Senior AssociateTope Adebayo LLP

The Job Holder will:

• Meet with clients and cultivate a strong client / counsel relationship.
• Understand and interpret capital market rules, codes, and regulations.
• Proffer advice on project and asset finance transactions as well as capital market transactions.
• Draft, review, negotiate and interpret complex commercial agreements in support of a broad spectrum of business initiatives under the supervision of the managing partner.
• Actively engage in transactional, joint venture and M&A due diligence reviews, document preparation and negotiations, ensuring compliance with applicable national and international laws and regulations.
• Proffer legal opinions and draft agreements with minimal supervision, draft and review finance and security documentation.
• Maintain an active network of industry contacts, including trade associations, regulators, and public authorities.
• Consistently providing thought leadership by writing scholarly legal articles on ‘hot topics’ in area of expertise and participate in speaking engagements.
• Responsible for providing legal advice on a wide range of technology related agreements.
• Thorough knowledge and experience of technology contracts, and other related agreements.
• Ensures billing responsibilities are discharged properly and in a timely manner.
• Provide mentorship and supervisory responsibilities to junior associates and work as a team with other senior associates.
• Fulfil other responsibilities as delegated or assigned by the Managing Partner/Partners.

Knowledge, Skills and Competencies Required

• Candidates should possess a BL / LLB / JD qualification
• Minimum of 6+ years of experience with excellent academic credentials.
• A level of interpersonal skills sufficient to enable the post holder to establish and maintain credibility and effective working relationships, with senior contacts both internal and external.
• Highly focused commercial approach to business in addition to legal flair.
• Concise and precise drafting skills.
• Good eye for detail and effective time-management.
• The ability to remain confident and assured in difficult circumstances, and to possess the resilience and stamina to sustain performance, particularly when under pressure.
• The ability to keep abreast of professional, legal, technological, and working practice changes and to impart such knowledge as necessary.