Total Nigeria recruiting for permanent experienced positions

LEGAL COUNSEL - LITIGATION

Job Type :

Company : Tepng
Contract : permanent position
Branch : Exploration Production
Location : Nigeria - Nigeria
Interviews will
take place in : Port Harcourt
Starting date : As soon as possible
Salary : According to profile and experience

Job description :

The successful candidate will amongst other duties be required to:

• Provide the company with legal guidance and advice in all its transactions and dealings with third parties.
• Ensure that the companies are in statutory compliance with the regulations and laws governing companies.
• Minimise losses to the company by ensuring that the facts setting out the company’s claim or defence in all matters involving the company are professionally and correctly set out in such a way as to highlight the legal claim or defence of the company.
• Follow up closely and liaise with external counsel on all litigation matters affecting the companies.
• Review facts received from the client departments and articulate same for the preparation of the defence of the company against litigation pending in court.
• Receive all court summons/processes and represent the company in court in all matters involving the company, including in appropriate cases, testifying on behalf of the company.
• Prepare and circulate a monthly update of status of all litigation involving the company
• Ensure the timely provision of all documents and witnesses etc required in the prosecution of and or defence of any matter involving the company.
• Provide legal advice to any and all departments in the companies on wide ranging matters from fiscal issues to labour related matters.

Required skills :

Education :

The ideal candidate should have a degree in law and must be called to the Nigerian Bar .
A Masters Degree in law and knowledge of French would be advantageous though not essential.

Experience :

The ideal candidate should have 8 years post call experience, 5 of which must be core litigation experience in a law firm or commercial environment.

Skills :

The ideal candidate should have excellent communication skills.