NYSC Associate Lawyer at ECLAT HR Consulting

Department: Litigation/ ARD

Industry: Legal

Report To: Team Lead

Responsibilities

The ideal candidate should be able to:

• Reports to the team lead/ unit head in charge.
• Carry out assigned daily litigation tasks.
• Research and analyze the law on complex issues and writing briefs for submission to a supervising lawyer in the firm.
• Analyze and summarize complicated legal documents, including contracts, and suggesting 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. 
•  Work with the Litigation and Corporate Department.
• Research legal authorities.
• Handle routine client enquiries and communication.
• Collate of 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 client’s complaints and concerns on legal matters.
• Contribute to business development ideas by conducting thorough research on top class law firms.
• Source for client 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.
• Should currently be a youth Corp member or just finished NYSC.

Requirements:

• Must reside in Abuja
• Must be able to draft reports
• Must know how to carry out legal research.
• Strong computer literacy
• Attention to details 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.