Commercial Litigation Secretary / Legal Secretary

SUMMARY:
Title: Senior Litigation Secretary
Type: Full Time, On-Site
Salary: R 40 000.00 – R 50 500.00 CTC per month
Location: Sandton

Introduction

POSITION INFO:

Key Responsibilities

• Dictaphone and copy typing of legal documents across a wide range of litigation matters
• Drafting, formatting, and collating notices, pleadings, and other legal documentation
• Implementing amendments to documents and verifying accuracy
• Preparing and maintaining resource, counsel, and client files
• Managing practitioners’ diaries, call screening, and message tracking
• General office and personal administration for allocated legal professionals
• Preparing pre-bills and billing memoranda; coordinating with accounts on debtor management
• Assisting with FICA administration and ensuring compliance requirements are completed
• Liaising professionally with clients, counsel, presiding officers, experts, and other service providers as instructed
• Coordinating extensive travel arrangements, including bookings for transport, accommodation, and related logistics

Minimum Requirements:

• At least 5 years of experience as a Legal Secretary within a litigation environment
• Strong proficiency in MS Word (especially Word 2010) and Excel
• Working knowledge of legal accounting and document-management systems (e.g., Ghost Practice / AJS / Legal Suite / Lexpro / Aderant Expert / CMS, FileSite)
• A Secretarial, Legal Secretarial or Paralegal qualification is advantageous
• Matric is essential
• Proven advanced dictaphone-typing capability