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4 days ago
**Duties and responsibilities**
- Attending to secretarial and typing functions associated with general legal work, e.g. litigation
- Taking messages and general office duties
- Completing large volumes of dictated typing work relating to High & Magistrate’s court and preparing Notices in terms of Court Rules
- Attend to administration of office files
- Prepare client accounts, attend to invoicing, including preparation of debit and credit notes
- Handling debtors list and typing reconciliation statements
- Liaising with clients, counsel and sheriffs, organising consultations and attending to queries from clients and other attorneys
- Arranging for urgent services of legal documents and follow up telephonically
- Assisting in supervisor’s practice and facilitate best use of their professional time
- Diarising files and following up on outstanding issues.
- Following up on outstanding issues such as outstanding documents, sheriff’s returns, advocates’ accounts etc
**Skills and knowledge**
- Computer literate in Microsoft Word
- Minimum typing speed of **40 WPM**:
- Fully conversant in **English**:
- Ability to work under pressure while keeping calm
- Ability to work independently, use initiative and be able to work on several matters at a time
- Good telephone and communication skills
- General **Litigation experience will be advantages**:
- Ability to work accurately with attention to detail
- Good interpersonal skills and ability to work in a team, with a positive attitude towards the job and the team
- Service-orientated and a strong sense of personal obligation
- Willingness to learn and improve own performance to become more efficient and effective
- Flexibility with respect to time & work
**Qualification/s**
- Matric/National diploma or equivalent qualification
- Secretarial Diploma will be advantageous
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