Senior Litigation Lawyer at Ascension Legal Services (ALS)

Ascension Legal Services (ALS) is a leading Nigerian law firm with high specialization in tax and commercial dispute resolution. We provide professional legal consulting and business support services. We are focused on providing qualitative internationally acceptable based legal solutions with track records in taxation dispute resolution.

In our years of experience, ALS has developed considerable legal expertise and accumulated wealth of knowledge in various sectors of the Nigerian economy particularly taxation in the oil and gas sector.

We are seeking dynamic and result oriented candidates to join our legal team in the position below:

Job Title: Senior Litigation Lawyer

Location: Lagos
Position Type: Full Time Employment

Job Description

• Leading and supervising Tax Litigation
• Conducting legal research on issues relating to developing issues in Tax
• Drafting and analyzing legal documents and agreements
• Advocacy and solicitors work and other incidental tasks
• Drafting, reviewing and negotiating Agreements
• Advising on financing of commercial projects
• Advising on acquisition and disposal of assets
• Meeting and managing local and international clients
• Advising clients on legal/ regulatory and policy developments
• Advising on legal and regulatory issues in Projects and transactions

Qualifications
Successful candidate must be a highly skilled and suitably experienced professional in Litigation.
He / She must have:

• A university degree in Law from a reputable university.
• A minimum of Ten(10) years post-call to bar experience with flare for tax litigation services in a structured organization.
• Membership of relevant professional association such as the Nigerian Bar Association, Chartered Institute of Taxation, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (ClArb), etc.
• Must have handled cases from Tribunal to Supreme Court.
• Possession of a higher degree (LL,M/PhD) in Law will be an added advantage.
• Age Limit Not more than 35 years of age as at December2018

Desirable Skills:

• Excellent litigation skills.
• Excellent written & communication skills.
• High integrity and moral standard.
• Ability to manage multiple responsibilities.
• Strong interpersonal and collaborative skills, as well as the ability to take initiative when needed.
• Proficiency in the use of technology to aid performance.

Application Closing Date
30th April, 2018.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Application and CV in Microsoft Word or PDF format using their first & last name as the file name to: [email protected] quoting "Litigation Lawyer" as the subject of their mail

Note: Candidates whose applications do not follow the above format will not  be considered, Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.