Corporate & Commercial Lawyer

Responsibilities:

Draft, review, and negotiate commercial agreements, transaction documents, board/shareholder documentation and corporate correspondence. Support corporate structuring, regulatory advisory, due diligence, company secretarial and transaction execution work. Conduct focused legal research and convert findings into practical advice for clients and supervising lawyers. Manage assigned workstreams and deadlines; identify and flag issues early. Work effectively through the firm's review and quality-control process and support junior associates where appropriate. Maintain accurate matter records, filing discipline and clear written updates. Develop confidence in client communication and support relationship-management/business-development activity where appropriate.

Requirements:

3-5 years' post-qualification or equivalent relevant legal experience. Strong grounding in Nigerian corporate and commercial law and familiarity with regulated transactions. Excellent legal drafting, research, and written communication skills. Ability to manage several matters and deadlines with limited day-to-day prompting. Good judgment, attention to detail, professional discipline and willingness to receive and implement feedback. Commercial awareness and ability to understand the client's objective, not only the legal issue.