Legal Secretary (Litigation Department) – Immediate Start

Draft, file, track and follow up: that's your week at a corporate legal department in Boksburg. If you like clear targets and knowing where you stand, this is for you.

You'll be based at a corporate legal department in Boksburg. Living nearby, or on a taxi route to it, really helps. Most weeks are 45 hours, in line with the BCEA.

• Collect documents for estates, such as death certificates and bank statements
• Capture payments and update debtor balances on collection matters
• Handle incoming calls and give clients straightforward progress updates
• Keep personal information in files secure under POPIA
• Diarise court dates, prescription dates and filing deadlines
• Type and format letters, notices and affidavits from dictation or drafts
• Collate and index court bundles and discovery files

• Matric plus a legal secretary or paralegal qualification
• Experience on legal software such as LegalSuite, AJS or GhostPractice
• Discreet with confidential client information
• Fast, accurate typing and strong Word formatting

• Audio typing at 60+ words per minute
• Paralegal diploma or LLB studies in progress

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

• 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.