Associate Solicitor

Responsibilities:

Legal Practice and Case Management:

• Receive instructions for new work and organise assigned matters.
• Conduct document review and fact-finding.
• Carry out thorough legal research and prepare cases, including drafting court processes and other legal documents.
• Prepare for trials, engage in courtroom advocacy, and handle appellate practice including drafting notices and grounds of appeal, motions, and compiling records of appeal.
• Draft persuasive and well-researched written addresses and briefs of argument in courts of first instance and on appeal.
• Conduct criminal litigation.

Client Engagement and Communication:

• Communicate with clients daily (in writing, orally, and in face-to-face meetings).
• Supervise paralegals and junior lawyers.
• Manage time effectively, plan weekly activities, and ensure efficient delivery of assigned matters.
• Cross-sell and up-sell firm services.
• Develop and publish articles on legal topics.

Corporate and Commercial Services:

• Plan and execute assigned projects for timely results.
• Negotiate with clients and third parties.
• Review and draft commercial agreements.
• Incorporate companies using the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) portal.
• File changes to corporate entities, attend board meetings, and act as Company Secretary.
• Provide legal advice and opinions in the areas of Disputes and ADR, Corporate Governance, Contracts, Real Property, Intellectual Property, Banking/Finance, and Taxation.

Private Client Services:

• Draft wills and apply for probate and letters of administration.
• Liaise with officials of various registries and government departments, including: Court of Appeal, Federal and State High Courts, National Industrial Court, Probate Registries, and Land Registries

Requirements:

• A Second-Class Honours (Upper Division) in Law from a recognised university and/or the Nigerian Law School (minimum of Second-Class Honours in either).
• A Master’s degree and/or qualification as a Chartered Secretary, Chartered Tax Practitioner, or Associate of the Business Recovery and Insolvency Practitioners Association of Nigeria will be an advantage.
• Minimum of three (3) consecutive years of litigation experience.
• Strong attention to detail and commercial awareness.
• Excellent command of English, with strong writing and speaking ability.
• Meticulous, well-organised, and a rigorous thinker.
• Thorough legal researcher with an appreciation of risks in various contexts.
• Leadership ability and teamwork skills.
• Strategic and forward-thinking mindset.
• Promptness, time-consciousness, client care, efficiency, and financial discipline.

Other Requirements:

• On-site work only.
• Professional dress and appearance in line with the standards of the Nigerian legal profession are mandatory.

Remuneration: NGN 230,000 - 300,000