Consultant : Legal Costs

Road Accident Fund; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 30 000 - 60 000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a detail-oriented professional for a role in legal cost management. This position involves overseeing claims, ensuring fair attorney fees, and maintaining high standards in invoicing processes. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree and three years of relevant experience in insurance or legal environments. Join a dynamic team where your contributions will help optimize legal costs and enhance stakeholder communication. If you are passionate about legal processes and want to make a difference, this opportunity is for you.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or Advanced Diploma in a related field.
• 3 years’ experience in insurance, legal, or accounting.

Responsibilities

• Manage incoming claims and ensure accurate invoicing processes.
• Consult with service providers to optimize legal costs.
• Produce reports and maintain stakeholder relationships.

Skills

Claims Management

Legal Interpretation

Fraud Detection

Stakeholder Communication

Reporting

Education

Bachelor’s Degree or Advanced Diploma

Job description

Job Location : Gauteng, Johannesburg
Deadline : May 07, 2025

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Key Performance Areas

Legal Cost Management

• Keep up-to-date with all incoming claims.
• Read and interpret claims.
• Review claims to ensure no fraudulent or contradictory claims are made.
• Determine if a claim requires the services of an attorney.
• Determine the actual fees due to an attorney for each case.
• Ensure all payments to attorneys are fair and reasonable.
• Consult different service providers to understand where the organization could save on legal fees.

Quality Assurance

• Ensure that invoicing processes are implemented and maintained at the highest standards.
• Maintain the implementation of procedures for unusual occurrences.

Administrative Support

• Deal with and respond to correspondence.
• Produce documents, briefing papers, reports, and presentations.
• Assist with typing and editing briefs, technical papers, letters to various parties, and memos.

Reporting

• Track and report against set objectives and targets.
• Report on emerging risks.
• Provide ad hoc reports on process improvement initiatives.
• Maintain healthy relationships with all stakeholders.
• Follow up and provide feedback to all stakeholders to keep them updated on the status of queries.
• Respond to queries within the predefined turnaround times.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or Advanced Diploma in a related field.

Experience

• Relevant 3 years’ experience in an insurance, legal, or accounting-related environment.