Senior Associate, Corporate/Commercial at HR Fleek

Qualifications, Experience, and knowledge:

• An LL.B Degree with at least Second Class Upper Division from a recognized university.
• Five (5) to seven (7) years of relevant post-admission experience in a reputable law firm.
• Proven ability to manage client matters independently, including supervision of junior lawyers.
• Proven experience in corporate structuring, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, private equity, and commercial transactions.
• Expertise in entity set-up and registration (local and cross-border), corporate governance, and company secretarial support.
• Strong advisory experience in regulatory compliance, licensing, and sector-specific frameworks such as financial services, real estate, ICT, and energy.
• Advise clients on a broad range of commercial law matters including contract law, company law, energy, mining, projects and PPPs, capital markets, M&A, employment, and regulatory compliance.
• Draft, review, and negotiate complex commercial agreements including shareholders’ agreements, joint ventures, service agreements, procurement contracts, and technology contracts.
• Undertake legal due diligence processes, deal structuring, and execution of corporate transactions.
• Provide strategic legal advisory on employment matters, data protection, ESG, and anti-bribery compliance.
• Strong knowledge and practical experience in Data Protection, Cybersecurity, Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs), and Fintech.
• Advise on structuring of businesses including family-owned-businesses, multinationals, not- for- profit organizations etc.
• Support business development initiatives and maintain strong client relationships through excellent service delivery.