Litigation Support Clerk (Discovery)

You'll keep the attorneys at a corporate legal department in Polokwane organised, on time and ready for court. If you turn up on time and finish what you start, you'll fit in quickly.

The work is in Polokwane, Limpopo, so you'll need a reliable way to get there every day. Start date: as soon as possible for the right person.

• Collate and index court bundles and discovery files
• Open new matters and do conflict checks on the practice system
• Handle incoming calls and give clients straightforward progress updates
• Diarise court dates, prescription dates and filing deadlines
• Keep personal information in files secure under POPIA
• Capture payments and update debtor balances on collection matters
• Collect documents for estates, such as death certificates and bank statements

• At least 2 years in a law firm or legal department
• Understanding of court rules and deadlines
• Discreet with confidential client information
• Organised under pressure from several attorneys

• Office hours with no weekend work
• 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.