Legal Secretary Pretoria
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Job Location:
Pretoria - South Africa
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Department:
Job Summary
Background:
- Our Client who is in the legal sector is looking for a Legal Secretary to provide administrative and secretarial support to a team of Senior Legal Practitioners
Minimum Requirements:
- Matric / Grade 12
- Secretarial Diploma / Legal Secretarial Qualification
- Minimum 3- 5 years experience in a Legal Secretarial or Executive PA role within the legal profession
- Proven experience supporting Directors Partners Advocates or other Senior Legal Professionals
- Strong experience in drafting formatting proofreading and typing legal documents
- Dictaphone typing experience is essential
- Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word Outlook Excel PowerPoint)
- Experience with QuickBooks capturing time entries and finalising fees
- Strong understanding of legal billing procedures fee notes invoicing and disbursement allocations
- Extensive experience with: Pleadings affidavits notices heads of argument legal correspondence and court-related documents
- Draft type format and amend: Pleadings affidavits particulars of claim notices legal opinions court documents heads of argument and legal correspondence
- Screen calls handle messages and liaise professionally with: Attorneys Clients Counsel Courts and Service Providers
- Prepare memoranda reports and formal correspondence
- Manage diaries consultations court dates deadlines and reminders
- Coordinate consultations meetings and legal appointments
- Capture time entries and ensure accurate billing and fee finalisation
- Generate invoices assist with collections and address Client payment queries
- Allocate disbursements and support fee recovery processes
- Assist with the preparation of court bundles and supporting documentation
- Coordinate business travel arrangements accommodation and itineraries
- Manage archive and retrieve files
- Ensure all documents are professionally presented and submitted within required deadlines
- Provide seamless day-to-day administrative support to ensure the efficient operation of chambers
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Required Experience:
Junior IC
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