Intern - Legal Executive Assistant at British Council

The British Council in Nigeria works across Arts and Culture, English, and Education. The organization is recruiting an Intern to join its Business Support Services Unit in Lagos to provide legal, governance, operational, and executive administrative support to the General Counsel & Company Secretary (a member of the Nigeria Senior Leadership Team). The role offers exposure to legal operations, corporate governance, stakeholder engagement, compliance, and strategic business support activities.

Key Responsibilities

• ​Provide legal and administrative support to the General Counsel & Company Secretary, including drafting, reviewing, formatting, and proofreading legal, governance, and business documents.
• ​Manage and maintain document repositories, SharePoint sites, records, and filing systems for the Legal Unit and Senior Leadership Team.
• ​Support the implementation, monitoring, and reporting of Senior Leadership Team projects, initiatives, and action plans.
• ​Coordinate meetings, workshops, and stakeholder engagements, including diary management, scheduling, logistics, briefing materials, minute-taking, and action tracking.
• ​Manage correspondence on behalf of the General Counsel & Company Secretary regarding partnerships, sponsorships, governance, events, legal enquiries, and strategic relationships.
• ​Assist with contract administration, agreement tracking, and record-keeping of legal and commercial documentation.
• ​Support compliance, governance, data protection, risk management, and internal/external audit activities.
• ​Ensure compliance with British Council safeguarding policies and procedures.