Litigation Counsel Job in a Leading Legal Practitioners and Arbitrators in Lagos

Stresert Services Limited – One of the leading Legal Practitioners and
Arbitrators in the Nigerian legal sector, is looking to fill the
position below:

Job Title: Litigation Counsel

Location: Lagos

Job Summary
To contribute to the smooth and efficient conduct of litigation and
outside counsel including coordinating and directing case strategy,
discovery, drafting/editing pleadings and interviewing and preparing
witnesses and negotiations.

Description of Duties

• Attending Defendants’ applications to set aside Judgments and suspended Warrants of Possession.
• Responsible for maintaining the central register of Judgments
  and Charging Orders and dealing with related enquiries, applications and
  cancellations.
• Responsible for the preparation of documentation and conduct of
  emergency injunction proceedings on behalf of the Local Authority in
  accordance with any relevant legislation.
• Dealing with any matters concerning the enforcement of judgments.
• Clarifying with client officers any difficult areas and dealing
  with and responding to any defences and/or counter claims lodged.
• Drafting summonses, complaints and indictments in connection with prosecutions by the Council
• Attending the Court and other Tribunals and advocating on behalf of the Council in litigation actions.
• Providing litigation support to the solicitors in the Litigation
  Team, including without limitation, preparing witness statements,
  dealing with discovery and attending court with Counsel.
• All administrative tasks required for the post.
• Drafting applications to the Courts and having conduct of the case through to judgment being obtained.
• Negotiating and drafting Consent Orders, directions with the
  Defendants (or their representatives) and presenting such documentation
  before the Court as required.
• Attending possession action hearings, negotiating with
  representatives and preparing and advising of witnesses prior to
  hearings.
• Deal with enquiries from solicitors and other external agencies and advice the client of the next step accordingly.
• Any other duties relevant for the work of the Section as determined by the post holder’s line manager.

Desired Skills

• Candidate must be a graduate of Law with minimum of 7 – 8 years at the Bar
• Active litigation Arbitration experience
• The candidate needs to be able to work with a variety of people
  and have coping skills to handle difficult personalities, ranging from
  co-workers to clients.
• The litigation applicant must have knowledge of the court systems and how they work.
• Experience working in drafting motions, briefs and preparing for trials is necessary.
• Ability to work well under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Ability to write, and speak English fluently
• The ideal candidate must be organized and pay attention to detail. Small errors or omissions can lose or derail a case.
• Excellent writing skills with little or no review needed.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should forward their CV’s to: mgtpositions@stresert.com using Litigation as the subject of your application

Note: Experienced candidates will be invited for interviews

Deadline  15th February, 2016.