Senior Litigation Lawyer at Eclat Human Resources Consulting Limited

Eclat Human Resources Consulting Limited is a progressive Human Resource Management Firm with its Headquarters in Abuja, Nigeria. We are a team of professionals from various field of study who have come together to build ECLAT HUMAN RESOURCE CONSULTING serving clients across the nation.

We are recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: Senior Litigation Lawyer

Location: Abuja

Overview

• Experienced Litigation lawyer will be responsible for the coordination of all the details before, during and after trial.
• The successful candidate will be able to oversee and coordinate all phases of the litigation process including conducting interviews, legal research, document filing and attending trials..

Responsibilities

• Advise clients in business transactions, claim liability, advisability of prosecuting or defending lawsuits or legal rights and obligations.
• Drawing up contracts and other legal documents.
• Represent clients in court or before government agencies, present and summarize cases to judges and juries.
• Draft pleadings, motions and appellate documents and file them with the court.
• Perform administrative duties (calendar hearings and deadlines, organise case files, manage logistics etc).
• Conduct pre-claim investigation, legal research and initial case assessments.
• Liaising with other legal professionals such as solicitors.
• Explaining the law and giving general legal advice.
• Settling disputes and supervising any agreements.
• Representing clients and putting forward a case in their defense in court.
• Cross-examining witnesses, studying evidence and drawing conclusions.
• Negotiating settlements between the client and other parties.
• Carrying out various duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Requirements

• Previous relevant experience as a Litigation Lawyer or similar position
• Minimum of 7 years post call experience.
• Applicable knowledge of motions, discovery, evidence, litigation documentation, court rules and procedures, practices etc.
• Adept at communicating with people of diverse ethnic and social backgrounds.
• Highly organised with ability to juggle multiple deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Value mentality.
• Ability to lead, teach and transfer knowledge.
• Strong writing and communication skills along with attention to detail
• In depth understanding of law
• Bachelor of Law (minimum of Second-class Upper Division)
• Law school graduate (minimum of Second-class Upper Division)

Required Skills:

• Good time-management skills
• Ability to multi-task
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Critical-thinker and problem-solver
• Computer skills
• Strong leadership ability
• Strong presentation and advocacy skills.
• Excellent negotiation skills
• Keen attention to details.

Application Closing Date
31st July, 2020.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Applications to: [email protected] using the Job Title as subject of the email.