Legal Personal Assistant

• 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 a 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 concerning engagements and projects including with the sister companies
  
• Run personal errands when requested.
  

Requirements:

• Must be a qualified lawyer
  
• Membership of the Institute 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 communication skills
  
• Organization and time management skills
  
• Attention to detail
  
• Working under pressure
  
• Microsoft Office 365 skills
  
• Project management
  
• Logistics and protocol management