Analyst - Forensics and Investigations

SUMMARY:
Purpose of job

The team needs support for its 24/7 investigation and litigation support service that relies on a team who understand the detailed issues on the case and can check facts.  These services are essential to support appointment takers to make informed decisions and to respond to requests in contentious including as a matter of urgency and to scale up the team if needed.  These services are essential to our client’s ability to take matters involving large and/or urgent discovery, investigation and litigation support projects.

POSITION INFO:
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES

• eDiscovery including database administration, setting up work tasks, tracking workflows and setting up searches.
• Document review, analysis and assisting with preparation of reports on factual issues.
• File organization and uploads/entries on document management system.
• Assisting with project management of investigations, eDiscovery and litigation support including maintaining task schedules, reviewing correspondence to ensure received by necessary assigns, following up on deadlines, diary management.
• Meeting demanding deadlines.
• Assistance with onboarding clients and enhanced due diligence checks.
• Invoicing and other administrative tasks as required from time to time.

ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS

• Lawyer or suitable legal qualification.
• 1-3 years’ PQE.
• Previous relevant experience and knowledge ideal including on document review, fraud cases and legal privilege.
• Penchant for learning.
• Solid written, IT systems and numeric skills.
• Proactive and hardworking.

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Please note that only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
Should you not have heard back within a two-week period, please assume that your application was unsuccessful. All job postings are in accordance with our Client's BEE requirements. Please only send certificates when requested to do so.

 

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