Legal Personal Assistant (Qualified Lawyer) at Stresert Services Limited

Location: V/Island, Lagos

Our client is a leading group of companies operating in the heart of Lagos

Responsibilities

• Manage the Chairman’s diary
• Oversee contracts and documentation with clients and vendors alike
• Help with daily time management.
• Manage the law library.
• Routine filing and maintenance of documents.
• Schedule, coordinate, and manage meetings including sending out agendas and taking meeting minutes.
• Handle the Chairman’s correspondence, emails, letters etc.
• Manage and keep record of the Chairman’s medical appointments abroad.
• Take dictations and draft correspondence such as emails and letters.
• Manage various projects, including events
• Draft legal notes and reports.
• Work with other members of staff on different projects and events.
• Liaise with staff, sister companies and subcontractors on behalf of the Chairman.
• Oversee the Chairman’s flight itineraries, visa processing passport renewals, etc, liaising with the Protocol and Logistics department
• Travel with the Chairman if needed, sometimes on short notice.
• Attend events with the Chairman if required.
• Represent the Chairman at meetings or functions if needed.
• Research and speech-write for the Chairman with respect to engagements and projects including with the sister companies
• Run personal errands when requested.

Skills required:

• Must be a qualified lawyer
• Membership of Insititute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators of Nigeria (ICSAN) ideal
• At least 5 years’ experience in a similar role is required
• Strong administrative skills
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills
• Organization and time management skills
• Attention to detail
• Working under pressure
• Microsoft Office 365 skills
• Project management
• Logistics and protocol management