Legal Associate at WFO Roedl & Partner

Employment Nigeria 05-Oct-2018 LAGOS , Legal

WFO Roedl & Partner is a brand under which WFO Roedl & Partner LP (Chartered Accountants), WFO Roedl & Partner Advisors Limited and WFO Roedl & Partner Corporate Services Limited serve clients’ business needs. Though separate and independent legal entities, the two firms work together to provide accounting and business advisory services to ambitious owner-managed businesses, large corporations and not-for-profit organizations.

Based on business growth and client demands, WFO Roedl & Partner seeks to recruit the services of:

Job Title: Legal Associate

Location: Lagos

Job Summary

We are looking for a practicing legal professional with 4-7 years' experience in legal advisory, company secretarial, employment and immigration services.
The candidate must be a focused, efficient, result-oriented individual with strong leadership personality and communication skills.
He/She will be expected to directly lead large and medium sized company secretarial engagements.

Responsibilities

Filing of returns and the updating of corporate records of the entities at the appropriate registry.
Assisting with Corporate Secretarial duties and ensuring maintenance of statutory books and records.
Incorporation and management of corporate affairs of new companies being set up.
Provide legal guidance at meetings and oversee compliance in the areas of Commercial Law.
Review briefs and draft and perfect Company agreements.
Provide Internal Legal guidance and counseling services.
Develop Legal commentaries on appraisal of agreements.
Identify legal implications of transactions.
Conduct Research and Legal inquiries.
Advise on effects of and compliance with legislation.
Provide market entry advisory services to incoming clients.

Qualifications and Requirements

Must possess a minimum of Bachelor of Law (LL.B) (Second Class degree) from a reputable university and fulfilled the requisite call to bar.
Must possess 4-7 years’ (post call to bar) experience in corporate practice with in-depth knowledge and experience in corporate governance, company secretarial and compliance services, employment & immigration law.
Must possess student membership of ICSA.
Must possess good communication and presentation skills
Must be disciplined in delivering tasks within deadlines.
Must possess good client management skills.
Must possess good research skills and experience in preparing legal briefs.
Must be able to work using own initiative and perform tasks with minimal supervision.

The candidates must have comprehensive knowledge and experience in the following:

Corporate Governance
Compliance
Company Secretarial Practices
Working with regulators
Trademark registration
Immigration and Employment Law

Application Closing Date
5th October, 2018.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV's and Covering Letter to: recruitment@wforoedl.com stating “Legal Associate” as the subject title of the mail.

Note: Only candidates who meet the requirement will be contacted.

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