Description:
Main Duties:The candidate will be responsible for overseeing the correct and timeous processing of the following functions:
Communication Attends to all verbal, dictated and written instruction as per director and associates Screening of calls as well as message taking for allocated division Communication of messages, urgent faxes and/or communication to Director and Associates Assist with queries regarding deposits, requisitions for cheques and receipts Give written instructions to the accounts department, to pay accounts such as counsels, agents, settlement amounts and costs Assist with researches when required Request numbers for opening files Assist with queries regarding support services such as IT, HR, Accounts Administration Typing correspondence, documents and affidavits Typing translations and transcribing of hand written notes, when necessary Typing memos as requested Photocopying of all relevant documentation Fax documentation on instruction Capturing new files Binding of documents Preparing bundles Keeping files and bundles organised and in order Draft and type correspondence for High Court/Magistrate Court/ Health Professions Council Typing opinions Indexing and paginating, sorting hospital records Request, follow up and receiving FICA documents. Send to Accounts department when received Prepare briefs to counsel and send off Assist with cheque requisitions and receipts after payments and take ownership until completion Assist with additional work (overflow) as and when requested Assist with any reasonable personal administration as requested by the Fee Earner Updating of info on AJS/Intranet Attend to reasonable requests regarding matters Assist Fee Earners with debtors, invoices and statements of accounts Assist Fee Earners with the planning and management of disbursements Making appointments Diary management when requested to do so Keep work stations neat and tidy Relief at reception when requested to do so Attend to any reasonable instructions and request by Fee Earner Requirements
At least 5 years' as a legal / litigation secretary preferably in personal injury work.
Excellent typing skills.
Consultant: Celia Armstrong - Dante Personnel Pretoria Faerie Glen
27 May 2025;
from:
gumtree.co.za