A leading commercial Law Firm with Offices in Lagos State, is seeking to employ the services of exceptional lawyers to fill the vacant position below:
Job Title: Associate, Corporate Commercial Officer
Location: Lagos
Role Descriptions
- Preparation of legal opinions generally
- Conducting Due Diligences
- Providing Regulatory Compliance Assistance to clients
- Drafting and review of Commercial Contracts
- Providing legal/advisory services relating to Probate
- Registration of title to property at the various lands registries as well as charges over moveable and immoveable assets at the Corporate Affairs Commission
- Providing Company Secretarial Services to Clients.
Requirements
- Candidates for this role must be excellent draftsmen with 3-5 years active post-call experience in commercial law and regulatory compliance.
- The candidate must have graduated with at least a 2nd Class Upper from either a reputable University or the Nigerian Law School but preferably from both.
Skills and Competencies:
- Good knowledge of substantive law.
- Good working relationship with relevant government bodies and regulatory agencies; SEC, CAC, NIPC, Trademarks Registry NAFDAC, SON, NIMASA, Land Registries, etc
- Good working knowledge of Corporate Finance
- Excellent drafting skills
- Good knowledge of extant laws and regulations relating to banking, finance, real estate, investments, employment, intellectual property and company law.
- Excellent Communication skills: oral and written.
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Excellent presentation skills
- Analytical skills
- A good eye for details
- Ability to work under pressure and meet timelines.
- Membership of ICSAN will be an added advantage.
Application Closing Date
29th June, 2017.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates who believe they are go-getters and meet the above criteria should send in their application together with their detailed Resumé/CV's and scanned copies of their relevant certificates to:
[email protected]
Note: The subject of the email should be "Associate, Corporate Commercial".