Legal Assistant

About the Role

The company is looking to engage the services of a young, energetic, passionate, creative and hardworking individual looking to join the Business Risk Management team as a Legal Assistant. The position will afford successful individuals a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience supporting a busy legal department at the heart of a growing organization. 

Duties and Responsibilities

• Preparing documents for Signature on Docusign and responding to queries on the status of approvals on DocuSign
• Managing the administrator account on DocuSign and related activities including adding new templates under instruction by the senior associate
• Updating and maintaining the trackers managed by the Department to ensure timely renewal and termination of third-party contracts among other things
• Filling and organization of the Department’s in-house registry (mostly electronic filing on Dropbox)
• Under the supervision of the senior associate, assist in keeping records of all pending employee and labor relations matters and updating on their status weekly
• Under the supervision of the senior associate, drafting simple contracts and leases to facilitate smooth running of company business in the communities it serves
• Research on legal issues as may be from time to time requested by the senior associate
• Keeping minutes of Departmental meetings and following up with concerned team members of agreed action plans
• Performing any other general office and administrative duties as may be assigned from time to time by the senior associate

Qualifications

• Diploma or Certificate in Law/ Paralegal Studies from a reputable institution
• 1- 2 year experience in similar or related role; in a law firm or a busy legal office.
• Knowledge, relevant practice and understanding of paralegal, administrative and general office experience is desirable
• Excellent written and spoken communication skills is critical
• Must demonstrate a good grip of Microsoft Office applications, Google-Suite, and Dropbox (experience with other remote working tools)
• Previous use of DocuSign will be an added advantage
• Attention to detail
• Must be proactive in their role to foresee needs and challenges and address them or consult
• Supplementary training in legal and/or paralegal work will be an added advantage
• A team player willing to learn, adapt and work with minimum supervision
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• High levels of energy and enthusiasm and ability to work long hours and under pressure
• High level of analytical skills
• High integrity

Application Deadline: 2022-12-02