Legal Officer 12 Month FTC

Abantu Staffing Solutions; East London; On-site; ZAR 450,000 - 650,000; Full time

Job summary

Abantu Staffing Solutions in East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa is seeking a legal professional with admission as an attorney to support senior legal advisers in debt recovery and litigation matters.

The role involves engagement with legal service providers, preparing status reports, conducting research, monitoring invoice payments, and providing general administrative support to senior legal advisers. A law degree is required and admission as an attorney.

Qualifications

• Law degree required.

Responsibilities

• Engage legal service providers for debt recoveries and evictions.
• Liaise with legal service providers on litigation matters.
• Prepare status reports for senior legal advisers regarding debt recoveries and litigation progress.
• Provide general administrative support including research and analysis; monitor invoice payments.

Education

Law Degree

Job description

Job Description

Duties and responsibilities:

Engagement with legal service providers and debt collectors

• Sharing of organisation processes for debt recoveries and evictions with legal service providers.
• Preparing status reports for senior legal advisers in respect to debt recoveries.
• Liaison with legal service providers employed by the organisation on litigation matters.

Confirmation of litigation matters

• Engage legal service providers in respect of confirmation of status of litigation matters, legal processes relating to debt recoveries and evictions.
• Preparation and submission of reports to senior legal advisers.

General administrative support to senior legal advisers

• Provide general legal support including but not limited to conducting research and analysis.
• Monitor and track invoice payments against debt recoveries.
• Prepare and submit reports to senior legal advisers on progress in payments.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Formal Qualifications: Law Degree
• Admission as an Attorney