Litigation Secretary

Reference: CPT003645-AK-1

Top Law Firm has a vacancy in the Litigation Department for a litigation secretary with minimum 5 years litigation experience with a reputable Law Firm. Duties & Responsibilities

Responsibilities

• Dictaphone and copy-typing of a wide range of documents

• Typing, formatting and collating of notices and pleadings

• Incorporating amendments to documents and verifying that amendments have been effected correctly

• Attend to issue pleadings, upload pleadings, sort pleadings

• Organize court files on CourtOnline and CaseLines.

• Preparing resource, counsel and client files

• Opening of new matters and liaising with clients regarding the onboarding of new clients

• Strong administration and organisational skills in order to manage professionals' practices (diary management, answering telephone calls and tracking messages in the absence of the professionals)

• General office and personal administration

• Preparing pre-bills and billing memos (sending same to clients)

• Managing debtors and debt collection with the accounts department

• FICA administration: following up to ensure the FICA requirements are complete

• Liaise with clients, counsel, presiding officers, experts and other service providers when instructed to do so by Lawyers

• Assisting in preparation of tender submissions and presentations

Requirements

• Minimum 7 years' experience as a litigation secretary

• Excellent knowledge of MS Word programs (more specifically MS Word 2010 and Excel)

• Knowledge on Aderant Expert (CMS) accounting system

• Knowledge on FileSite

• Sound working knowledge of CourtOnline and CaseLines.

• Experience in High Court litigation (motion proceedings).

• Secretarial diploma/legal secretarial diploma/paralegal qualification (advantageous)

• Matric essential

Please note only shortlisted candidates will be contacted Package & Remuneration

R 600000 - R 650000 - Annually