Our client, a leading organisation in the business and practice of Law is seeking to fill the role of a Senior Associate, Business Regulatory Advisory Unit.
The ideal candidates must have extensive experience in Real Estate & Construction, Employment & Labour Relations, Commercial Contracts and Contract Administration, Legal Advisory and Tax Advisory
Job Description
- Supervising members of the team and taking responsibility for team growth and development
- Conducting effective legal research and Preparation of Legal advisory with minimal Supervision
- Providing company secretarial services to assigned clients and providing effective support to team leads
- Interfacing with regulators and stakeholder engagements on behalf of clients
- Assigning client portfolio management with minimal supervision
- Advising and dealing with compliance matters
- Coordinating the preparation and issuance of debit notes
- Managing and supervising other associates within the team
- Preparing proposals and capability statements
- Supporting business strategy and innovations
- Good knowledge of practices and applications in Merger and Acquisition, Capital Markets Dispute resolution, and all aspects of Corporate Law
- Person Specification
- Minimum of an LLB, BL, (LLM would be an added advantage)
- Minimum of 9 years of commercial/corporate post-call experience either in-house or in a law firm
- Commercial awareness
- Good analytical/problem-solving skills
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Business development skills
- Adaptability
- Litigation experience will be an advantage
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Our client, a full service law firm is seeking to fill the role of an Intellectual Property Lawyer who will be responsible for providing legal advice on our business matters, such as patents, contracts, labor agreements, regulatory measures, taxation, and intellectual property rights.
The ideal candidate will be responsible for researching cases, drafting contracts, developing diverse corporate procedures, managing budgets, ensuring regulatory compliance, drafting codes of conduct, litigating course cases, and facilitating corporate mergers.
The ideal ccandidate will be a lawyer with core experience in business administration and operations.
Summarized Job Description:
- Negotiate and resolve patent, trademark, copyright, and trade secret non-litigation disputes.
- Manage trademark opposition matters.
- Manage patent clearance and brand expansion activities, including by working closely with internal and external IP professionals to determine trademark and patent filing strategies.
- Provide legal advice to company departments, subsidiaries, and affiliates.
- Communicate with and direct outside contacts, including outside counsel and consultants, on intellectual property matters.
- Coordinate and communicate efficiently and effectively with the attorneys, legal analysts, litigation assistants and other support staff professionals to ensure all deadlines are met in a timely manner.
- Support attorneys and other case team members in IP cases from the pre-suit investigation through trial phases.
- Provide subject matter expertise and guidance to the various Legal Resources attorneys regarding the handling of transactions, disputes and other legal matters involving intellectual property and including assistance with product claims.
- Assists with or assumes responsibility for other legal projects as assigned.
Person Specification:
- Minimum of a BL/ LLB
- 8-13 years post call experience.
- Working knowledge of intellectual property laws with a focus on patent, trademark, and copyright law.
- Advanced level of computer literacy.
- Experience with multiple domains of IP practice (e.g., more than one of asset development, risk mitigation, data and analytics, portfolio management, licensing, transactional due diligence, patent and non-patent IP assets/risks).
- Ability to attract, maintain and retain clients.
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Our client, a leading organisation in the business and practice of Law is seeking to fill the role of a Senior Associate, Immigration and Private Client Service.
The ideal candidate must possess business development experience, especially within Immigration, Investment Migration, and have a strong legal and working knowledge of global CBI and RBI programs in Canada, Europe, UK, USA, etc.,
Job Description
- Liaise with different Government Agencies in obtaining entry visas, corporate and individual permits/licenses for clients.
- Advisor to clients on business opportunities within their countries of interest and other countries, where necessary and help in obtaining same.
- Advise clients on different investment programs within their countries of interest and how to access same.
- Provide strategic, consultative, and transactional support to clients and their families/dependents for the delivery of compliant individual immigration services and matters pertaining to clients emanating from Africa.
- Develop business opportunities throughout Nigeria for the sole purpose of providing bespoke global residence and citizenship solutions for clients and their advisors pursuing investor and entrepreneurial migration programs.
- Undertake advanced research
- Draw up business plans for the Practice Area and follow through to provide results
Person Specification
- Minimum of LLB, BL
- Minimum of 8 years post-call experience either in-house or in a law firm
- Good interpersonal skills
- Excellent written and oral communication.
- Strong interactive relationship with Government agencies such as NIS FMI, NCDMB and foreign missions in Nigeria
- Good understanding of the classes, requirements, and procedures for obtaining entry visas to Nigeria
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