Latest Vacancy in an Integrated Oil and Gas Firm for Legal Associate

Willers Solutions Limited – Our client, an integrated Oil and Gas firm is recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Senior Legal Associate

Location: Lagos

Job Description

• Oversee and manage product liability litigation caseload and other cases of company-wide significance
• Offer advice on the law, legal procedures and a wide range of associated issues.
• Attend and represent the firm at client meetings.
• Draw up contracts and other legal documents.
• Research documents and case history to ensure accuracy of advice and procedures.
• Represent clients in Courts where required.
• Work and behave in a professional manner and to the highest standards of the profession.
• Maintain high standards of professional conduct while generating adequate practice income, ensuring that the fees earned sufficiently exceed total costs and expenses incurred.
• Carry out duties given by the partners faithfully and diligently and follow all reasonable instructions.
• Participate in the growth and development of the firm.
• Develop and execute litigation strategy, manage discovery obligations, manage outside counsel, determine proper case disposition, and monitor litigation budgets expenses.
• Evaluate and manage pre-litigation disputes.
• Advise business units concerning various matters, including product warnings, product use instructions, and risk mitigation strategies.
• Lead or participate in significant internal investigations.
• Strategic and commercially aware and be fully familiar with the firm’s current business strategy.
• Technically sound across a sufficiently wide area to work without significant supervision.
• Develop and maintain good client relationship skills, gaining clients’ confidence and that of other professionals.
• Provide high quality legal service to all clients.
• Treat all information about the firm and its client and their business as wholly confidential
• Keep up to date with changes in the law.

Requirements

• A minimum of LL.B, BL and LL.M .
• Higher qualification will be an added advantage
• Candidate must be a team player, self-motivated and must be proficient in the use of IT Software.
• Must be capable of providing support in the planning and execution of company projects.
• A minimum of fifteen 10 years post NYSC experience in an E&P company with a track record of International and Local Oil & Gas law.
• The ideal candidate must be a seasoned and consummate Lawyer who has gathered experience from different chambers with in-depth knowledge, experience and hand-on in international and Local Oil & Gas contract drafting, vetting, agreements, litigation and arbitration proceeding in an E&P company. He or she must be able to lead, handle and deliver concurrent contracts on the job.

Deadline: 15th July, 2019.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV in MS Word Format to: jobs@willerssolutions.com using “Senior Legal Associate” as the subject of the mail.

Note: Only qualified candidates would be shortlisted.