Legal Counsel at Access to Justice

Access to Justice (A2Justice) welcomes reforms to procedures and guidelines for appointing superior court Judges in Nigeria made by the National Judicial Council (NJC) recently. The reforms seek to plug serious lapses in the former judicial appointments/elevation guidelines that made those guidelines too feeble and ineffective in achieving its aims.

We are recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: Legal Counsel

Location: Lagos

Job Description

• The Organization is seeking an exceptional candidate to fill an existing vacancy for the under-listed position. The position is based in the organization's office in Lagos.
• Counsel in its Legal Access Programme.

Core Skills and Responsibilities

• The candidate should be able to, and have a hands-on experience in conducting litigation in trial and appellate courts.
• He or she must demonstrate strong advocacy/litigation skills and must have practiced before the High courts National Industrial Court and the Court of Appeal.
• S/he will provide legal advisory services to clients, prepare depositions of both expert and other witnesses, and argue applications.
• In addition to practicing law and litigating cases in a variety of practice areas, s/he must have particularly conducted litigation to enforce fundamental rights and have strong knowledge of procedural rules for remedying infringements of human rights.
• Be very knowledgeable in international and regional human rights law and how they apply to Nigeria.
• Possess extraordinary strategic forensic skills, and be adept in using a variety of available and strategic procedures to advance client’s causes.

Requirements

• 1st Degree in Law, Must also be called to the Nigerian Bar;
• NYSC certificate or a certificate of waiver.
• At least five (4) years post call experience is essential.
• Must have excellent research, drafting, writing and communication skills.
• Ability to lead a litigation team.
• Ability to work with very minimal or no supervision.
• Able to meet set targets under pressure.

Remuneration
N1, 080,000 per annum (additional remuneration is contingent on specific outcomes which will be discussed with the candidate).

Application Closing Date
15th April, 2015.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates who meet the above criteria should send in an application by e-mail attaching cover letters, CV's and scanned copies of their relevant certificates to: [email protected]