Commercial Litigation Secretary / Legal Secretary

Recruiter:

ARCS

Job Ref:

PTA001307/TM

Date posted:

Tuesday, April 14, 2026

Location:

Johannesburg, South Africa

Salary:

40000.00 Monthly

SUMMARY:
Title: Senior Litigation Secretary
Type: Full Time, On-Site
Salary: R 40 000.00 – R 50 500.00 CTC per month
Location: Sandton

Introduction

A prominent legal practice seeks a highly skilled Senior Litigation Secretary to provide comprehensive secretarial and administrative support to a busy Litigation team. This role requires a meticulous individual with strong organisational capability, advanced document-production proficiency, and the ability to manage high-volume, deadline-driven workflows.

POSITION INFO:

Key Responsibilities

Dictaphone and copy typing of legal documents across a wide range of litigation matters
Drafting, formatting, and collating notices, pleadings, and other legal documentation
Implementing amendments to documents and verifying accuracy
Preparing and maintaining resource, counsel, and client files
Managing practitioners’ diaries, call screening, and message tracking
General office and personal administration for allocated legal professionals
Preparing pre-bills and billing memoranda; coordinating with accounts on debtor management
Assisting with FICA administration and ensuring compliance requirements are completed
Liaising professionally with clients, counsel, presiding officers, experts, and other service providers as instructed
Coordinating extensive travel arrangements, including bookings for transport, accommodation, and related logistics

Minimum Requirements:

At least 5 years of experience as a Legal Secretary within a litigation environment
Strong proficiency in MS Word (especially Word 2010) and Excel
Working knowledge of legal accounting and document-management systems (e.g., Ghost Practice / AJS / Legal Suite / Lexpro / Aderant Expert / CMS, FileSite)
A Secretarial, Legal Secretarial or Paralegal qualification is advantageous
Matric is essential
Proven advanced dictaphone-typing capability

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