• Managing oversight and direction of the work of legal assistants (interns), junior lawyers, lawyers and senior lawyers
• Assigning tasks for performance of client inquiries
• Revision of completed tasks and deliverables
• Client management (day to day follow-up, client meetings, etc.)
• Conducting comprehensive legal research and preparation of legal opinions
• Carrying out presentations on ad hoc legal issues where necessary
• Conduction of due diligence, labour, ABC and other types of audits when and where necessary
• Advice on corporate structuring
• Directing and timely addressing client inquiries
• Management of independent projects
• Training new staff
• Develop a close professional working relationship with the management and employees
• Management of court cases or attendance in the hearings where necessary
• Review, draft and negotiation of major agreements
• Translation of complex commercial/legal scenarios into simple language and action plans
• Liaison with relevant State authorities, if necessary

Essential Qualifications and Experience

• Master’s degree (LL.M) is a must.
• Ideal candidate would have either bachelor or master’s degree from a foreign university (from UK or US)
• Preferably 7-10 years of law firm experience

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

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 an 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 without supervision

Pay and Benefits

• Competitive salary will be offered to a good candidate based on skills and experience
• Medical insurance at a reputable insurance company will be provided
• Bonuses may be offered depending on the annual billing time (to be discussed and agreed)
• Good training opportunities both locally and overseas
• Interest-free long-term loans may also be provided to help finance legal education (to be agreed)
• Employees will also be eligible to get loans from local bank based on terms agreed with such banks