role if you…

• Have a qualified legal associate with excellent academic credentials
• Have 5 – 10 years of work experience in the litigation department
• Have excellent written communication and drafting skills
• Have a strong ability to develop strong relationships with clients and to take responsibility for this relationship
• Ability to develop sound strategies for the conduct of briefs
• Strong corporate/commercial law skills
• Extremely detail-oriented