Legal Executive Assistant (Part-time)
Somewhere
🇿🇦 Hirezar Summary for South African Applicants
This fully remote full time position at Somewhere is open to applicants from South Africa. This role is suited for senior-level professionals. As a remote position, you can work from anywhere in South Africa — whether you're based in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, or a smaller town.
Job Description
Legal Executive Assistant (Part-time)
Employment Type:Full-time, Independent Contractor
Work Model:Remote
Work Hours:High flexibility across global time zones (e.g., US Pacific Standard Time to Indochina Time alignment)
Reports To:Head of Operations & Company President
Role Summary
We are seeking an exceptionally sharp, business-mindedLegal Executive Assistantto serve as a dual-engine resource supporting our Head of Operations and our President. This high-leverage position splits your time equally between internal corporate governance and external market-facing coordination.
This is not a traditional support role. We need an administrative professional with foundational legal literacy—someone who can manage fast-moving inbox communications, architect complex global travel, and comfortably read through commercial contracts to flag potential risk. You will act as a true executive right-hand, managing high-stakes logistics and information flows with minimal direction.
Key Responsibilities
1. Contract Review & Inbox Governance (50% — Supporting Deep)
* First-Pass Legal Contract Review:Audit incoming commercial agreements, vendor contracts, and NDAs. You will systematically read through documents to flag, highlight, and summarize critical clauses involving risk parameters such asliability caps, indemnity boundaries, and data privacy compliance structures.
First-Pass Legal Contract Review:Audit incoming commercial agreements, vendor contracts, and NDAs. You will systematically read through documents to flag, highlight, and summarize critical clauses involving risk parameters such asliability caps, indemnity boundaries, and data privacy compliance structures.
* Inbox Architecture:Take command of the Head of Operations' inbox—filtering communication, prioritizing urgent operational bottlenecks, and drafting precise, well-judged internal email replies on their behalf.
Inbox Architecture:Take command of the Head of Operations' inbox—filtering communication, prioritizing urgent operational bottlenecks, and drafting precise, well-judged internal email replies on their behalf.
* Process Tracking:Keep internal legal and operational action items moving across various departments, closing communication loops before deadlines slip.
Process Tracking:Keep internal legal and operational action items moving across various departments, closing communication loops before deadlines slip.
2. Global Travel Logistics & Schedule Optimization (50% — Supporting the President)
* Bespoke Travel Architecture:Research, build, and deploy comprehensive end-to-end international travel itineraries—proactively accounting for transit windows, changing visa requirements, time zone adjustments, and high-stakes local logistics.
Bespoke Travel Architecture:Research, build, and deploy comprehensive end-to-end international travel itineraries—proactively accounting for transit windows, changing visa requirements, time zone adjustments, and high-stakes local logistics.
* Multi-Timezone Calendar Management:Architect and manage complex calendars for the President, seamlessly scheduling meetings, dinners, and events across radically disparate global time zones (e.g., San Francisco to Bangkok).
Multi-Timezone Calendar Management:Architect and manage complex calendars for the President, seamlessly scheduling meetings, dinners, and events across radically disparate global time zones (e.g., San Francisco to Bangkok).
* Targeted Client Scheduling:Act as a polished, professional administrative bridge for the President, managing meeting coordination and scheduling touchpoints with high-value external clients.
Targeted Client Scheduling:Act as a polished, professional administrative bridge for the President, managing meeting coordination and scheduling touchpoints with high-value external clients.
Required Skills & Qualifications
* Experience:4+ years of progressive experience as a Legal Assistant, Legal EA, or Contract Coordinator supporting senior corporate executives or legal teams.
Experience:4+ years of progressive experience as a Legal Assistant, Legal EA, or Contract Coordinator supporting senior corporate executives or legal teams.
* Contractual Literacy:Direct experience reading and parsing corporate legal documentation or commercial contracts. You must possess the analytical ability to comfortably isolate risk-sensitive language (indemnity, liability, etc.).
Contractual Literacy:Direct experience reading and parsing corporate legal documentation or commercial contracts. You must possess the analytical ability to comfortably isolate risk-sensitive language (indemnity, liability, etc.).
* Global Logistical Prowess:Masterful understanding of global travel coordination, international time zones, and flight routing logic.
Global Logistical Prowess:Masterful understanding of global travel coordination, international time zones, and flight routing logic.
* The "High-Agency" Mindset:A self-starter who operates with exceptional business acumen and p
Tips for South African Applicants
Timezone Advantage
South Africa (SAST, UTC+2) overlaps well with European business hours and has a few hours of overlap with US East Coast. Mention your timezone flexibility in your application.
Salary in Context
Even without a listed salary, international remote roles typically pay 2-3x more than equivalent local positions in South Africa due to the exchange rate advantage.
Application Tips
Tailor your CV to international standards — use a clean format, highlight remote work experience, and include your English proficiency. Many SA applicants succeed by emphasising their strong work ethic and cultural adaptability.
Load Shedding Preparedness
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About Somewhere
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