Legal Secretary - Deceased Estate

SUMMARY:
The candidate will manage the Trusts and Deceased Estate department and therefore should have suitable experience in the management of a department within a legal practice

POSITION INFO:

A well established law firm requires the services of a Legal Secretary (Trusts and Deceased Estate Department) in the Lynwood, Pretoria area

Brief description of duties: 

The candidate will manage the Trusts and Deceased Estate department and therefore should have suitable experience in the management of a department within a legal practice

The candidate will attend to a wide range of duties which shall include, but not be limited to, arranging of consultations with clients, attending to administrative functions associated with the winding up of deceased estates and trust administration, arranging of annual general meetings of trustees, general secretarial duties such as managing a diary, filing, typing of letters and emails, liaising with clients, the Master’s office and answering of telephone calls. 

The candidate will report to the head of department and / or the managing director

Minimum requirements for the position: 

• Be between 30 and 50 years or age with a stable work record;
• Matric Certificate;
• Tertiary Qualification 
• Proficiency in English and Afrikaans (spoken as well as written language);
• Previous experience in either the administration of deceased estates, inter vivos trust administration or experience as personal assistant to a director / partner of a legal firm;
• Be a multi- tasker, diligent, be able to work independently and have excellent management skills; 

Applicants who meet the criteria are invited to submit their Comprehensive CV, certified copy of identity document, certified copy of matric certificate, certified copies of post matric qualifications, recent photo of face to <--------Please upload your CV here--------

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