Legal Associate

Qualifications

• Graduate with a Bachelor’s Degree in Law (L.LB and B.L)
  
• Must possess a second-class upper (2.1) /Upper credit or above
  
• Additional professional certifications or postgraduate qualification is an added advantage
  

Experience Requirements:

• Minimum of 1-2 years’ working experience in a private law firm or in the field of law.
  
• Proven experience in social work practice
  
• Very strong report-writing skills.
  
• Strong computer skills.
  
• Ability to work long hours when needed
  
• Ability to work weekends to conduct home visits to Widows, fatherless, and Orphans households in FCT
  

• S/he will assist in ensuring that all Widows’ requests are swiftly responded to and in a professional manner
  
• S/he will assist in ensuring that there is accurate recording and enrolment of all Widows in the Widows database
  
• S/he will assist in updating the WINGS Widows database periodically
  
• S/he will serve as the first point of contact for the WINGS Widows
  
• S/he will coordinate the periodic WINGS meetings and plan for the logistics
  
• S/he will raise memos for administrative and logistic expenses and do the required retirements
  
• S/he will assist the program team to ensure that all WEWE’s GlobalGiving project activities meet effective programming standards and best practices established by the donor and the Nigerian Government
  
• S/he will assist in basic bookkeeping of donors’ cash inflows and disbursements to beneficiaries
  
• S/he will assist in providing in-house legal advisory services; compliance and risk mitigation support services through the assessment and development of effective corporate/legal structure.