Legal Executive Assistant at Owens & Xley Consults

Owens and Xley is a Small Business Advisory and Consulting Company in Lagos, Nigeria. Our services include of Small Business Startup and Set up, Business Plan preparation, Business Process Design and Business Strategy Formulation.

We know the role good planning plays in any business and its associated costs; and the initial capital challenges faced by a small business which is why we have developed solutions which ensure that small business owners have access to technical skills but at a fraction of the cost.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Legal Executive Assistant

Location: Lagos

Overall Responsibilities

• The Executive Assistant is responsible for providing high level managerial and administrative assistance to the CEO.
• He or she will be required to effectively plan, organize and schedule activities in an efficient manner and provide administrative and legal support to the Chief Executive Officer.

Key Functions

• Provides professional-level administrative support including preparing and finalizing high level contracts, memoranda, legislation, presentations, PowerPoints, redlining of documents, document comparisons.
• Coordination and organization of detailed calendars, events, reports, agenda planning; proofreading and correcting prepared documents, copying, printing, scanning, assembling and comparing documents.
• Call, mail and; travel arrangements, expense reports and other tasks as required in a confidential, professional manner.
• Manages key legal projects including scheduling document revisions and other priority items
• Works with legal team to review all contracts and agreements and advises MD/ CEO on same
• Accurately files correspondence and legal documents, support corporate records retention and maintenance, including monitoring and ensuring compliance with requirements.
• Tracks requests and coordinates production of documents in anticipation of and response to requests.
• Arranges and assists in planned meetings; prepares summaries of meetings and conferences as needed or directed.
• Perform other duties as assigned to support the efficient operation of the department.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree
• Minimum five (3-5) years' experience in legal and administrative support/management to senior executive levels; preferably in the services industry

Skills:

• Have advanced level of proficiency working with Microsoft Office suite.
• High proficiency in legal terminology, syntax, and forms.
• Excellent planning and organizational skills
• Excellent schedule and time management skills
• Exceptional verbal and interpersonal communication skills, grammar, business writing, and presentation preparation skills.

Personal Attributes:

• Must pay attention to detail
• Be able to work in a fast pace environment
• Be flexible and adaptable
• Ability to prioritize deadlines and organize a diversified workload and recommend office process improvements as necessary.
• Experience working in a professional environment where confidentiality is valued
• Must be initiative and have sound business judgment

Application Closing Date
15th April, 2019.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: recruitment@owensxley.com