Legal Secretary

 

Recruiter:

T & T Academy

Job Ref:

JHB000055/LK

Date posted:

Thursday, November 25, 2021

Location:

Johannesburg, South Africa

Salary:

8000


SUMMARY:
Purpose of the job
The purpose of this role is to assist the attorney / manager in processing and drafting required legal documentation in order to facilitate legal collections.  Furthermore to recover delinquent debt through the use of the in house legal processes in order to bring to effect the relevant application of legal documentation required to collect revenue.

Minimum requirements: (Qualifications and Experience)

  • Matric
  • 1 - 3 year legal collections experience
  • Computer Literate
 
 
Job description:
Duties & Responsibilities
Legal Process
 -Manage the front end collections process through the drafting of court applications
 - Analyse files / data available from Cheetah to ascertain appropriate legal court 
    applications i.e: * Judgement * R&S process
- Implement the specific legal requirements set by various courts by choosing appropriate
   court on system
- Check case number has been confirmed before proceeding
- Perform quality checks on all legal documents / collated copies as well as documents for
   agent to issue
- Merge documentation according to relevant stage, status and flag in accordance with the
   standard set from time to time.
- Telephonic campaign driven collections. Follow up calls to debtors post receipt of legal
   documentation
 
File Management
- Execute instructions based on ageing report extracted by attorney on hand over files
- Merge Legal documents and correspondence to obtain court order
- Coordinate and distribute legal documents to the appropriate Regions/ Correspondence   
   and Third Parties
- Highlight problem areas to management
- Update and manage the legal filing system on cheetah manually and automated in due
   course
Relationship Management
- Give input on legal operational issues to attorneys
- Escalate complaints / queries from various stakeholders that cannot be dealt with on this
  level (internal & external)
 
Admin/Filing
- Scan documentation on file to cheetah
- Check relevant file number to ensure quality assurance
- Courier management, arrange with couriers and complete weigh bills
- Track couriers and documentation and highlight problem areas to management
 
Reporting
- Provide weekly production report on matters worked, pending and unresolved
- Manage courier report weekly to quality check costs.
 
Collections
- Effective collection on active and disconnected accounts
- Effective collection of active debtors and minimizing the rollover of accounts
- Advise customers on alternative payment plans
- Ensure client satisfaction by resolving queries quickly, efficiently and in accordance with
   the relevant procedure
- Complete daily productivity reports accurately and timeously
- Ensure that monthly targets and deadlines are achieved.

Department: Litigation
 
Branch:
Hyde Park

POSITION INFO:
Purpose of the job
The purpose of this role is to assist the attorney / manager in processing and drafting required legal documentation in order to facilitate legal collections.  Furthermore to recover delinquent debt through the use of the in house legal processes in order to bring to effect the relevant application of legal documentation required to collect revenue.

Minimum requirements: (Qualifications and Experience)

  • Matric
  • 1 - 3 year legal collections experience
  • Computer Literate
 
 
Job description:
Duties & Responsibilities
Legal Process
 -Manage the front end collections process through the drafting of court applications
 - Analyse files / data available from Cheetah to ascertain appropriate legal court 
    applications i.e: * Judgement * R&S process
- Implement the specific legal requirements set by various courts by choosing appropriate
   court on system
- Check case number has been confirmed before proceeding
- Perform quality checks on all legal documents / collated copies as well as documents for
   agent to issue
- Merge documentation according to relevant stage, status and flag in accordance with the
   standard set from time to time.
- Telephonic campaign driven collections. Follow up calls to debtors post receipt of legal
   documentation
 
File Management
- Execute instructions based on ageing report extracted by attorney on hand over files
- Merge Legal documents and correspondence to obtain court order
- Coordinate and distribute legal documents to the appropriate Regions/ Correspondence   
   and Third Parties
- Highlight problem areas to management
- Update and manage the legal filing system on cheetah manually and automated in due
   course
Relationship Management
- Give input on legal operational issues to attorneys
- Escalate complaints / queries from various stakeholders that cannot be dealt with on this
  level (internal & external)
 
Admin/Filing
- Scan documentation on file to cheetah
- Check relevant file number to ensure quality assurance
- Courier management, arrange with couriers and complete weigh bills
- Track couriers and documentation and highlight problem areas to management
 
Reporting
- Provide weekly production report on matters worked, pending and unresolved
- Manage courier report weekly to quality check costs.
 
Collections
- Effective collection on active and disconnected accounts
- Effective collection of active debtors and minimizing the rollover of accounts
- Advise customers on alternative payment plans
- Ensure client satisfaction by resolving queries quickly, efficiently and in accordance with
   the relevant procedure
- Complete daily productivity reports accurately and timeously
- Ensure that monthly targets and deadlines are achieved.

Department: Litigation
 
Branch:
Hyde Park

 

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