Legal Secretary (Litigation Department)

You'll keep the attorneys at a debt collection practice in Randburg organised, on time and ready for court. This role rewards consistency more than flash.

You'll be based at a debt collection practice in Randburg. Living nearby, or on a taxi route to it, really helps.

• Capture payments and update debtor balances on collection matters
• Handle incoming calls and give clients straightforward progress updates
• Collect documents for estates, such as death certificates and bank statements
• Collate and index court bundles and discovery files
• Type and format letters, notices and affidavits from dictation or drafts
• Open new matters and do conflict checks on the practice system
• Manage the attorney's diary and book consultations

• Organised under pressure from several attorneys
• Understanding of court rules and deadlines
• Matric plus a legal secretary or paralegal qualification
• At least 2 years in a law firm or legal department

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

• Close-to-transport offices in city centres
• Year-end bonus at many firms
• Study assistance for LLB or paralegal courses

• 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.