Paralegal (Personal Injury Claims)

Files, diaries and documents all run through you at a corporate legal department in Sandton. It's the kind of job where doing the basics well every day gets you noticed.

You'll report in Sandton. Relocation is not covered for this one. You'll start with a short induction before working on your own.

• Diarise court dates, prescription dates and filing deadlines
• Keep personal information in files secure under POPIA
• Type and format letters, notices and affidavits from dictation or drafts
• Collate and index court bundles and discovery files
• Open new matters and do conflict checks on the practice system

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

• Experience with the Master's Office for estates
• Paralegal diploma or LLB studies in progress
• NCR debt counsellor course

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

• Name the legal software and the type of matters you handled in the first lines of your CV.
• Proofread your application twice; law firms treat a single typo as a warning sign for legal admin posts.