Legal Intern

  • Full-time

Company Description

Alpha Mead Group is a Total Real Estate Solutions Company established to provide robust business support services to local and international Real Estate investors or owners with interests in Facilities Management, Real Estate Development and Advisory, Security Systems and Technologies, Training, Healthcare Management and Real Estate Financing Services.

Job Description

  • Assist in drafting and editing contract documents
  • Draft court documents, invoices, and enclosures at Legal Manager's requests.
  • Assist in developing confidentiality agreement
  • Organise legal memoranda and client correspondence.
  • Research documents and publications for details that would establish evidence.
  • Prepare retainer agreements, contact letters, and various publications and handouts for clients
  • Prepare motions and interrogatories
  • Responsible for printing, scanning, photocopying, and overall preparation of legal documents
  • Partake in meetings on behalf of the Legal unit on the authorization of your line manager
  • Undertake research and preparation of reports on matter in question to your line manager
  • Conduct intake interviews to spot legal issues for presentation at case acceptance
  • Observe and participate in client meetings, trials, mediations, and outreach
  • Carry out other assignments delegated by the Head, Legal Services

Qualifications

  • BL / LLB qualification
  • 0 - 1 year of experience in a legal environment
  • Lawyers undergoing or recently completed their NYSC will be considered
  • Working with confidential documents and under confidentiality obligations.
  • Contract formation, preparation, negotiation, review, and drafting skills.
  • Identifies key risk areas in a contract.
  • Contract drafting and negotiation.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office products including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
  • Good understanding of general and specific Company and commercial law
  • Good judgment and strong initiative
  • Strong interpersonal skills and a teamwork-oriented attitude
  • Proven ability to effectively juggle competing priorities
  • Strong ability to think strategically, creatively, and innovatively
  • High professionalism, self-motivation, efficiency, and results-oriented delivery on short timelines
  • Constant awareness of sensitivity and confidentiality involved in the function

Additional Information

  • Excellent written and oral communication skills
  • Strong leadership capabilities
  • Proficient in Microsoft Applications
  • Outstanding organizational skills