Legal Aid South Africa Paralegal Role
5 days ago
Legal Aid South Africa is a key contributor to South Africa's constitutional democracy, providing quality legal services to indigent and vulnerable persons. The organisation has a national footprint in all nine provinces.
We offer an exciting Employment Value Proposition with opportunities for development, career growth and an inspiring workplace.
The position supports Legal Practitioners and office operation by providing an administrative support service in accordance with Legal Aid SA policies, procedures and standards.
This role requires:
- Providing Paralegal services to persons qualifying for legal aid.
- Identifying and solving matters that are not of a litigious nature.
- Handing over cases of a litigious nature.
- Keeping the client database up to date.
- Conducting interviews with people applying for legal assistance.
- Assisting clients with form completion.
- Capturing of matters/file administration – providing assistance with legal admin functions.
- Prisoner letter processing/dealing with correspondence/mail.
- Dealing with email correspondence/other Local Office requests.
- Daily prison visits – consultation/documents to be signed such as affidavits/obtaining instructions on appeals/petitions.
- Obtaining power of attorneys/LA1 – office work (fax/mail/scanning/telephone calls, etc.).
- Obtaining power of attorneys for appeal/petition matters – visiting prisons (many new appeal matters quarterly to be attended to – to collate with appeal dates).
- Matters search and attending to telephone queries.
- Consulting walk-in clients.
- Support function to High Court Practitioners (copies/administration/binding of documents/office filing).
- Filing of Heads of Argument.
To be successful in this role, you will need:
- A Matric certificate and one (1) year Paralegal qualification.
- The ability to relate at all levels.
- Excellent communication skills (verbal and written).
- A valid unendorsed code 8 driver's licence.
- The willingness to visit correctional facilities and interact with inmates.
BASIC SALARY: LEVEL 6 R211,713.00 per annum plus benefits.
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