Litigation & Executive Support Counsel

A legal role focused on providing high-level litigation support and executive legal assistance within a structured practice environment. The role involves advanced legal research, drafting, case coordination, and supporting both trial and appellate matters while ensuring precision, confidentiality, and strong organizational control across all legal processes.

Location: Ikoyi, Lagos
Employment Type: Full Time

Responsibilities

• Conduct in-depth legal research for both appellate and trial-level matters
• Prepare structured legal research memoranda and litigation summaries
• Draft legal correspondence, background briefs, motions, written addresses, and legal documents
• Support preparation, organisation, and filing of court processes and case documentation
• Coordinate litigation schedules and track procedural timelines across matters
• Maintain strict confidentiality across all legal and executive engagements
• Provide executive-level coordination and case management support where required

Requirements

• LL.B and BL (B.L) qualification
• 5–7 years post-call experience
• Strong background in litigation and dispute resolution practice
• Demonstrated experience in appellate and trial-level legal research
• Prior experience in a SAN-led chamber or highly structured litigation practice is strongly preferred
• Strong drafting ability across legal memoranda, briefs, motions, and written addresses
• Additional academic exposure in English, Public Administration, Management, or related field is an advantage
• Strong analytical and reasoning skills
• High attention to detail in legal drafting and documentation
• Strong legal research capability and case analysis skills
• Excellent organizational ability and documentation control discipline
• Strong confidentiality awareness and professional discretion

Salary
₦600,000 – ₦750,000 monthly net

Application Closing Date
30th April, 2026