Legal Secretary (Litigation)

This private equity office in Montague Gardens needs an assistant who thinks two steps ahead. This is a good step for someone who wants proper routine and a manager who notices good work.

Location: Montague Gardens, Western Cape. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first.

• Keep sensitive files locked and access limited to those who need it.
• Manage one or two diaries in Outlook and protect focus time.
• Keep a tidy filing system, both digital and on paper.
• Draft letters, reports and presentations in the house style.
• Take minutes at board and exco meetings and track action items.
• Coordinate with other PAs to find meeting slots across diaries.

• Excellent written English and polished emails
• Calm when plans change at the last minute
• Matric plus a secretarial, office admin or PA diploma
• Advanced Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
• Discreet with board, salary and legal information
• At least 4 years supporting a senior manager or director

• SAP Concur or similar expense tools
• Minute-taking or company secretarial training

• 13th cheque and performance bonus
• Parking in a secure basement
• Hybrid days once settled in

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