Litigation Support Clerk (Discovery)

Files, diaries and documents all run through you at a debt collection practice in Worcester. It's a practical job: you'll see what you got done before you go home.

This post is in Worcester (Western Cape). Please only apply if you can travel there daily.

• Prepare fee notes and draft invoices for review
• Diarise court dates, prescription dates and filing deadlines
• Type and format letters, notices and affidavits from dictation or drafts
• Capture payments and update debtor balances on collection matters
• Open new matters and do conflict checks on the practice system

• Organised under pressure from several attorneys
• Experience on legal software such as LegalSuite, AJS or GhostPractice
• Understanding of court rules and deadlines
• Matric plus a legal secretary or paralegal qualification
• Discreet with confidential client information
• At least 2 years in a law firm or legal department

• 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

• Name the legal software and the type of matters you handled in the first lines of your CV.
• Include your typing speed; many firms test it on the day of the interview.