Paralegal (Personal Injury Claims)

Draft, file, track and follow up: that's your week at a debt counselling firm in Brits. You don't need to be the loudest person in the room, just the one others can count on.

The site is in Brits; early starts mean public transport timing matters, so check your route before applying. Overtime comes up in peak season and is paid.

• Collect documents for estates, such as death certificates and bank statements
• Open new matters and do conflict checks on the practice system
• Type and format letters, notices and affidavits from dictation or drafts
• Manage the attorney's diary and book consultations
• Collate and index court bundles and discovery files
• Prepare section 129 notices and default judgment applications

• Organised under pressure from several attorneys
• Fast, accurate typing and strong Word formatting
• At least 2 years in a law firm or legal department
• Understanding of court rules and deadlines
• Matric plus a legal secretary or paralegal qualification
• Discreet with confidential client information

• NCR debt counsellor course
• Experience with the Master's Office for estates

• Year-end bonus at many firms
• Study assistance for LLB or paralegal courses
• Office hours with no weekend work

• 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.