Compliance Paralegal (Financial Services)

Files, diaries and documents all run through you at a litigation law firm in Stellenbosch. Expect to be trusted with real work from your first week.

The site is in Stellenbosch; early starts mean public transport timing matters, so check your route before applying.

• Prepare fee notes and draft invoices for review
• Open new matters and do conflict checks on the practice system
• Type and format letters, notices and affidavits from dictation or drafts
• Keep personal information in files secure under POPIA
• Collect documents for estates, such as death certificates and bank statements

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

• NCR debt counsellor course
• Experience with the Master's Office for estates
• Paralegal diploma or LLB studies in progress

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

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