• Application Deadline: Mon, 4 Jul 2022 00:00:00 GMT
• Position: Legal Secretary


• Job Type Full Time


• Qualification BA/BSc/HND


• Experience 3 - 5 years


• Location Rivers


• City Port Harcourt


• Job Field Law / Legal 
  

Job Responsibilities

• Edit and proofread all legal documents.


• Maintain attorney’s calendar by scheduling conferences, depositions, and meetings.


• Welcome clients and conduct initial screenings of new clients.


• Attend court, record court’s proceedings and update status of cases.


• Relate with clients and notify them of the status of their cases.


• Participate in meetings, record and type minutes.


• Organize all legal documents and ensure they are updated.


• Ensure all court documents are in order and filed before deadlines.


• Answer emails and phone calls, and when necessary, redirect calls.


• Research and authenticate important case information.


• Prepare and edit different legal documents including appeals, motions, and petitions.


• Manage the firm’s library.


• Receive and acknowledge all correspondences and court processes.


• Serve and deliver correspondences and court processes.


• Depose to affidavits where necessary.

Job Skills / Requirements

• LL.B (Second Class Upper).


• LL.M is an added advantage


• 3-5 years post-call experience in a similar role.


• In-depth knowledge of legal documents and terminology.


• A typing speed of fifty words per minute (minimum) with high accuracy.


• Skilled with MS Office.


• Excellent time-management and organizational skills.


• Good written and verbal communication skills.


• Applicants must be female.