Westfield Consulting Limited Recent Vacancies [3 Positions]

Westfield Consulting Limited – Founded in January 2012, by a team of forward thinking Nigerians with over 40 years of cumulative work experience in management and consultancy, Westfield Consulting is a provider of Human Resource and Strategic Management Services. Our innovativeness and excellence in service delivery has made us a first choice to our growing clientele in various sectors.

We are recruiting to fill the vacant position below:

Job Title: Company Secretary
Location: Lagos

Job Description

• Company secretaries provide administrative support and guidance to company directors.
• Company secretaries guide company directors about the day-to-day management of their organizations, including compliance with legal and statutory requirements.
• Employers of company secretaries include local and national government, charities, accountancies, banks/financial institutions, housing associations, law firms etc.

Responsibilities

• Convening and servicing annual general meetings (AGM)/meetings (producing agendas, taking minutes; conveying decisions etc.)
• Providing support to committees and working parties such as the Board of Directors etc.
• Implementing procedural/administrative systems
• Handling correspondence before and after meetings
• Ensuring policies are kept current, are approved, and that company members are aware of their implications, e.g. legal
• Writing reports
• Collating information
• Providing legal/financial advice during and outside of meetings.
• Sdministering pension schemes and share issues
• Dealing with company/staff insurance policies
• Managing contractual arrangements with suppliers/customers
• Financial and HR administration
• maintaining current awareness about company law
• Keeping a register of shareholders and liaising with them on behalf of the company.

Requirements

• 5years experience in the same rule.
• Ideal candidate must be a chartered secretary (certified)
• Must be a legal practitioner.

 

Job Title: Associate 2
Location: Lagos
Department: Corporate & Commercial
Supervisor: Managing Partner/Senior Associate

Job Summary

• Actively engaged and assisting in providing Corporate & Commercial advisory services, negotiation and contract management, client management, networking and business development.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Meet with clients and cultivate a strong client / lawyer relationship.
• Understand and interpret Capital Market Rules, Codes and Regulations. 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 with the supervision of Senior Associate or 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 little supervision, draft and review loan and security documentation.
• Participate in transactions structured meetings to meet client needs and provide timely responses to client inquiries.
• Maintain an active network of Industry contacts, including within clients, trade associations, regulators and public authorities. Creating relations of trust.
• Drafting scholarly legal articles on current business issues.
• Attend meetings as delegated by the Managing Partner, Head of Corporate Commercial or Senior Associate.
• Ensures billing responsibilities are discharged properly and in a timely manner
• Provide mentorship to juniors and work as a team with other Associates.
• Fulfill other responsibilities as delegated or assigned by the Managing Partner and Senior Associate.

Requirements

• A degree in Law with a minimum of Second Class lower division in both University and Law School.
• Minimum of 5-8years experience in active practice.
• Masters added advantage.

 

Job Title: Business Development Executive
Location: Lagos

Job Purpose

• To plan and coordinate all Marketing and Business Development activities and increase Clientele of the Law Firm.

Responsibilities

• Develop, recommend, and manage the firm marketing plan.
• Support the firm, practice groups, and individual attorney’s business development initiatives and programs.
• Recommend markets and projects to pursue.
• Track and follow-up firm marketing and business development leads.
• Manage firm business relationships.
• Direct internal and external firm marketing and business communications.
• Represent the firm at trade shows and other events.
• Manage marketing and business development events and activities.
• Write the firm newsletter.
• Participate in the strategic planning process.

Background Experience/ Qualification: Skills/Qualifications

• Great Interpersonal Relationship Skills, Effective Communication and Information Management Skills, Proficiency in Microsoft Office work Packages Etc.
• HND/ B.Sc in Marketing/Social Sciences
• 3 years’ Experience in a similar role
• Ideal candidate should have a good knowledge of info graphics, Proposals and Marketing.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should forward their CV and Application to: [email protected]

Application Deadline 30th November, 2018.