Fresh Vacancies at Hamilton Lloyd and Associates

Job Summary

• The Head, Business Development will be responsible for the development of the overall market strategy for selling the company’s services in Nigeria.
• He or she will have a history of successfully selling complex products and/or services to large Nigerian industrial customers.
• He or she will be able to recognize the opportunity, develop the appropriate technical and commercial responses, negotiate the terms and conditions and close the sale utilizing all applicable company resources including the local sales and business development representatives.
• The Head of Business Development must create strong and strategic relationships at all levels within the organization to enable him work as part of a team toward delivering on his objectives.

Job Responsibilities

• Overseeing the day to day management of the business development team
• Supporting the implementation of the company’s business strategy as set by management to grow the company’s business within its geographical area of operation
• Devising strategies for driving sales growth across the business and communicating such strategies to management
• Analysing existing approaches to the development of business and making changes where appropriate.
• Setting tough but achievable sales targets for the business development managers and executives.
• Working closely with members of the team to generate new business where leadership and support may be required
• Thinking strategically and identifying new sales opportunities as the market changes.
• Recommending and implementing sales incentives to drive sales performance within the team.
• Acting as a key contact for large customer accounts.
• Forming strategic partnerships with other companies to leverage their existing networks.
• Negotiating sales contracts with customers and legal teams and ensuring contracts are appropriate for company.
• Working with appropriate internal and external resources team to create marketing materials and tools to support business development team
• Preparing and delivering engaging and relevant presentations
• Ensure proper documentation of sales research and detailed reporting on ongoing sales and business development effort.
• Monitoring customer satisfaction with existing clients to ensure service delivery.
• Constantly reviewing and advancing the company’s value proposition as it relates to solving customer bottleneck and process improvement issues.
• Associated duties as required

Job Requirements
Required Skills:

• Ability to motivate and inspire a team to achieve objectives
• Deep understanding of the Nigerian Power sector
• Strong negotiation skills
• History of strong relationships with commercial customers
• Extremely goal-oriented and passionate about achieving superior results
• Entrepreneurial and Commercial Savvy
• Strong analytical ability
• Very strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Strong leadership & influencing Skills

Person Specification:

• Education: A good bachelor's degree in any relevant course from a reputable school.

Experience:

• 10 years of Management experience, with at least 5 years in a senior business development or sales role
• 5 years’ experience in a medium to large industrial/heavy equipment manufacturing or services company
• Track record of success with evidence of progressively increasing responsibility

Additional Information:

• Will be required to travel a lot.

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Job Summary

• The Manager, Business Development will be responsible for selling the company’s services in Nigeria.
• He or she will have a history of successfully selling complex products and/or services to large Nigerian industrial customers.
• He or she will be able to recognize the opportunity, develop the appropriate technical and commercial responses, negotiate the terms and conditions and close the sale utilizing all applicable company resources including the local sales and business development representatives.
• The Manager, Business Development must create strong and strategic relationships at all levels within the organization to enable him work as part of a team toward delivering on his objectives.

Job Responsibilities

• A productive part of the business development team
• Supporting the implementation of the company’s business strategy as set by management to grow the company’s business within its geographical area of operation
• Meeting tough but achievable sales targets for the business development managers and executives.
• Working closely with members of the team to generate new business.
• Identifying new sales opportunities as the market changes.
• Acting as a key contact for customer accounts.
• Forming strategic partnerships with other companies to leverage their existing networks.
• Negotiating sales contracts with customers and legal teams and ensuring contracts are appropriate for company.
• Working with appropriate internal and external resources team to create marketing materials and tools to support business development team
• Preparing and delivering engaging and relevant presentations
• Ensure proper documentation of sales research and detailed reporting on ongoing sales and business development effort.
• Monitoring customer satisfaction with existing clients to ensure service delivery.
• Other related duties as required

Job Requirement
Required Skills:

• Ability to work within a team to achieve objectives
• Deep understanding of the Nigerian Power sector
• Strong negotiation skills
• History of strong relationships with commercial customers
• Extremely goal-oriented and passionate about achieving superior results
• Entrepreneurial and Commercial Savvy
• Strong analytical ability
• Very strong interpersonal and communication skills

Person Specification:

• Education: A good bachelor’s degree in any relevant course from a reputable school.

Experience:

• 5+ years of Management experience.
• 3+ years’ experience in a medium to large industrial/heavy equipment manufacturing or services company
• Track record of success with evidence of progressively increasing responsibility

Additional Information:

• Will be required to travel a lot.

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Key Responsibilities

• Open, sort and route incoming mail, answer correspondence and prepare outgoing email
• Provide administrative support services to the firm as requested.
• Perform miscellaneous duties as assigned by the Office Manager or Partners
• Greet visitors and perform initial screening of clients.
• Answer phone calls, take notes/messages and redirect calls when appropriate.
• Prepare documents, including legal briefs, court subpoenas, spreadsheets and other office-related letters.
• Organize and maintain electronic-filing databases
• Taking minutes of meetings.
• Typing correspondence and legal paperwork.
• Transcribing court proceedings and other recorded meetings

Job Requirements

• Minimum of one-year Confidential secretary experience.
• Candidates should be a graduate, A Master Degree is a plus.
• Candidates should have outstanding time-management and typing skills.
• Experience performing receptionist duties (i.e. answering phones, greeting and assisting visitors, sorting and routing mail, or similar).
• Experience in creating and maintaining legal case files (both paper and electronic), reviewing and formatting legal documents.

