Legal Office Assistant

About the role

The Legal Office Assistant will provide essential administrative and secretarial support to the Legal Officer, ensuring smooth operation of the legal department. This full‑time position is based in Enugu and involves handling both physical and electronic legal records.

Key responsibilities

• Manage the office diary, schedule appointments and meetings.
• Prepare, organize, file and maintain legal, corporate and company secretarial records.
• Assist in drafting, executing, filing and safekeeping of contracts, agreements and resolutions.
• Maintain registers of contracts, litigation matters, corporate records and statutory filings, monitoring key renewal and court dates.
• Coordinate board, committee and management meetings, prepare materials, circulate notices and take minutes.
• Receive, record and dispatch legal correspondence and liaise with internal departments, external solicitors and regulators.
• Process departmental documentation such as payment requests, invoices and expense records.
• Conduct basic legal and administrative research as directed.
• Uphold strict confidentiality of all legal and commercial information.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Law, Business Administration, Secretarial Administration, Office Management or a related field.
• At least 2 years of relevant administrative experience, preferably in a legal office, law firm or corporate environment.

Required skills

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Experience with document management systems.