RESPONSIBILITIES;

• Provide sound IP legal advice, opinions, procedures, and a wide range of associated IP legal services to clients, in a timely manner.
• Law practice management
• Delegate and supervise work assigned to the office and Admin. support staff
• Responsible for the quality of client services provided by self, associates, and other Admin support staff
• Draft, interpret and review agreements, legal reports, engagement letters, and other legal documents
• Provide research support to team in the research of case history and legislation and applying relevant laws /decrees/regulations to IP protections, infringements cases
• Negotiate, execute, terminate, and administer contracts, agreements, settlements
• Responsible for preparation of scope of work, fee matter estimates and quotations
• Manage work-in-progress and collections in accordance with firm’s guidelines and standards
• Adhere to firm’s time management protocol and use of resources to achieve optimum productivity
• Liaise with clients and other professionals on sharing information and knowledge such as work progress status, legal proceedings and positions and other related legal issues
• Make constructive contributions to the non-chargeable activities of the firm – black table and committee meetings, article writing and posting on designated sites, time recording, case file management, etc
• Comply with procedures set out in the Employee Handbook and other firm’s procedures Manual
• and as well as professional standard
• Provide support and guidance to junior members of the Client group team
• Attend Training, Seminars, Conferences, and other professional meetings as may be required
• Compensation: N350,000 net of taxes and deductibles.