Family Law Litigation Secretary (Junior) - 6 month contract

A well-established law firm based the V&A Waterfront is looking to employ a Junior Family Law Litigation Secretary on a 6 month contract to join their organisation.

Requirements:

• Matric essential
• Secretarial diploma/legal secretarial diploma/paralegal qualification advantageous
• Minimum of 5 years experience as a Litigation Secretary
• Experience in Family Law advantageous
• Ability to speak and type documents in both Afrikaans and English
• Full working knowledge of all MS packages
• Ability to use Microsoft Excel
• Knowledge of File site and CMS would be advantageous

Key areas of responsibility include:

• Dictaphone and copy typing of a wide range of documents
• Preparing Pleadings, including discovery
• Incorporating amendments to documents and ability to cross reference clauses
• Preparing resource and client files
• Administrating and organizing professionals practices (diary management, answering telephone calls and tracking messages in the absence of team members
• Preparing accounts for clients and prompt time capturing
• Follow up payments of debtors
• FICA administration: following up to ensure the FICA requirements are complete
• Assisting with general office management and personnel administration related to the practice