Litigation Secretary

Cora O'Neil Recruitment Agency; Pretoria; On-site; ZAR 133,920 - 167,400; Full time

Job summary

Wonderboom, Pretoria is seeking a Litigation Secretary / Paralegal to join a small law firm. The position requires Afrikaans-speaking candidates who are fully bilingual in Afrikaans and English and have at least 2 years of recent litigation secretary experience.

Responsibilities include drafting and typing legal notices and pleadings, and uploading documents on Court Online / Caselines. The role involves secretarial support to the Director and may require working from a home office before

Qualifications

• Afrikaans-speaking with bilingual English is required.
• Minimum 2 years of recent litigation secretary experience at a law firm.
• Proficient in drafting General Litigation notices and pleadings.
• Familiar with uploading documents on Court Online and Caselines.

Responsibilities

• Provide full litigation secretary support for a small law firm.
• Assist Director with administrative, office, and legal secretarial work.
• Draft and type legal correspondence, notices, and pleadings.
• Upload legal documents on Court Online and Caselines.

Skills

Afrikaans speaking

Bilingual Afrikaans & English

Litigation secretary experience

Drafting legal notices & pleadings

Tools

Court Online

Caselines

Legal Suite

Job description

Wonderboom, Pretoria: LITIGATION SECRETARY / PARALEGAL

Minimum Requirements:

• afrikaans speaking (preference to mature females aged ±30-50 years)
• fully bilingual in both Afrikaans and English a must (Afr & Eng client base)
• minimum 2 years recent experience as a Litigation Secretary at a law firm a must
• independently functional in drafting of General Litigation notices and pleadings a must
• familiar with legal processes and uploading legal documents on Court Online / Caselines
• computer literate in Court Online, Caselines and specifically Legal Suite a must
• comfortable work environment (Based at home office of female Attorney, but might change to Lynnwood based offices in future)
• non smoker / non vaper
• stable employment record and contactable References
• residing near Wonderboom / Sinoville (within daily commuting distance)
• to start as soon as possible

Duties:

• full Litigation Secretary duties for small law firm, specializing in General Litigation, Debt Collection, Civil-, Family-, Labour- and Commercial Law
• full administrative-, office- and legal secretarial support to Director
• drafting and typing of legal correspondence, notices and pleadings
• uploading of legal documents on Court Online / Caselines

Salary:

Salary: R 12 000 – R 15 000 gross maximum (depending on experience)