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Legal Secretary

MacRobert Incorporated

Pretoria

On-site

ZAR 150,000 - 220,000

Full time

Yesterday
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Job summary

A leading company in the legal sector, MacRobert Attorneys, is seeking a skilled Legal Secretary for its Pretoria Branch. The ideal candidate will possess at least 3 years of relevant experience and demonstrate strong organisational, typing, and administrative skills. Responsibilities encompass diverse tasks including document preparation, invoicing, and comprehensive support to attorneys. This is a challenging role requiring maturity and the ability to work efficiently under pressure, ensuring accurate and meticulous handling of legal documentation.

Qualifications

  • At least 3 years’ experience in a legal firm.
  • Experience in dictaphone typing is an advantage.
  • Strong computer skills; able to work on Excel and Word.

Responsibilities

  • Type, draft and proofread correspondence and legal documents.
  • Attend to invoicing and arrange payment of invoices.
  • Prepare large bundles of documentation including photocopying and scanning.

Skills

Organisational Skills
Administrative Skills
Communication Skills
Typing
Proofreading
Computer Skills

Education

Paralegal Qualification

Job description

MacRobert Attorneys is looking for a Legal Secretary in the Corporate Department of our Pretoria Branch.

  • Candidate must have at least 3 years’ experience in a legal firm with an understanding of a legal practice and knowledge of general legal processes (action and application proceedings)
  • Paralegal qualification will be an advantage
  • Be able to type, draft and proofread correspondence and define and prepare legal documents
  • Experience in dictaphone typing will be an advantage
  • Be able to prepare large bundles of documentation (photocopying and scanning)
  • Excellent organisational and administrative skills
  • Ability to work under pressure and reporting to more than one attorney at a time
  • Be able to attend to invoicing and arranging payment of invoices
  • Able to reconcile accounts and identify invoices not paid
  • Strong computer skills and able to competently work on Excel and Word
  • Good communication and administrative skills, including the ability to sort and file documents in chronological order
  • Mature, hardworking, self-motivated, professional and deadline driven
  • Accurate and meticulous in all respects
  • Must have own reliable transport

IMPORTANT: This is a skilled profession. Do not apply if you do not have the relevant LEGAL secretarial experience.
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