Legal Secretary (Litigation) – Experienced

This architecture practice in Cape Town CBD needs an assistant who thinks two steps ahead. You'll work with a small crew, so being easy to work with matters as much as skill.

Home base is an architecture practice on the Cape Town CBD side of Western Cape. Start date: as soon as possible for the right person.

• Arrange events, client lunches and year-end functions.
• Draft letters, reports and presentations in the house style.
• Coordinate with other PAs to find meeting slots across diaries.
• Keep a tidy filing system, both digital and on paper.
• Manage one or two diaries in Outlook and protect focus time.

• Excellent written English and polished emails
• Available for the odd early start or late finish
• Calm when plans change at the last minute
• Advanced Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
• Matric plus a secretarial, office admin or PA diploma
• Discreet with board, salary and legal information

• Legal secretary experience with court processes
• Afrikaans or another second language for client work
• A driver's licence for errands

• Hybrid days once settled in
• 13th cheque and performance bonus
• Medical aid and provident fund

• State whom you supported (for example "PA to the MD of a 300-person firm") in each job heading.
• Expect practical tests on Word formatting, Excel and minute-taking, so brush up on styles and tables first.