Senior Lawyer

  • Ekvita
  • Elanın qoyulma tarixi: 29.06.2014
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İşin təsviri

EKVITA is a full-service law firm providing legal and tax consultancy to both local and international clients.  Following a merger with the local tax consulting firm established in 1999, EKVITA now brings together more than 10 years of market knowledge and experience. Our clients come from diverse market sectors, such as oil and gas, marine operations, banking and finance, IT and telecommunications, construction, manufacturing, electrical and mechanical works, consultancy, creative designs and promotional business. Our lawyers have established themselves as reliable and skilled professionals with proven track record in the market. We pride ourselves for providing business oriented and sound legal advice.

Senior Lawyer

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct legal analyses on a range of issues relating to commercial (business) law, identify legal issues research relevant procedures, and propose appropriate practical solutions
• Review client documents for adherence to legal policies and procedures
• Draft, review, negotiate and finalize legal documents on various matters or practice areas
 
Essential Qualifications and Experience

• Master’s degree (LL.M) is a must.  Ideal candidate would have LL.M from a foreign university
• Preferably 3-5 years of law firm experience or alternatively 5 years of in-house (corporate) experience in a company with diverse set of activities

Communication Skills

• Effective listener - able to listen carefully and comprehend all given instructions
• Excellent writing and verbal communication skills – able to express ideas concisely, unambiguously and consistently

Analytical Skills

• Excellent demonstrated analytical skills; able to spot legal issues and risks in a given transaction
• Ability and maturity to make independent judgement
• Ability to do comprehensive legal research independently or with minimal supervision

Core Skills and Competencies

• A person with the right attitude, ambitious but with realistic in expectations
• High ethical and professional standards
• Ability to meet the tight deadlines and to work hard when necessary
• Fluency in Azerbaijani and English (both written and spoken); Russian would be asset
• Effective computer literacy
• Ability to plan and organise work unsupervised
• Excellent team-player, respects and supports fellow colleagues
• Able to work directly with clients with minor supervision

Pay and Benefits

• Competitive salary will be offered to a good candidate based on skills and experience
• Full medical insurance at a reputable insurance company will be provided 
• Good training opportunities both locally and overseas

P.S. Candidates are requested to send their CVs to: [email protected]