Legal Advisor

Job Description

The legal advisor is accountable for taking the day to day legal responsibilities and providing legal advice that includes all the aspects of the analysis, investigation and drafting process. He / she is responsible for providing support in discrete legal issues by advising the organization, drafting undertakings and structuring remedies for the relevant issues. This professional may also be engaged in helping to analyze and collect evidence and schedule staff hearings. To better understand the role of this professional, let us view some of the responsibilities that need to be handled by him / her :

• To conduct legal analysis and research on various legal matters of the client or the organization
• To provide advice on different legal issues and assist in drafting legal opinions, memoranda and other briefing documents
• To be actively involved in preparing and drafting of different acts and legal submissions and draft the authoritative legal opinions as well
• To conduct legal research by utilizing various resources and selecting the relevant material to analyze the legal information
• To assist in reviewing the legal material and any other relevant documents and to identify the most important issues that need to be sorted out on a priority basis
• To draw up formalities regarding the settlement of disputes and monitor the implementation of the legal clauses

Qualifications

Educational Background

If you are planning to apply for the post of a legal advisor, then you should complete at least a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in law or any other relevant field. The individual who has a master's degree will definitely be preferred by the employers.

Essential Skills and Abilities

To ensure success in this field as a legal advisor, you should possess excellent analytical, researching and drafting skills. Strong interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to take good decisions based on judgment are absolutely essential. He / she should be able to function without anybody's supervision and should be able to deal appropriately with the confidential information. He / she should be an excellent team player with the ability to prioritize work, especially when some deadlines need to be met. He / she should be keep himself / herself updated with all the legal laws and should be able to apply them in the given situation.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.