Legal Personal Assistant

AJ Personnel

JHB003803/RM

Friday, March 6, 2026

Pretoria, South Africa

Annually

Our Client in the legal sector is looking for a Legal PA to provide administrative and secretarial support to a team of Senior Legal Practitioners.

• Matric / Grade 12
• Secretarial Diploma / Legal Secretarial Qualification
• Minimum 3 5 years experience in a Legal Secretarial or Executive PA role within the legal profession
• Proven experience supporting Directors, Partners, Advocates, or other Senior Legal Professionals
• Strong experience in drafting, formatting, proofreading, and typing legal documents
• Dictaphone typing experience is essential
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Experience with QuickBooks, capturing time entries, and finalising fees
• Strong understanding of legal billing procedures, fee notes, invoicing, and disbursement allocations
• Extensive experience with pleadings, affidavits, notices, heads of argument, legal correspondence, and court related documents

• Draft, type, format, and amend pleadings, affidavits, particulars of claim, notices, legal opinions, court documents, heads of argument, and legal correspondence
• Screen calls, handle messages, and liaise professionally with attorneys, clients, counsel, courts, and service providers
• Prepare memoranda, reports, and formal correspondence
• Manage diaries, consultations, court dates, deadlines, and reminders
• Coordinate consultations, meetings, and legal appointments
• Capture time entries and ensure accurate billing and fee finalisation
• Generate invoices, assist with collections, and address client payment queries
• Allocate disbursements and support fee recovery processes
• Assist with the preparation of court bundles and supporting documentation
• Coordinate business travel arrangements, accommodation and itineraries
• Manage, archive, and retrieve files
• Ensure all documents are professionally presented and submitted within required deadlines
• Provide seamless day to day administrative support to ensure the efficient operation of chambers

• Only apply if you meet the minimum job requirements and experience as mentioned above, and submit a detailed updated CV.
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