About the Role
Avetium Consult Limited is seeking a competent and driven Legal Administrative & Operations Support Representative to join our dynamic team in Nigeria. In this vital role, you will provide comprehensive administrative, coordination, and operational support to the legal function, ensuring efficiency across all department activities. We are looking for a highly organized, proactive, and dependable professional with exceptional attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced corporate environment.
Key Responsibilities- Manage the department's calendars, meeting schedules, appointments, and action trackers to ensure seamless daily operations.
- Maintain and update robust physical and electronic filing systems to guarantee secure and easy document retrieval.
- Manage the contracts register, diligently tracking execution dates, renewals, expiries, and related milestones.
- Update and monitor litigation and dispute trackers, keeping close tabs on court dates, deadlines, external counsel updates, and legal fees.
- Track statutory, regulatory, and departmental tasks, filings, and critical deliverables.
- Support contract administration processes including document circulation, execution tracking, and meticulous record-keeping.
- Assist with legal research, data gathering, and the preparation of routine reports, presentations, and corporate correspondence.
- Coordinate engagements with external counsel, consultants, and service providers, including processing and tracking invoices.
- Organize departmental events, retreats, workshops, and team activities, managing logistics and vendor relationships.
- Provide general administrative support to the Head, Legal & Company Secretary and department members as required.
- Bachelor's degree in Law, Business Administration, or a closely related field from a recognized institution.
- Minimum of 3 years of proven professional experience in legal administration, corporate support, or a similar role.
- Exceptional organizational, communication, and follow-up skills with strong multi-tasking capabilities.
- High level of professional discretion, integrity, and ability to manage sensitive and confidential information.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, document management systems, and report writing tools.
- Proactive, resourceful, and capable of working independently with minimal supervision.
- Competitive salary and performance-based incentives.
- Comprehensive health insurance coverage.
- Opportunities for continuous professional development and career advancement.
- A collaborative, inclusive, and vibrant work culture in a leading Nigerian consultancy firm.