Legal Typist (Transcription)

Draft, file, track and follow up: that's your week at a corporate legal department in Secunda. It's a practical job: you'll see what you got done before you go home.

This post is Secunda-based, with most of your time spent at a corporate legal department. Most weeks are 45 hours, in line with the BCEA.

• Diarise court dates, prescription dates and filing deadlines
• Prepare section 129 notices and default judgment applications
• Prepare fee notes and draft invoices for review
• Keep personal information in files secure under POPIA
• Collate and index court bundles and discovery files

• Discreet with confidential client information
• Understanding of court rules and deadlines
• Experience on legal software such as LegalSuite, AJS or GhostPractice
• Matric plus a legal secretary or paralegal qualification
• Fast, accurate typing and strong Word formatting
• At least 2 years in a law firm or legal department

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

• Year-end bonus at many firms
• Close-to-transport offices in city centres
• Office hours with no weekend work
• 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.