MAIN OBJECTIVE OF ROLE

To provide legal administrative and paralegal support, including drafting correspondence, conducting research, filing, and archiving legal documents, and performing various administrative duties.        

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Provides day to day general legal administrative support, including information gathering and project administration.
• Completes first level document drafting using approved templates.
• Ensure that there is an updated repository of all legal templates, forms.
• Assists the legal team in conducting research on legal matters as required.
• Oversees the delivery of all relevant legal documentation to various departments and people (both internally and externally).
• Assists with document preparation as well as the update and standardization of various legal documentation, templates, and processes.
• Assists with long term and ad hoc project coordination
• Maintains the company’s legal library including any researched material and case files.
• Manages the archival, indexing and filing of legal documentation (for the assigned portfolio).
• Manages and tracks the department's budget and payment of invoices.
• Assists in the preparation of the quarterly report to the CEO.
• Coordinates the General Counsel’s calendar, duty travel and expense filing as well as standard communication.

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED

Minimum Education Level 

·       Associate Degree (2 years)

Education Specific Requirement (if applicable) 

·       Law / Legal Studies

Certifications (if applicable)          

·       NA

Licenses (if applicable)      

·       NA

Languages   

·       Fluent in English

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

Years with Qualifications   

·       5

Years without Qualifications (if applicable)        

·       NA

Professional Experience   

·       Familiarity and ability to identify regulations, legislation, and industry standard practices applicable to the business

Systems Knowledge (if applicable)         

·       Excellent PC skills and proficient in use of MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)

·       Excellent English language drafting skills

CORE COMPETENCIES

·       Customer Focus

·       Teamwork

·       Effective Communication

·       Personal Accountability & Commitment to achieve

·       Resilience and Flexibility (Can do attitude)

ISR REQUIREMENTS

Reads and complies with the ISR policies of the Company and diligently reports any weakness or incidents to the respective Line Manager or the Information Security team. Completes all required ISR awareness sessions and follows associated guidelines in the day-to-day business operations.