Compliance Paralegal (Financial Services)

A corporate legal department in Johannesburg CBD needs strong legal admin so the attorneys can focus on the law. You'll work with a small crew, so being easy to work with matters as much as skill.

The work is in Johannesburg CBD, Gauteng, so you'll need a reliable way to get there every day.

• Type and format letters, notices and affidavits from dictation or drafts
• Capture payments and update debtor balances on collection matters
• Open new matters and do conflict checks on the practice system
• Handle incoming calls and give clients straightforward progress updates
• Diarise court dates, prescription dates and filing deadlines
• Collate and index court bundles and discovery files

• Matric plus a legal secretary or paralegal qualification
• Fast, accurate typing and strong Word formatting
• Organised under pressure from several attorneys
• Experience on legal software such as LegalSuite, AJS or GhostPractice
• At least 2 years in a law firm or legal department

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

• Include your typing speed; many firms test it on the day of the interview.
• Name the legal software and the type of matters you handled in the first lines of your CV.