• Application Deadline: Mon, 18 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMT
• Position: Legal Secretary


• Job Type Full Time


• Qualification BA/BSc/HND


• Experience 1 - 4 years


• Location Lagos


• Job Field Law / Legal 
  

Summary

• The Legal Secretary provides high-level legal, clerical and administrative support and assistance to the Executive Director and Group Company Secretary.


• He/She will performs clerical and legal tasks including drafting letters, legal draftings, memos, invoices, reports, and other documents for the Group’s company secretary.

Job Functions

• Provide a comprehensive administrative, legal and secretarial support to the Group Company Secretary.


• Timely and accurate correspondence management of all legal correspondence for both clients and contractors.


• Organise and maintain an electronic-filing database for all correspondence sent to Executive management.


• Effective management of travel plans and meetings of the office of the GMD/CEO.


• Effective administrative support for the GMD/CEO, Group Company Secretary– including diary management and preparation of presentations papers, business speeches, and email correspondence.


• Responsible for and manages the legal risk mitigation of all operating entities within the organisation, offering strong commercial and corporate legal advice and support.


• Acts as liaison officer both in and out of office on matters that are highly confidential and sensitive.


• Researches, compiles, assimilates, and prepares confidential and sensitive documents, reads and screens incoming correspondence and reports; makes preliminary assessment of the importance of materials and organizes documents; handles some matters personally and escalating when need be.


• Composes letters and memoranda in response to inquiries and as directed.


• Acts as liaison between the Executive arm and the employees by transmitting directives, instructions and assignments and following up on the status of assignments.


• Produces a variety of reports in documents, charts, and graphs in final form.

Essential Skills:

• Organization skill


• Analytical skill


• Business development prowess


• Public relations skills


• Legal drafting Skills.


• Public speaking skills.


• Negotiation skills.


• Excellent communication skills.

Educational Qualifications

• B.L (Qualifying Call to Bar Certificate).


• LL.B (Bachelor of Law) from a reputable and recognised Academic Institution.


• NYSC, discharge or Exemption Certificate.

Experience:

• 1 - 4 years work experience in a secretarial role.