Position: Legal Assistant
Job description
Duties &
Responsibilities
In this role, you will
provide general legal and strategic support to the in-house legal team. You
will be responsible for executing objectives, strategies and action plans of
the in-house legal team.
Specific responsibilities
- Scanning
and saving all transaction documents, contracts, pleadings and
correspondences on Egnyte;
- Record
keeping and creation and maintenance of files and databases on Egnyte;
- Monitoring
documentation on each transaction to ensure completion and accuracy;
- Ensuring
each transaction is closed within the agreed timelines;
- Constant
follow up and correspondence with external legal counsels on legal matters;
- Work
with external counsels and provide the information/documentation required
to the external counsels;
- Drafting
of the legal documents and other legal work as may be required;
- Co-ordinating
with external consultants and legal counsels on land use planning and
titling of the various real estate products within the Group;
- Initiating
and monitoring payment of invoices to external legal counsels on the
procurement management system;
- Reviewing
critical dates and evaluating documentation terms;
- Contract
administration and management;
- Drafting
of generic correspondence;
- In
consultation with the legal department, preparation of contracts as may be
required from time to time;
- Follow
up on deadlines, commitments made, actions taken and coordination and
communication to the team at Tatu City regarding all tasks assigned to the
legal team;
- Consistently
complete tasks in accordance with agreed deadlines and to the highest
quality standard, meeting or exceeding expectations of internal and
external stakeholders;
- Embrace
accountability, humility and commitment to Rendeavour’s business goals; and
- Support
the in-house legal team in additional support tasks.
Qualifications
Hard skills and experience:
- A
minimum of two years experience working as a paralegal working in a busy law
firm.
- Strong
ICT skills.
- Well-versed
with Microsoft Office and document management systems.
- University
Degree or Diploma relevant to the position.
Soft skills:
- Mature,
pragmatic and flexible.
- Team
player but comfortable working autonomously.
- Strong
written and verbal communication skills.
- Rigorous
and organized approach.
- Good
attention to detail.
- Hands-on,
ready to roll up the sleeves.
- Ability
to multi-task, establish priorities, and maintain organization in a
rapidly changing environment.
Personal characteristics:
- High
energy.
- Result-oriented.
- Strong
work ethic.
- Ability
to work effectively under pressure.
How to apply
If qualified and interested,
please send your CV and cover letter to LAssistant@tatucity.com by 31st January
2023. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
