Legal Officers at a Highly Reputable Capital Market Services Company

A dynamic and highly reputable Capital Market Services company located in Lagos State, is currently seeking to hire a competent, hardworking and experienced candidate to fill the position below:

Job Title: Legal Officer

Location: Lagos

Job Descriptions

• Candidate must be versed in court room advocacy, arbitration, negotiation and other dispute resolution methods and also general Commercial law practice.
• He or she must be fluent in both written and spoken English.

On the job, the individual's responsibilities shall include amongst other duties:

• To direct, manage and monitor the company's portfolio of law suits and liaise with external legal counsel;
• To review Contracts, Agreements and legal documents of the Company to determine potential legal risks that could result in law suits and advise on approach to take in addressing these risks;
• To provide legal advisory support to all business units including analysis and interpretation of issues and trends relating to the business.

Requirements

• Candidate must be a qualified Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria with at least 9 years' post call experience; most of which should been earned practicing as a Litigator with a reputable Commercial Law Firm or as part of an in-house Legal Team of a reputable Company.

Other requirements of Candidate should include:

• Strong analytical and problem solving skills;
• Attention to detail;
• Sound understanding of Capital Markets & general Commercial Law and Advocacy practice;
• Good track record of handling suits especially Capital Market related matters and general Commercial Litigation;
• Excellent communication skills including written and interpersonal;
• Good planning and Organizational skills;
• Computer skills including proficiency in Microsoft Suite, knowledge and experience of administrative procedures including preparation, review and filing of Court processes;
• Strong Leadership and managerial Skills.

Application Closing Date
15th September, 2016.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their updated CV's to: [email protected]

Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.