Litigation Support Clerk (Discovery) – Entry Level

Draft, file, track and follow up: that's your week at an estates and trusts company in Soweto. If you turn up on time and finish what you start, you'll fit in quickly.

The work is in Soweto, Gauteng, so you'll need a reliable way to get there every day. The first two weeks are spent shadowing someone experienced.

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

• At least 2 years in a law firm or legal department
• Experience on legal software such as LegalSuite, AJS or GhostPractice
• Understanding of court rules and deadlines
• Organised under pressure from several attorneys

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

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

• 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.