SENIOR LEGAL SECRETARY

Our high profile Civil Litigation client is looking for a well seasoned Senior Legal Secretary.  The successful candidate will be impeccably well spoken, well presented and fluent in Afrikaans.  Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• DUTIES
• Perform legal research on legislation and case law relating to client matters.
• Creditors. Counsel and correspondents - disbursement accounts.
• Managing billing fees in order keep track on time spent on each client.
• Rendering of invoices to clients, collecting fees and ensuring timeous payment of counsel's fees and correspondent attorney's fees.
• Extensive drafting of legal documents
• Diarising of files according to the dies periods
• Dictaphone typing of court reports / meetings.
• Telephone and client liaison.
• Making appointments and diary management.
• Preparing files for trial / counsel / court