Legal PA / Secretary

A well established client based in Cape Town is looking to employ an experienced Legal PA / Secretary to join their organisation. Suitable candidates will need to meet the below requirements:

• 5 years experience within the legal industry ( litigation )
• High levels of competence in Microsoft Office and Excel
• Relevant qualification would be advantageous

Duties covered by not limited to

• Answering telephones and taking of messages
• Preparation, formatting and correcting legal documents including, but not limited to, heads of argument, affidavits, discovery spreadsheets (requiring advanced Excel functionality)
• Transcription of voice recordings and Teams Meetings
• Compilation, bookmarking and hyperlinking of PDF documents for use as electronic bundles in court;
• Preparation of invoices, statements and following up on payments
• Loading of payments to creditors on FNB software, circulating of weekly proofs of payment, basic bookkeeping of payments and receipts
• Assisting with the running of the Pro Bono Committee by circulating notices, communicating with members on duty, circulating notices and managing the annual submission of Pro Bono Certificate