Paralegal- Bloemfontein

Road Accident Fund; Bloemfontein; On-site; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Full time

Job summary

A government legal agency in Bloemfontein seeks a Paralegal (High Court) responsible for providing general management, legal support, and document preparation. The ideal candidate must hold a Bachelor's Degree in Law, have relevant legal experience, and possess strong skills in negotiation and problem-solving. This role involves close interaction with attorneys and stakeholders to ensure effective case management.

Benefits

Total Employment Cost packages with flexible structuring

Qualifications

• Relevant 3 years' experience in a legal environment.
• Strong understanding of MVA law and legislation.
• Knowledge of drafting legal documents.

Responsibilities

• Provide research assistance to attorneys.
• Assist with collecting and analysing information relevant to litigation.
• Contribute to the preparation and submission of reports.

Skills

Planning, organisation and coordinating

Client service orientation

Negotiation

Conflict resolution

Problem solving and analysis

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Law or equivalent

Job description

Purpose of the job :

Purpose : The Paralegal (High Court) is responsible for providing general management, administrative and technical legal support to the attorneys.

Key Performance Areas

General management and support to Attorney

• Provide research assistance to attorneys.
• Assisting with searching and checking public records on behalf of attorneys.
• Assisting with the interviewing of clients, and witnesses.
• Assisting with collecting, retrieving, and analysing information relevant to litigation cases.
• Assisting attorneys with trial and its preparation.
• Analysing and conducting research for reporting purposes.

Document management

• Assisting with the preparation of legal documents and arguments.
• Summarising depositions and other documents.
• Preparing briefs and pleadings and drafting discovery documents.
• Managing and organising cases.
• Updating file registers

Reporting

• Contribute to the preparation and submission of Regulation reports.
• Aid in the development of functional reporting systems, for management, project or performance reporting.
• Report regularly and periodically perform necessary submissions as and when required to provide progress updates and / or inform management decisions.

Stakeholder management

• Aid in proactive and progressive relationships with key stakeholders.
• Deal with inquiries and requests for information from both internal and external stakeholders.
• Aid in the maintenance of relationships with vendors, service providers or procurement teams and ensure that all relevant procured items are invoiced and paid on time.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelors Degree in Law or equivalent.
• Relevant 3 years’ experience in a legal environment.

Technical and Behavioural Competencies Required

• Planning, organisation and coordinating
• Personal mastery.
• Judgement and decision making.
• Ethics and values.
• Client service orientation
• Legislation & regulatory knowledge
• Ethics & compliance
• PFMA
• Knowledge of drafting
• Monitoring and evaluation
• Policy and standards
• Governance
• Claims litigation
• MVA law and legislation
• Negotiation
• Conflict resolution
• Problem solving and analysis
• Mediation

NB : “RAF offers Total Employment Cost packages with no additional contributions from the Employer, successful candidates are required to structure their packages in a manner that will suit their needs”.