Legal Practice Lead at Akinsoji Richards & Associate

Akinsoji Richards & Associate is a reputable and dynamic legal firm in Lagos, Nigeria and it specialises in corporate and property law.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Legal Practice Lead

Location: Ejigbo / Isolo, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Summary

The role is based in Ejigbo, Lagos state, and will require someone who resides (locally) at most 3 miles radius of Isolo, Lagos. Furthermore, it involves regular visits to various clients’ sites.
The primary purpose of this role will be to assist the CEO with the day-to-day running of the practice and management of clients’ portfolios.

Key Responsibilities
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 regards 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’s appointments, calls, attending to clients, office email, and website
Processing documentation and contract approvals with external organisations
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.

Legal Compliance:
Identifying relevant legislation / regulations that applies 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.

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.

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

Human Resource Administration:

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.

Experience

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.

Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities:
For this role, the individual must be: