Litigation Secretary

SUMMARY:
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POSITION INFO:

A well-established company based in Bellville, Cape Town is looking to employ a experienced Litigation Secretary to join their firm.

• Minimum of 5-7 years’ experience
• MUST be able to work independent with minor supervision necessary
• Dress neat and professional, have casual Fridays
• Be on time for work and willing to work overtime if and when requested to do so
• Payment for overtime will only be if agreed to in writing with the employer for the hours worked overtime
• Open files when requested to do so
• Attend to litigation matters and all related matters from receipt of instruction up to finalization thereof
• Reporting to clients on litigation matters
• Index and paginate court files
• Attend to make telephone calls to debtors to request for payments and/or any other relevant person and/or institution necessary to phone
• Draft letters to opposition, clients, debtor and/or any other necessary party involved in a matter
• Draft pleadings, notices in the Magistrates Court as well as the High Court
• Prepare brief for counsel
• Manage diary with all court appearance dates and due dates of documents independently
• Manage debt collection matters independently – from date of instruction and demand sent, summons, default judgment, warrant of execution, Section 65’s and EAO’s
• Must be able to draft and amend the documents from a provided precedent for the debt collections for attorneys to sign off
• OF UTMOST IMPORTANCE to be able to manage the financials on all matter handed to employee which include the debtor’s accounts, client’s accounts, disbursement and/or any other necessary financials on the matter
• Reception duties, managing telephone calls at reception when receptionist is not available
• General administrative assistance on all matters handed to employee, however must be willing to assist with any other general administrative duties when requested by employer
• Dictation typing

Working hours will be from 08h00 – 16h30 from Mondays to Thursdays and 08h00-16h00 on Friday

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