Senior Associate at HR-EX Consulting – Apply Now

Job Description

• We are looking for a competent and confident legal professional to join its growing team as a Senior Associate.

Responsibilities

• Drafting and negotiating contracts
• Advising on business structuring, mergers, and acquisitions as well as due diligence
• Advising on the wide spectrum of commercial law activities including competition, intellectual property, company formation, MSME support, local market entry, etc.
• Demonstrating good knowledge of the Nigerian Capital Market and applying this knowledge by generating beneficial ideas for clients and thinking strategically around the capital needs of clients.
• Building and managing client relationships on a day-to-day basis
• Delivering presentations and advice to clients
• Representing the firm in different professional fora.

Educational Qualifications and Work Experience

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Law.
• Possession of a postgraduate qualification (i.e., LLM) is an added advantage.
• Minimum of 8 years post-call with cognate experience in the described areas of practice

Applicant’s desired qualities:

• Ability to work well in a team as well as independently
• Commercial awareness and acumen
• Excellent drafting skills and attention to detail.
• Commerciality and demonstrable business development experience
• Excellent written communication and drafting skills
• Initiative and proactivity
• Ability to develop strong relationships with clients and to take responsibility for the relationships
• Committed to a process of continual improvement
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to juggle conflicting priorities.