Legal Secretary (Litigation Department)

Files, diaries and documents all run through you at a debt counselling firm in Pretoria East. Good for someone who wants to build a solid track record they can put on their CV.

Location: Pretoria East, Gauteng. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first. There's a probation period of three months before the contract is confirmed.

• Prepare section 129 notices and default judgment applications
• Manage the attorney's diary and book consultations
• Capture payments and update debtor balances on collection matters
• Collate and index court bundles and discovery files
• Handle incoming calls and give clients straightforward progress updates
• Collect documents for estates, such as death certificates and bank statements
• Diarise court dates, prescription dates and filing deadlines

• Discreet with confidential client information
• Organised under pressure from several attorneys
• At least 2 years in a law firm or legal department
• Fast, accurate typing and strong Word formatting

• Experience with the Master's Office for estates
• Audio typing at 60+ words per minute

• Office hours with no weekend work
• Study assistance for LLB or paralegal courses
• Year-end bonus at many firms

• 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.