• Application Deadline:
• Position: Legal Secretary


• Job Type Full Time


• Qualification BA/BSc/HND


• Experience 1 - 2 years


• Location Lagos


• City Apapa


• Job Field Administration / Secretarial 
  

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative support to one or more lawyers


• Effectively communicate with witnesses, clients, colleagues and partners


• Greet visitors and perform initial screening of clients


• Attend trials and type minutes


• Write case briefs and synopses of depositions, contracts and testimony


• Conduct thorough statistical/ documentary research


• Source and verify important case intelligence


• Produce and file various legal documents such as appeals, motions or petitions


• Preserve an updated case record system


• Answer phone calls, take notes/messages and redirect calls when appropriate


• Maintain and update inventories of contact details


• Facilitate the meeting of deadlines by keeping multiple agendas and provide timely reminders

Requirements and skills

• Proven experience as Legal Secretary


• Knowledge of constitution, legal terminology, regulations and court system


• Knowledge of MS Office and ability to work with legal technology (court-filing computer systems, transcription software, dictaphone etc)


• Working knowledge of litigation management software systems is a plus


• Proficiency in English


• Outstanding time-management and typing skills


• Ability to multitask and being comfortable dealing with a diverse pool of people


• Legal Secretary certification or diploma