Our client is looking for an Corporate Lawyer to join their leading law firm practicing in Nicosia, Cyprus since 1966.
As an experienced attorney, you will play a vital role in managing intricate legal matters, offering expert counsel to clients, and contributing to the firm’s advancement. The ideal candidate should possess excellent interpersonal skills, a strong work ethic, the ability to lead and collaborate effectively, resourcefulness, and professionalism.
Primary duties include:
- Drafting legal opinions, memos, and articles
- Managing both judicial and extrajudicial cases from initial client meetings to adjudication
- Representing clients in court proceedings, conducting negotiations, overseeing/supervised legal transactions
- Appearing before various court levels
- Preparing cases
- Providing materials for hearings as needed, independently handling civilian case hearings
- Conducting legal research, offering strategic legal advice
- Utilizing legal tools such as Cylaw, Practical Law, Westlaw, legal textbooks and EU directives. Staying updating of legal and regulatory changes pertinent to our practice areas is essential
- Assisting in the preparation of minutes, agreements, and other legal documents for a wide variety of companies
- Performing detailed legal research of the law where deemed necessary and preparing relevant reports
- Providing legal advice and guidance on corporate and compliance related matters
- Incorporation, re-domiciliation and reorganization of companies i.e. domestic and cross border mergers and acquisitions
- Strike off and liquidation
- Changes in company structures in various jurisdictions- i.e. Directors, shareholders, share capital increases and decreases
- Company reinstatement
- Registration of charges and pledges
- Liaising with clients, other professional advisers and public/regulatory authorities as necessary
- Preparing, reviewing and executing various legal documents, including directors and shareholders minutes/ resolutions, Powers of
- Attorneys, agreements (such as loan agreements, pledge agreements and assignment agreements, etc.)
- Assisting with transactional compliance matters
- Assisting with client due diligence for corporate and trust structures
- Implementing KYC procedures relating to clients
- Communicating with clients and associates on a regular basis
- Providing timely and quality service to the clients
Qualifications/Other requirements:
- LLB (Bachelor of Laws)
- Member of the Cyprus Bar Association
- Minimum experience of 5 years
- Fluency in the English and Greek languages written and spoken
- Highly organized and detail-oriented person with excellent communication skills
- Excellent computer skills
- Ability to work well under strict deadlines
- Pleasant personality
- Able to work effectively in a team
Benefits:
Salary based on experience
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Working hours:
Five-day work:
Monday, Tuesday and Thursday 8:00 a.m. to 17:00 p.m. (with 30 minutes break included)
Wednesday and Friday 8:00 a.m. to 14:00 p.m.
TO APPLY for this job opportunity, send your CV (in English please) to [email protected] and include the reference: Corporate Lawyer – VAC-C3093. We look forward to hearing from you!