Litigation Secretary

1 week ago

Pretoria, South Africa Profession Hub Full time

**QUALIFICATIONS**:

- Matric, tertiary secretarial courses would be advantageous

**COMPUTER SKILLS**:

- MS Office, with specific reference to Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint, AJS, or similar bookkeeping system

**EXPERIENCE**:

- 15 years of litigation practice experience
- 3rd party litigation experience (advantageous)

**LANGUAGES**:

- Excellent English (written and spoken) any other language will be advantageous

**RESPONSIBILITIES**:

- **Communication**
- Meeting arrangements, internal and external
- Receive and attend to clients if the Receptionist is not available
- Deliver tea/coffee orders to meeting rooms (trays prepared by general worker, if not prepare tray)
- Attend reception if the Receptionist is not available
- Answering telephone calls and screening calls, taking accurate messages
- Preparing standardized replies to incoming mail
- Collecting mail and deliveries from reception
- Liaising with clients, advocates, and other service providers
- Arranging flights, accommodation, and other reservations
- Arrange medico-legal examinations with various experts
- Practice management
- Dictaphone and copy typing i.e. letters, correspondence, high and mag court notices, pleadings, reports, contracts, opinions, agreements
- Typing of memorandums and file notes
- Placing orders for office stationery, ensure correct order is delivered
- Assist Director on an Adhoc basis with personal matters
- Reply to general correspondence received from clients, telephonically & by mail
- Lodging claims
- Financial management
- Statements of account
- Managing of debtors in order to ensure efficient debtors control
- Debtors follow up and reporting
- VAT invoices
- Managing payment to service providers
- General Administration
- Keeping of diaryI
- nitiative to ensure regular follow-ups without being reminded
- General admin such as filing, faxing, photocopies, binding and maintenance of file content
- Diarising and drawing files
- Closing of finalized files

**SPECIFIC SKILLS**:

- Accuracy
- Problem-solving for purposes of client inquiries
- Organizational skills i.t.o deadlines and urgency
- Knowledge of legal terminology and procedures
- Appropriate support to Directors & Associates

**PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES**:

- Hard-working, with the ability to work under the stress that comes with a high paced litigation practice
- Punctual High emotional intelligence, resilient
- Integrity and honesty
- Loyal and committed
- Must be able to deal with conflict
- Must be able to work after hours should work pressures require
- Must be able to work independently and as a member of a team
- Must be able to work under pressure
- Must be organized
- Must have good judgment
- Openness
- Pro-Active
- Professional
- Strong personality
- Trustworthy
- Willing and able to bear high levels of responsibility

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