Litigation Counsel at Stresert Services Limited

Stresert Services Limited - One of the leading legal practitioners and arbitrators in the Nigerian legal sector is looking to hire a Senior Litigation Counsel immediately.

Job Title: Litigation Counsel 

Location: Lagos

Job Summary:
To contribute to the smooth and efficient conduct of litigation and outside counsel including coordinating and directing case strategy, discovery, drafting/editing pleadings and interviewing and preparing witnesses and negotiations.

Description of Duties:

• All administrative tasks required for the post.
• Drafting applications to the Courts and having conduct of the case through to judgment being obtained.
• Dealing with any matters concerning the enforcement of judgments.
• Clarifying with client officers any difficult areas and dealing with and responding to any defences and/or counter claims lodged.
• Drafting summonses, complaints and indictments in connection with prosecutions by the Council
• Attending the Court and other Tribunals and advocating on behalf of the Council in litigation actions.
• Providing litigation support to the solicitors in the Litigation Team, including without limitation, preparing witness statements, dealing with discovery and attending court with Counsel.
• Deal with enquiries from solicitors and other external agencies and advice the client of the next step accordingly.
• Negotiating and drafting Consent Orders, directions with the Defendants (or their representatives) and presenting such documentation before the Court as required.
• Attending possession action hearings, negotiating with representatives and preparing and advising of witnesses prior to hearings.
• Attending Defendants’ applications to set aside Judgments and suspended Warrants of Possession.
• Responsible for maintaining the central register of Judgments and Charging Orders and dealing with related enquiries, applications and cancellations.
• Responsible for the preparation of documentation and conduct of emergency injunction proceedings on behalf of the Local Authority in accordance with any relevant legislation.
• Any other duties relevant for the work of the Section as determined by the post holder’s line manager.

Desired Skills:

• Candidate must be a graduate of Law with minimum of 8 - 10 years at the Bar
• Active litigation Arbitration experience
• Ability to work well under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Ability to write, and speak English fluently
• The ideal candidate must be organized and pay attention to detail. Small errors or omissions can lose or derail a case.
• Excellent writing skills with little or no review needed.
• The candidate needs to be able to work with a variety of people and have coping skills to handle difficult personalities, ranging from co-workers to clients.
• The litigation applicant must have knowledge of the court systems and how they work.
• Experience working in drafting motions, briefs and preparing for trials is necessary.

Application Closing Date
31st July, 2014.

Method of Application:
Qualified candidates should please forward CVs to: [email protected] using ‘LITIGATION’ as the subject of your application.

Only experienced and qualified candidates will be shortlisted and invited for interviews.