Legal Assistant at La Campagne Tropicana Beach Resort

La Campagne Tropicana Beach Resort is focused on presenting African hospitality and culture in a cosmopolitan manner. The resort boasts of a clean beach, lagoon and mangrove forest that provide visitors with the opportunity to observe, at close quarters, a wide variety of tropical Flora and fauna that include snake trees, mangroves, various species of epiphytes, monkeys, squirrels, bats, and various species of birds such as kingfishers, sea hawks, egrets and ducks.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Legal Assistant

Location: Lagos

Job Summary

As a legal assistant, you will be tasked with a variety of duties to support lawyers, including drafting documents, conducting legal research, and maintaining and organizing files.
You will also help lawyers prepare for corporate meetings, trails, and hearings.
You will use innovative technology including computer software for organizing and managing the data and documents collected throughout a case.

Essential Job Function

Investigate case facts to ensure the consideration of all relevant information
Identify appropriate materials, legal articles, judicial decisions, and laws for assigned cases
Organize, analyze, and compile information
Collect and record exhibits
Develop written statements
Draft legal arguments for lawsuits
Prepare motions and pleadings for filing in court
Secure affidavits
Support attorneys in trials
Track and organize files from case documents to facilitate access and availability to attorneys
Draft separation agreements, mortgages, and contracts
Plan estates and establish trust funds
Manage other law office staff and delegate responsibilities
Maintain financial records, track hours, and bill clients
Search legal records collected in computer databases
Providing administrative support to lawyer and enhance office effectiveness
Handling communication with clients, witnesses etc.
Legal administrative support for trials.