Skills:

• Listening and Communication Skills
• People/Interpersonal Skills
• Organizational Skills
• Computer Skills
• Multitasking Skills.

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Major Responsibilities

• The role of a litigation lawyer will come with active hands-on experience in cases done in various state and federal trial courts, including specialized courts, tribunals and appellate courts across Nigeria
• He /she is expected to be comfortable in the areas of constitutional, commercial, shipping and aviation, oil and gas, trade, labour and industrial disputes etc.
• Litigation is the resolution of disputes falling in the corporate and commercial sectors, such as banking transactions, civil fraud, corporate governance, asset and venture capital projects, financial services regulation, mergers and acquisitions, share capital re-organizations and professional negligence.

Key Accountabilities:

• The candidate would be part of drafting and negotiating a wide range of commercial agreements
• He /she would be actively involved in dispute resolution for companies, from both a commercial and legal perspective
• Candidate would be part of the initial case investigation/assessment
• He / she will be in charge of drafting pleas and motions on behalf of the plaintiff or defendant
• As part of his responsibilities, candidate will be part of depositions and interogations. Candidate would also draft and argue discovery-related motions including motions to compel, protective orders and summary judgment motions.
• Will consult with and advise clients; retain expert witnesses; attend pre-trial conferences and develop a trial strategy based on the facts and evidence. Will also conduct pre-trial depositions of experts and key witnesses; prepare demonstrative to be used as trial exhibits; and draft and argue pre-trial motions.
• Will collaborate with experts and clients to craft a trial theme, identify strengths and weaknesses in a case; develop persuasive arguments; prepare witnesses for testimony and draft and argue trial motions.
• The candidate will be expected to present opening and closing statements, examine and cross-examine witnesses and craft a persuasive story for the fact-finder (judge or jury) through testimony and evidence. Litigation attorneys also prepare jury instructions and conduct post-trial interviews of the jury.
• If a case is settled out of court, candidate should be able to engage in negotiations with opposing parties; participate in mediations and settlement conferences with the parties and the judge; and create settlement brochures, agreements, releases and other settlement materials.
• Candidate should be able to draft post-trial motions; identify and preserve issues for appeal; develop appellate strategies; gather evidence for the appellate record; research procedural issues; draft appellate documents; and present oral arguments before appellate courts. If the case is particularly significant or complex, litigators may retain the assistance of attorneys who specialize in appellate practice.
• Any other responsibility as assigned by the Partners.

Qualifications/Skills Required

• A Second Class Upper Degree would be acceptable but a Master's Degree is an added advantage.
• 3-8 years experience post call to bar.
• Candidate should have worked in an SAN firm consistently after NYSC.
• Candidate should have continuous experience in litigation
• Good communication skills
• Excellent mastery of oral and written English
• Candidate should be able to work under pressure
• Candidate should be able to work with no supervision
• Attention to detail is a definite requirement

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Job Description

• Legal receptionists are the gatekeepers of a law firm or legal department. They work at the front desk in the law firm lobby or waiting area, greeting clients and visitors and answering incoming calls.

Job Responsibilities
Typical legal receptionist duties include:

• Greeting clients and visitors and answering visitor inquiries
• Take detailed messages and return phone calls.
• Answering and routing incoming calls on a multi-line telephone system
• Scheduling and routing clients
• Maintaining and scheduling conference rooms
• Maintaining the waiting area, lobby or other public areas
• Serving coffee or tea to guests
• Ordering supplies
• Scanning, photocopying, faxing and filing documents
• Collecting and routing mail and hand-delivered packages
• Verifying employee identification and issuing visitor passes
• Any other tasks as may be assigned.
• May handle additional administrative duties such as billing, data entry, word processing, establishing new case files and drafting simple correspondence.
• Personal Traits
• Since legal receptionists are often a visitor’s first business contact with the firm or company, a professional appearance and polished demeanor are important. Other personal traits necessary to the job are:
• Respect for confidentiality and discretion
• Attention to detail
• Positive, upbeat attitude
• Patience in dealing with difficult visitors
• Dependability

Job Specifications/ Skills

• University Degree is a requirement.
• Since the receptionist is often the first person with whom clients and visitors interact, he or she is important to the image of the firm and must be polished, professional and articulate.
• Legal receptionists must possess excellent interpersonal and customer service skills to communicate with senior level attorneys, partners, clients, opposing counsel, court reporters, vendors, staff, and others.
• They must also have the ability to operate multi-line telephone systems and office equipment such as computers, printers, scanners, copiers and video conferencing equipment.
• Strong spelling and grammar skills are important in taking effective messages and drafting correspondence and reports.
• Familiarity with legal terms and jargon and an understanding of various office forms and legal documents is also crucial to the job.