Legal Trainee
The purpose of this role is to assist the legal team by providing basic legal support and contributing to the workload of the team or department to which the Trainee Lawyer is allocated. Experience and exposure through these tasks allow the Trainee Lawyer to develop the key skills required to become a lawyer.
Job Description
Key responsibilities
Undertakes legal research
Undertakes basic negotiation, review and drafting of contracts
Attends meetings and calls with senior lawyers, takes notes and undertakes follow up actions
Demonstrates the ability to provide assistance in basic legal and procedural areas
Drafts and proof reads documents and presentations
Develops professional relationships and client skills; the Trainee Lawyer will learn to build working-relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including becoming confident in front of such stakeholders and quickly earning their trust
Ensures that client matter files are kept up to date with correspondence and documents
Participates in the legal department’s marketing and networking strategies as directed
Conducts general administrative tasks alongside other trainees or legal assistants
Develops and delivers training, and legal risk management initiatives, to assist management in strategically managing legal risks (e.g. business training, legal updates, regulatory newsletters, etc.)
Supports implementation of best-practices in compliance, contract management, intellectual property, data privacy and M&A
Helps co-ordinate projects