Job Description
• *Salary:**
₦250,000 monthly
• *Experience Requirement:**
• *Minimum of 5–7 years post-call experience**
• *Mandatory:**
• Must be a qualified lawyer*
• *Role Overview**
Legal Digital NG is seeking a highly organised
• *Project & Administration Manager**
to oversee project execution, editorial workflows, and administrative operations across our legal publishing and digital legal services.
This role is critical to ensuring that
• *law reports, legal data, and editorial content move efficiently from raw court judgments to final publication**
, while maintaining the accuracy, consistency, and professional standards expected of a legal information platform.
The ideal candidate is a
• *lawyer with strong project management and operational skills**
, capable of balancing editorial precision with administrative efficiency.
• *Key Roles & Responsibilities**
• *1.
Project
Management & Editorial Workflow**
• Coordinate the
• *end-to-end production of law reports and legal content**
, from receipt of court judgments to final digital or print publication.
• Manage strict
• *publication timelines**
, ensuring reporters, editors, proof-readers, and contributors meet deadlines.
• Identify workflow bottlenecks within the editorial process and implement solutions to improve speed without compromising legal accuracy.
• Allocate resources efficiently by assigning tasks to internal staff and external freelance reporters or case summarizers.
• Enforce
• *quality control standards**
, ensuring compliance with editorial style guides, citation rules, and legal accuracy benchmarks.
• *2. Administrative & Operational Management**
• Oversee
• *day-to-day office administration**
, ensuring smooth operations, adequate supplies, and a productive work environment.
• Manage
• *recordkeeping, indexing, and archiving**
of case files, manuscripts, and legal documentation in secure systems.
• Ensure compliance with
• *copyright law, data protection regulations, and jurisdictional publishing requirements**
.
• Coordinate and manage relationships with external vendors, including printers, database service providers, and freelance contributors.
• *3. Financial & Budgetary Control**
• Develop and monitor
• *project and administrative budgets**
for publishing operations.
• Process and track vendor invoices, freelancer payments, and operational expenses.
• Analyse cost variances and implement corrective measures to control expenditure and improve efficiency.
• *4. Technology & Digital Publishing**
• Oversee the use of
• *Content Management Systems (CMS)**
and legal databases for publishing and content distribution.
• Support
• *digital transformation initiatives**
, including automation of repetitive tasks such as citation checks and document processing.
• Liaise with IT teams to ensure staff access to required legal research tools, databases, and software platforms.
• *5.
Stakeholder
Communication & Reporting**
• Act as the
• *central liaison**
between editorial teams, legal researchers, IT, and senior management.
• Provide regular status updates and reports on project progress, publication timelines, and operational performance.
• Track and report
• *Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)**
to assess project success and workflow efficiency.
• *Summary of Key Competencies & Requirements**
• LL.B and BL;
• *must be a qualified lawyer**
.
• **5–7 years post-call experience**
, preferably in:
• Legal publishing
• Law reporting
• Legal administration or Legal Project Management (LPM)
• Strong organisational, communication, and multitasking skills.
• High attention to detail with a strong commitment to legal accuracy.
• Proficiency in:
• Microsoft Office Suite
• Project management tools (e.g., Asana, Jira, Trello)
• Legal research databases (e.g., LexisNexis, Westlaw or equivalents)
• Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple deadlines simultaneously.
• **Read more on the roles and responsibilities as published by Google: https://shorturl.at/8WEBZ**