Legal Associate at Swift Consulting Limited

Swift Consulting Limited is a unique business support organisation rendering support services to our esteemed clients across different sectors of the economy. Our services range from HR Consulting, Facility Management, Health Insurance brokerage, Education Consulting etc. Our target is to bring our wealth of experience to fast track companies operations in such a way that productivity increases. In us, you get direct access to a team of experienced professionals for expert business support.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Legal Associate

Location: Alausa - Ikeja, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Description

• Researching and analyzing the law on complex issues and writing briefs for submission to a supervising lawyer in the firm
• Analyzing and summarizing complicated legal documents, including contracts, and suggesting alterations to those documents
• Performing discovery of various electronically stored data and hard copies of information in preparation for litigation
• Performing due diligence in legal matters concerning contracts, agreements, and mergers and acquisitions
• Active participation in clients’ meetings and recommend ways to deal with client issues
• Prepare for trials, hearings and participate in legal proceedings.
• Study and identify the laws applicable to cases
• Assist in the preparation and drafting of various legal arguments, drafts, and other relevant legal material and reports.
• Carry out all administrative duties which include maintaining, updating and keeping records of clients’ legal documents.

Job Specification

• A Bachelor of Law Degree (LLB) from a reputable university.
• 1 - 2 years post call-to-bar experience.

Requirements:

• Ability to comprehend complex matters and identify the laws that are applicable to them
• Demonstrate exceptional organizational and time management skills
• Self-motivated and hardworking toward personal and professional growth.
• Excellent negotiation skills and attention to detail.
• In depth knowledge of legal procedures and current developments
• Proficiency in the use of Microsoft office suite
• Excellent communication skills.

Application Closing Date
11th November, 2022.

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