Legal Secretary (Litigation Department)

A corporate legal department in Richards Bay needs strong legal admin so the attorneys can focus on the law. You'll work with a small crew, so being easy to work with matters as much as skill.

This post is in Richards Bay (KwaZulu-Natal). Please only apply if you can travel there daily. Overtime comes up in peak season and is paid.

• Open new matters and do conflict checks on the practice system
• Prepare fee notes and draft invoices for review
• Collate and index court bundles and discovery files
• Diarise court dates, prescription dates and filing deadlines
• Handle incoming calls and give clients straightforward progress updates
• Capture payments and update debtor balances on collection matters

• Fast, accurate typing and strong Word formatting
• Organised under pressure from several attorneys
• Experience on legal software such as LegalSuite, AJS or GhostPractice
• Matric plus a legal secretary or paralegal qualification

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

• Close-to-transport offices in city centres
• 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.