General Counsel at a World Class Law and Legal Services Firm

A law firm with a mission of establishing itself as a leading and world class law and legal services firm in Nigeria is seeking to recruit enterprising individuals to fill an immediate opening as part of the firm's on-going growth. The candidate is expected to be based in Abuja and have international work experience and or have worked in an international organisation. We also invite applications outside of this immediate opening for upcoming and future opportunities.

We are recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: General Counsel

Ref. Code: TLR 001
Location: Nigeria

Job Description

• To serve as key legal advisor to the firm on all aspects of the business on major business transactions, including acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures and partnerships.

Key Responsibilities

• Advises on legal aspects of the firm s financing, including assessing and advising on current and future business structures and legal entities.
• Carries out final reviews of legal advice, drafts and negotiation of a wide range of commercial agreements and contracts.
• Counsels the Managing Partner and other senior management with respect to the legal implications of the Firm's major decisions, strategies and transactions.
• Serves as a key advisor to the Managing Partner on issues of Firm governance, risk management, Firm growth, policy implementation, internal and external communications relating to sensitive matters, strategic planning, execution, and special projects
• Ensures the dissemination of information to all relevant departments within the firm of all legal and regulatory compliance issues affecting the firm

Requirements

• Bachelor of Law degree (LLB) with a 2.1 minimum rating
• Law School Certificate, 2.1 minimum rating
• Masters Degree in Law (LLM)
• Minimum of 7 (seven) years experience in a law firm that specializes in both litigation and corporate/commercial law practice
• Experience, in Litigation, mediation and other Alternative means of Dispute Resolution Aged 35 years and above.

Application Closing Date
28th August, 2015.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV's to: [email protected] with the job reference code as subject.

Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. All other CV's should be sent using the reference code TLR 006.