Paralegal I

2 months ago

Pretoria, South Africa Adams Adams Full time

**Duties and responsibilities**
- Performing routine legal functions under supervision of a qualified legal professional
- Displaying a high level of initiative and being pro-active in practice
- Assisting with practice administration, i.e. billing, enquiries, fee collections, etc
- Creation of new, updating and maintaining of Trade Mark records and portfolios on Patricia
- Drafting of Trade Mark documentation including forms
- Typing general correspondence
- Attending to accounting matters (re: WIP lists and Debtors)
- Typing of invoices and credit notes (including up loadable-bills)
- Preparing, drawing and/or formatting of Trade Mark listings for agents or proprietors
- Opening files
- Drawing diary files and drafting routine diary correspondence
- Faxing, filing, photo copying and general office duties
- Checking and monitoring Standing Instructions
- Faxing, filing, photo copying and general office duties
- Answering telephone calls
- Handling routine correspondence and diarising files

**Skills and knowledge**
- A meticulous person who pays attention to detail
- Good command of the English language
- Computer literate
- Typing speed of 60 wpm
- Ability to do Dictaphone typing
- Ability to work independently
- Ability to work under pressure and to use initiative
- Must have a sense of urgency and ability to prioritise work
- Ability to work in a team - sharing of responsibilities and regular work discussions, receiving, and giving guidance
- Ability to deal with several matters at once - must be able to cope with interruptions
- In-depth knowledge of Patricia (database) and CMS (accounting programme)

**Qualification/s**
- Matric
- Secretarial Diploma (an advantage)
- Tertiary qualification advantageous

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