Legal Secretary (Commercial Law Secretary)

Accredited Resource Consulting Services

  • Cape Town, Western Cape
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 2 days ago
Key Responsibilities The successful candidate will provide vital support to the legal team, with responsibilities including:
  • Full administrative and organisational support (diary management, meetings, calls, and message tracking).
  • Drafting, formatting, and amending complex documents (track changes, cross-referencing, PowerPoint, footnotes, etc.).
  • Managing large PDF sets (annotating, redacting, collating, compressing).
  • Preparing and organising physical and electronic documentation.
  • Dictaphone and copy typing.
  • Maintaining resource and client files.
  • Legal practice administration, including accounts preparation, daily time posting, payment tracking, debtors management, and trust balances.
  • Developing and maintaining filing systems.
  • Maintaining client contact details.
  • Capturing timesheets and preparing billing memos/pre-bills.
  • FICA administration and compliance follow-up.
  • General office and personal administration.
Requirements
  • Minimum of 5 years experience as a legal secretary within a law firm.
  • Matric essential.
  • Proficiency in MS Office 365 (particularly MS Word).
  • Knowledge of Aderant Expert (CMS) and FileSite will be advantageous.
Competencies
  • Neat, well-organised, and detail-oriented.
  • Excellent communication skills (written and verbal).
  • Professional, reliable, and discreet with strong client relationship skills.
  • Proactive and able to work under pressure.
  • Strong time management and multitasking ability.
  • Honesty, integrity, and confidentiality are non-negotiable.
If you are looking to be part of a leading law firm where excellence and client service are at the core, this could be the perfect opportunity for you.

JobPlacements.com