Legal Practice Lead

Key Responsibilities:

1. Practice Administration

• Regular visits to clients’ sites and to courts
• Creating new client files and completing file opening procedures  
• Developing agreements & contracts, managing policies and communications with regard to the Practice
• Perform Legal research, draft legal documents and follow up on court proceedings and filings
• Maintaining office records relating to client’s portfolios, contracts with clients & vendors meetings, policies, procedures, regulations, budgets, tax, archives, and other documents
• Managing client appointments, calls, attending to clients, office email, and website
• Processing documentation and contract approvals with external organizations
• Ordering and managing stationery and other supplies required for day to day use in the office
• Initiating and maintaining relationships with clients and vendors
• Basic IT troubleshooting and liaising with IT vendors
• Managing the office environment.

2. Legal Compliance:

Identifying relevant legislation/regulations that apply to the practice and ensuring compliance by implementing relevant policies and procedures appropriate to:

• Documentation
• Litigations
• Human relations
• Due diligence
• Data protection
• Health and safety
• Legal services regulatory law
• Practice certificate/document renewals

3. Business Development:

• Administering and compiling reports on clients’ feedback relating to client’s experience and marketing efforts
• Developing a marketing plan with authorisation from the CEO
• Performing administrative duties relating to marketing such as placing advertisements, drafting, and sending out newsletters and updates to the website and social media platforms

4. Financial Administration:

• The accounts administration of the law office including record-keeping, billing, banking duties, processing payments invoices & receipts
• Keeping records and files of tax transactions relating to Withholding tax (WHT), Value Added Tax returns (VAT), and employee tax (PAYEE)
• Working with accountants to provide documentation and information required for the purpose of completing annual accounts and returns

5. Human Resource Management:

• Supervising junior support staff
• Keeping records relating to practice staff, training, and dealing with other employee matters
• Liaising with recruitment agents, placing recruitment advertisements, reviewing job applications, and organising and attending interviews
• Other duties as required by the CEO

Requirements:

• The position requires a bachelor’s degree in law with a diploma/formal training in business administration preferred.
• The Applicant for this position must have been a Lawyer duly called to Bar with a minimum of 3 (three) years post-call experience directly related to the set skills listed below. Experience in a law firm in any professional capacity preferred. He/she must reside in Lagos.

Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities:

This is a mid-level role, and the individual must be:

• Analytical
• Energetic, diligent, and resilient.
• Honest and trustworthy
• Agile, and committed to continuous improvement
• Able to work both independently and with others.
• Familiar with legal and business environments.
• Excellent in time management, organization, and prioritization skills.
• Excellent researching, writing, and reporting skills.
• Information technology (IT) savvy and skilled in Microsoft office
• Strong in business development and marketing tactics
• Knowledgeable in litigation and property law
• Conversant with basic budgeting