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Legal Trainee

Shortlist Professionals
Dakar, Dakar, Senegal Posted Sep 24, 2026
Full-time

About this role

Function: Legal

Workplace Type: On site

Reporting To: Legal Counsel / Head of Legal & Regulatory

Purpose of the Job

Support the Legal Department to ensure legal work runs smoothly, efficiently and accurately by preparing legal documents, conducting legal research, managing legal cases, handling communication, ensuring deadlines are met, and protecting sensitive information with ethics.

Job Specifications / Minimum Requirements

● Education: Master’s in business law

● Work Experience: At least 06 months to 1 year

● Required Skills: Bilingual in English and French

● Good knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint) and AI tools

Key Job Responsibilities

  1. Legal writing: drafting legal letters and contracts.

  2. Legal research: ability to find laws, regulations and case precedents.

  3. Document preparation: drafting and formatting legal documents.

  4. Organisation and file management: managing physical and digital files, case records and legal documents.

  5. Key support and coordination: supporting the Legal Counsel in daily legal activities.

Person Specification – Desired Skills

● Stakeholder Management

● Strong technical background

● Excellent leadership skills

● Great communication skills

● Business Consulting

● Attention to detail: carefully reviewing documents to identify errors or missing information.

● Multitasking and time management

● Communication skills: communicating professionally with stakeholders.

● Knowledge of legal terminology

● Confidentiality and ethics: protecting sensitive information and maintaining professional ethics

Key Performance Indicators

● Ensure processes, policies and procedures are followed.

● Demonstrate the HT values.

● Create value through stakeholder engagement.

● Create value from improving processes.

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