Legal Secretary / Paralegal

Our client is seeking a Legal Secretary/Paralegal to provide administrative, research, and investigative support to the Legal Advisors.

• 3-5 years' relevant experience preferred
• Perform typing duties, including correspondence, opinions, and memoranda
• Organise and maintain digital claim files (saving emails and documents in the appropriate subfolders)
• Organise and manage documents received from stakeholders
• Answer and manage telephone queries; direct calls to the relevant business unit or employee and take messages where required
• Coordinate new instructions to panel attorneys (including drafting mandate letters, organising files, and arranging delivery)
• Perform general administrative tasks such as printing, photocopying, and scanning documents
• Book meeting rooms and schedule Teams meetings as required
• Take minutes during meetings and draft minutes and action items
• Register new claims on the claims system
• Provide claim letters and claim forms to stakeholders where required
• Obtain all compliance documents to enable Legal Advisors to commence claim assessments
• Assist Legal Advisors with research and investigations
• Draft preliminary opinions and timelines
• Draft settlement and release agreements
• Collate all documents required for the requisition of claim payments
• Close claim files and provide updates to all stakeholders
• Update and maintain the trial date spreadsheet

Matric (Grade 12) / Paralegal certificate / Secretarial certificate.