Associate Job at Oyewole & Adesina

Oyewole & Adesina is a law firm in Nigeria with proficiency in dispute resolution, corporate and commercial law, real estate, finance, energy, labour and employment, shipping, admiralty and maritime and intellectual property law.

Oyewole & Adesina is strategically placed to offer quality and first-class cost-efficient legal services to clients across the major economic hubs and sectors of Nigeria. We have built a reputation for understanding our clients’ peculiar business issues and challenges, and then proffering a legal and business-savvy solution.

We are recruiting suitably qualified candidates to fill the position below:

Job Position: Associate

Job Location: Yaba, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Summary

• Candidates will foster and maintain positive working relationships with other members of the Dispute Resolution & Litigation team and outside counsel; work collaboratively with internal clients and legal and compliance colleagues throughout the region; and share your knowledge by providing trainings.

Job Responsibilities & Competencies

• Identify, develop and implement effective and cost-efficient strategies to obtain optimal outcomes in each case;
• Effectively manage outside counsel relationships and control costs and external spend;
• Implement effective early case assessment procedures;
• Implement effective case management systems and advanced dashboards for reporting on litigation matters for a wide range of interested stakeholders;
• Partner effectively with business leaders to obtain maximum results balanced with sensitivity towards business disruption and impairment of key customer and supplier relationships;
• Apply strong social and communication skills, and be able to build a network of trusting relationships with management and employees with various backgrounds and different styles;
• Be able to develop a good understanding of the technologies, the technological trends and developments within Nokia and their legal implications;
• Proactively identify and solve the most complex problems and think beyond existing solutions to create sustainable competitive advantage;
• Provide training to and share knowledge with other members of the L&C team and internal clients;
• Represent the company in cooperation with Corporate Affairs and other stakeholders in relevant external forums, such as government authorities, on legal, policy and regulatory as well as similar topics.

Qualifications

• Candidates should possess a Bachelor Degree with 3 - 5 years work experience.

Salary
N100,000 -120,000 monthly.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: info@dwightpatterson.co.uk using the "Job Title" as the subject of the email.