Practice Lead at a Reputable Law Firm – Xcelerate Services Full Time

Xcelerate Services – Our client is a reputable Law Firm based in Ejigbo, Lagos State, that specialises in corporate and private property law.

We are looking for highly competent, experienced, motivated, and results-oriented individuals to fill the vacancy below:

Job Title: Practice Lead

Location: Ejigbo, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time
Reports: To the CEO and COO

Description

• We 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’ portfolio.

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 documentations 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 trouble shooting 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 Management:

• 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

Requirements
Education:

• The position requires a Bachelor’s Degree in Law with a Diploma / Formal Training in Business Administration preferred.

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:
This is a mid-level role, and the individual must be:

• Analytical
• Energetic, diligent, and resilient.
• Honest and trustworthy
• Agile, and committed to continuous improvement
• Able to work both independently and with others.
• Familiar with legal and business environments.
• Excellent in time management, organization, and prioritization skills.
• Excellent in researching, writing, and reporting skills.
• Information technology (IT) savvy and skilled in Microsoft office
• Strong in business development and marketing tactics
• Knowledgeable in litigation and property law
• Conversant with basic budgeting.

Salary
N50,000 – N100,000 monthly.

Application Closing Date
25th November, 2021.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV along with Cover Letter to: [email protected] and cc: [email protected] using the Job Title as the subject of the email.

Note: Cover Letter should include why you are suited for the role.