Lawyer Job at Bradfield Consulting Limited

Bradfield Consulting Limited - Our client is a fully registered private limited liability company with several subsidiaries in building, warehousing, letting, sales, and development of estates, construction, property investment, maintenance, and cold storage.

We are recruiting to fill the position of: 

Job Position: Lawyer
Job Location: Lagos
Job Type: Full-time
Sector: Legal
Reports to: Senior Partners

Job Description

• Advise clients concerning business transactions, claim liability, the advisability of prosecuting or defending lawsuits, or legal rights and obligations.
• Interpret laws, rulings, and regulations for individuals and businesses.
• Analyze the probable outcomes of cases, using knowledge of legal precedents.
• Present and summarize cases to judges and juries.
• Evaluate findings, develop strategies and arguments in preparation for presentation of cases.
• Gather evidence to formulate defense or to initiate legal actions, by such means as interviewing clients and witnesses to ascertain the facts of a case.
• Examine legal data to determine advisability of defending or prosecuting a lawsuit.
• Prepare and draft legal documents, such as wills, deeds, patent applications, mortgages, leases, and contracts.
• Prepare legal briefs and opinions, and file appeals in state and federal courts of appeal.
• Negotiate settlements of civil disputes.
• Confer with colleagues with specialties in appropriate areas of legal issues to establish and verify bases for legal proceedings.
• Search for and examine public and other legal records to write opinions or establish ownership.
• Perform administrative and management functions related to the practice of law.
• Act as agent, trustee, guardian, or executor for businesses or individuals.
• Probate wills and represent and advise executors and administrators of estates.

Qualifications
Academic Requirements:

• An outstanding academic background and a minimum of an LLB Degree from a highly recognized university.

Required Years’ of Experience:

• Minimum of 3 -5 years post call-to-bar experience in a similar role.

Skill & Proficiency
The incumbent must demonstrate:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Team building skills
• Analytical and problem-solving skills
• Decision-making skills
• Communications skills
• Attention to detail and high level of accuracy
• Effective organizational skills
• I.T Savvy i.e proficient in the use of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook

Remuneration
Attractive.