Senior Legal Associate (Litigation)

Law, Legal

Full Time


Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

  • Oversight responsibility in handling of related litigation matters for the firm.
  • Ensuring client relationships are effectively managed.
  • Overseeing compliance in respect of statutory filings of clients matters.
  • General corporate and commercial law practice.
  • Preparation and vetting of court processes.
  • Management of court cases.
  • Negotiating, drafting and reviewing legal agreements and other documentation for the firm.
  • Conducting legal due diligence on counter-party to transactions involving the firm.
  • Researching legal issues relating to transactions.
  • Providing legal opinions on issues that may arise in connection with the transactions.
  • Providing general legal advice on transactions

Key Requirements:

  • Minimum of 7 years post call experience (with a good grasp of litigation).
  • Minimum of Second Class Upper Division from a recognized university and Nigeria Law School.
  • Articulate and creative.
  • Self motivated
  • Strong desire for research.
  • Ability to see through objections and provide plausible counter arguments
  • Team player and leader.
  • Ability to take ownership of the role and work with minimum supervision.
  • Must be keen to innovate and be successful at formulating and implementing strategies and plans.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills.
  • Attention to detail.
  • Ability to multitask.
  • Ability to keep confidentiality in respect of all matters handled.

Method of Application

Interested and qualified candidates should send their most up-to-date Curriculum Vitae (CV) to: [email protected] 


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