Looking to hire a lawyer / legal counsel in Lagos or elsewhere in Nigeria? Pukena Concierge manages recruitment for offices & businesses — from brief and screening to shortlist, interviews and deployment.
What this professional does
- Draft, review and negotiate commercial agreements, vendor contracts and leases
- Conduct property title due diligence, land registry searches and conveyancing advisory
- Provide corporate governance, board secretariat support and statutory compliance management
- Advise executive leadership on regulatory obligations, labour matters and commercial risks
- Manage dispute resolution, dispute avoidance strategies and liaison with external litigation counsel
- Formulate corporate policies, standard operating legal frameworks and NDAs
Who typically hires them
Find professionally screened legal talent for your business, from corporate legal support and contract management to real estate transactions, regulatory compliance and dispute resolution.
What to look for
- Duly Called to the Nigerian Bar (BL) with verifiable Supreme Court enrollment
- Relevant post-call legal experience in corporate, commercial or property law
- Proven contract drafting precision, analytical rigor and risk assessment skills
- High professional ethics, confidentiality and commercially-oriented legal judgment
Work arrangements
Full-time in-house legal counsel (on-site or hybrid)Retainer / advisory corporate legal supportDedicated real estate / transactional legal officer
How Pukena screens for this role
Role-aware screening in employer-friendly terms — not internal scoring or confidential evidence.
- Call to Bar & professional credential verificationConfirmation of Call to Bar date/year, Supreme Court enrollment and professional standing.
- Post-call experience & practice history evaluationVerification of post-call experience years, past commercial or property transactions, and references.
- Legal drafting & scenario-based assessmentStructured evaluation of contract review skills, regulatory knowledge and practical problem-solving.
- Identity & background verificationNIN authentication, residential address confirmation and previous employer reference checks.
Specialist verification — Professional checks plus licence, certifications, portfolio and technical assessment.
Your hiring journey
- Submit a structured hire request with role, schedule and requirements
- Pukena reviews your brief and confirms scope and commercial model
- We source and screen candidates against role-aware criteria
- You review a shortlist with context — not an unfiltered CV dump
- You select and we support deployment, documentation and onboarding coordination
- Ongoing support where your service model includes it
Engagement options
- Direct hire recruitment through Pukena Concierge
- Managed corporate recruitment search
- Specialist in-house placement with replacement warranty
Commercial treatment
Recruitment fees are quoted based on your hiring requirements.
Candidate salary expectations (e.g. ₦300,000–₦350,000/month for intermediate counsel) are agreed directly with the employer. Pukena recruitment fees are separate and quoted based on your specific brief and placement terms.
Questions about hiring a lawyer / legal counsel
- How do I hire a lawyer / legal counsel in Lagos through Pukena Concierge?
- Submit a brief for a lawyer / legal counsel on our hire request or quote flow. We confirm scope, recruit and screen candidates, then shortlist verified professionals for you to interview before deployment.
- Are lawyer / legal counsel candidates verified?
- Yes. Every Concierge placement follows a verification standard matched to the role — identity, references and role-specific checks for office support professionals.
- Do you place lawyer / legal counsel professionals outside Lagos?
- We primarily serve Lagos and can support placements across Nigeria depending on the role, timeline and location. Share your city when you request a lawyer / legal counsel.
- How long does it take to hire a lawyer / legal counsel?
- Timelines depend on role scarcity and your requirements. After your brief is confirmed, we typically move from sourcing to a shortlist within days for common roles, and longer for specialist or executive searches.
- Does Pukena provide legal representation or act as a law firm?
- No. Pukena is a managed recruitment and staffing agency, not a law firm. We recruit, screen and shortlist qualified lawyers and legal counsel for direct employment or placement within your organization.
- How do you verify a lawyer's Call to Bar and post-call experience?
- We review Call to Bar certification, verify years elapsed since Call to Bar, confirm credentials, assess employment history, and conduct structured screening on legal competency and commercial awareness.
- Can we hire a lawyer with real estate and property law expertise specifically?
- Yes. When submitting your brief, specify property transactions, conveyancing and due diligence as your focus. We match candidates whose post-call practice specifically includes real estate documentation and land registry processes.