Compliance Paralegal (Financial Services)

Draft, file, track and follow up: that's your week at a debt counselling firm in Alberton. Good for someone who wants to build a solid track record they can put on their CV.

Home base is a debt counselling firm on the Alberton side of Gauteng. You'll start with a short induction before working on your own.

• Prepare fee notes and draft invoices for review
• Handle incoming calls and give clients straightforward progress updates
• Collate and index court bundles and discovery files
• Capture payments and update debtor balances on collection matters
• Type and format letters, notices and affidavits from dictation or drafts
• Collect documents for estates, such as death certificates and bank statements
• Prepare section 129 notices and default judgment applications

• Fast, accurate typing and strong Word formatting
• Organised under pressure from several attorneys
• At least 2 years in a law firm or legal department
• Understanding of court rules and deadlines
• Matric plus a legal secretary or paralegal qualification

• Office hours with no weekend work
• Close-to-transport offices in city centres
• Year-end bonus at many firms
• Study assistance for LLB or paralegal courses

• Name the legal software and the type of matters you handled in the first lines of your CV.
• Proofread your application twice; law firms treat a single typo as a warning sign for legal admin posts.