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Position: Litigation Counsel

One of the leading legal practitioners and arbitrators in the Nigerian legal sector is looking to hire a Litigation Counsel immediately.

Job Location: Victoria Island, Lagos (The ideal candidate MUST reside on the Island i.e. Lagos Island, Lekki, Ajah and immediate locality).

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:

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

Desired Skills:

• 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.
• Candidate must be a graduate of Law with minimum of six (6) years at the Bar
• Active litigation Arbitration experience
• Ability to work well under pressure and meet deadlines.
• 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.

Position: Project Manager (Construction)

Responsibilities

• The holder of this position will report to the CEO.
• Preparation of the project schedule.
• Expedite all shop drawings and approvals
• Inform the Consultant/Client of any errors, discrepancies or omissions contained within the Consultant’s design drawings.
• Will be responsible for overall project planning and scheduling, resource allocation, project accounting, and control, while providing technical direction and ensuring compliance with quality standards.
• Assist estimator in preparation of project budget
• Orchestrate and supervise a construction project from its conceptual development stage through final construction within schedule and budget.
• Review the project plans and specifications and comment on the building design, scheduling, possible cost savings measures and potential construction problems.
• Prepare and expedite project deficiency lists
• Maintain and enforce good construction standards and quality control.
• Control and monitor labour, material and equipment expenses.
• Prepare monthly cost forecasting summaries.
• Ensure that “as built” drawings are prepared on an ongoing basis by all trades during the construction period and issue final close outs to consultant/owner accordingly.
• Ensure all required municipal inspections are performed.
• Will follow up with Consultants/Partners/Expatriate companies’ paper-works
• Conduct regular site visits and attend meetings, and so on.

Requirements

• Minimum of 10 years experience in construction, architecture or building technology
• Minimum of Bachelor’s degree/HND in Civil Engineering, Building Technology, Quantity Surveying or any related field of study and be COREN or CORBON registered.
• PROJECT MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATION is a must!
• A postgraduate degree in construction management and hands on experience as a project manager is an added advantage.
• Must be able to use Microsoft Project or other notable software applications.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Must be able to handle technical queries

How to Apply

LITIGATION COUNSEL

Qualified candidates should forward CVs to ‘recruitment@stresertservices.com’ using ‘LITIGATION COUNSEL’ as the subject of your application.

Salary is between N180, 000 - N200, 000/ m (Depending on experience). Application closes 20th September, 2015. Only experienced candidates will be shortlisted and invited for interviews.

PROJECT MANAGER (CONSTRUCTION)

Interested applicants should forward their CVs to ‘mgtpositions@stresert.com’ using name, project management certification and year as subject of the mail (e.g. Wale CPM 2014). Only mails that comply with the above instructions will be treated.

The mail should also consist the list of major construction projects handled till date.       

Application closes 20th September, 2015.

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