HubSpot
Comfort Joseph
Legal Personal Asistant
Abu Dhabi,United Arab Emirates
Summary
I provide assistance and support to legal professionals and team members by creating easy workflows and automations, carrying out assigned duties efficiently and also being proactive in the course of duties.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
12
12
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work History
Junior Associate/Personal Assistant
Babatunde Ogala SAN & Co.
Lagos, Nigeria
11.2018 - 11.2019
- File openings, setting up and maintaining case files and archives
- Maintenance of manual & electronic filing systems
- Right-hand woman to Head Principal by keeping him up to date via emails
- Assisting in requirements for the registration, establishment, and setup of projects
- Initial preparation and development of articles for website publication
- Meeting with external stakeholders for meetings on behalf of the Head Principal and sending reports via emails
- Arrangements of meetings with internal & external stakeholders, budget planning, goal setting, objectives to be achieved
- Filtering out the noise and keeping Head Principal abreast of important information and details
- Providing support & assistance to team members.
Legal extern
National Industrial Court
Abuja, Nigeria
08.2018 - 10.2018
- Leading the team
- Organizing weekly team meetings with team supervisors
- Organizing weekly meetings with team members
- Sitting in during court sessions with team members
- Filling of logbooks
- Ensuring that logbooks are updated and signed by the team supervisor.
- Participated in and took notes during meetings.
- Attended depositions and court proceedings and prepared summaries on cases.
- Interpreted and relayed legal information in clear format for clients.
- Performed legal and general research, drafting memoranda and correspondence.
Legal extern
J.Y Musa SAN & Co.
Abuja, Nigeria
05.2018 - 07.2018
- Providing support & assistance to team members
- Organization and preparation of documents for trial and arbitration proceedings
- Facilitation of initial solutions to client matters for senior counsel.
- Summarization of client claims for senior counsel perusal.
- Administrative support.
- Letter writing on behalf of the firm and update of cases.
- Participated in and took notes during meetings.
- Attended depositions and court proceedings and prepared summaries on cases.
- Performed legal and general research, drafting memoranda and correspondence.
Junior Secretary/Administrative Assistant Intern
Teitl and Lambs
Lagos , Nigeria
09.2015 - 11.2019
- Link between customers/clients and upper management.
- Assisted coworkers and staff members with special tasks on daily basis.
- Identified and recommended changes to existing processes to improve accuracy, efficiency and quality service.
- Managed filing system, entered data and completed other clerical tasks.
- Managed paper and electronic filing systems by routing various documents, taking messages and managing incoming and outgoing mail.
- Organized logistics and materials for each meeting, arranged spaces and took detailed notes for later dissemination to key stakeholders.
- Interacted with vendors to purchase and set up equipment and services.
- Managed phone and email correspondence and handled incoming and outgoing mail.
- Built and maintained excellent customer relationships through timely response to inquiries and going above and beyond to accommodate unusual requests.
- Completed forms, reports, logs and records to quickly handle all documentation for human resources.
- Performed research to collect and record industry data.
Education
Call To Bar Certificate - Law
Nigerian Law School
Abuja, Nigeria. 11.2017 - 11.2018
Bachelor of Law - Law
Olabisi Onabanjo University
Ogun State, Nigeria 05.2012 - 06.2017
High School Diploma -
Barachel Model Colledge
Lagos, Nigeria 01.2004 - 01.2010
Skills
ConfidentOrganizedProactiveHonestCustomer-centricConsistencyTeam player
Excellent communication
DiscreetDetail orientedPatientTech-savvyQuick learnerSelf-starterProfessional demeanorBusiness acumenProfessional EnglishTraining junior team members
Excellent Communication
Flexible and Adaptable
Clerical Support
Organization and Time Management
Attention to Detail
Self-Motivated
Analytical and Critical Thinking
Dependable and Responsible
Planning and Coordination
Data Entry
Problem-Solving
Software
Asana
Zoom
Slack
Microsoft Word
OneDrive
PowerPoint
DropBox
Excel
Teams
Google suite
Web research
Social media setup
Certification
IT support training
Interests
Reading
Technology
Food
Writing
Meeting people
Timeline
IT support training
03-2022
Junior Associate/Personal Assistant
Babatunde Ogala SAN & Co.
11.2018 - 11.2019
Legal extern
National Industrial Court
08.2018 - 10.2018
Legal extern
J.Y Musa SAN & Co.
05.2018 - 07.2018
Call To Bar Certificate - Law
Nigerian Law School
11.2017 - 11.2018
Junior Secretary/Administrative Assistant Intern
Teitl and Lambs
09.2015 - 11.2019
Bachelor of Law - Law
Olabisi Onabanjo University
05.2012 - 06.2017
High School Diploma -
Barachel Model Colledge
01.2004 - 01.2010