IP Paralegal (Non-Lawyer) at a Tier 1 Law Firm

A Tier 1 Law Firm is currently recruiting suitable candidates to fill the position below:

Job Title: IP Paralegal (Non-Lawyer)

Location: Ikoyi, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Description

• Corporate Paralegal assists lawyers in preparing and organizing various legal documents for upcoming cases and trials.
• Your main duties include preparing affidavits and correspondence, discussing case details with lawyers and clients and organizing different files for different legal proceedings.

Responsibilities

• Summarizing cases and preparing reports for lawyers
• Conducting research, investigating facts and developing legal arguments
• Drafting legal documents such as contracts, depositions and pleadings
• Preparing and filing documents with courts
• Drafting and delivering supporting corporate documents to be used for bids, treasury requirements, intellectual property and other company operational needs
• Overseeing the maintenance of the regional legal entity data in the database
• Organizing and archiving the documents related to completed and ongoing cases
• Keeping track of changes in legal framework and providing timely updates on these changes
• Provide day-to-day legal support on various Compliance topics.
• Coordinating and drafting of corporate governance matters for designated.
• Ensuring all legal entities in scope are compliant with applicable laws and internal governance standards
• Preparing and sending out correspondences to clients (email, surface mail and courier)
• Following-up at the Registry on matters relating to publication of Trademarks Journal and ancillary matters
• Operate the in-house IP management system
• Rendering such non-legal services as may be required by the team from time to time

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree with experience in a law firm or legal department.
• 2 - 4 years IP Paralegal Experience with accounting skill is a must.
• Solid legal expertise gained at a law firm or a multinational corporation.
• Be able demonstrate experience performing legal research, analyzing and recommending solutions to issues of legal entity governance.
• Be able to lead initiatives of moderate scope and impact.
• Be a Team player, proactive attitude, flexible to meet tight deadlines and able to perform well under pressure
• Display excellent written and verbal skills for communicating complex legal content to a range of audiences in English
• Show the ability to work independently in an ethical and compliant manner

Application Closing Date
15th December, 2021.