Litigation Personal Assistant

3 weeks ago


Cape Town, South Africa O'Brien Recruitment Full time

**Personal Assistant to Two Senior Counsel (office based)**

Are you an experienced legal professional with a keen eye for detail and a proficiency in Microsoft Office and Excel? Do you thrive in a small, quiet environment and enjoy taking on diverse responsibilities? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you.

**Key Requirements**:

- **Minimum of 5 years' legal experience in the litigation environment**:

- High levels of competence in Microsoft Office and Excel
- Precise formatting skills, including multi-level paragraph numbering and paragraph cross-referencing
- Proficiency in performing calculations using formulas in Microsoft Excel
- Familiarity with the professional package of Adobe DC for PDF management
- Excellent attention to detail and ability to work efficiently and accurately on recurring monthly tasks without constant reminders
- Comfortable working in a small, quiet environment

**Responsibilities Include**:

- Answering telephones and taking messages
- Preparation, formatting, and correction of legal documents such as heads of argument, affidavits, and discovery spreadsheets (requiring advanced Excel functionality)
- Transcription of voice recordings and Teams Meetings
- Compilation, bookmarking, and hyperlinking of PDF documents for use as electronic bundles in court
- Preparation of invoices, statements, and follow-up on payments
- Loading payments to creditors on FNB software, circulating weekly proofs of payment, and basic bookkeeping of payments and receipts
- Assisting with the running of the Pro Bono Committee, including circulating notices, communicating with members, and managing the annual submission of Pro Bono Certificate
- Management of several rental enterprises within the CBD, including the preparation of monthly rental statements
- Preparation of first draft VAT submissions every alternate month and submission of various VAT-related information to Accountants at financial year end
- Updating loose-leaf legal publications
- Submission of medical aid claims and renewal of licenses
- General filing and office maintenance, including the purchase of stationery as required
- Booking flights, car hire, and other travel arrangements
- Arranging binding services for legal publications

If you are an independent worker who can adapt quickly to changing circumstances and have the confidence to learn new skills, we would love to hear from you.



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