Litigation Secretary

Responsibilities

• Dictaphone and copy-typing of a wide range of documents
• Typing, formatting and collating of notices and pleadings
• Incorporating amendments to documents and verifying that amendments have been effected correctly
• Attend to issue pleadings, upload pleadings, sort pleadings
• Organize court files on CourtOnline and CaseLines.
• Preparing resource, counsel and client files
• Opening of new matters and liaising with clients regarding the onboarding of new clients
• Strong administration and organisational skills in order to manage professionals' practices (diary management, answering telephone calls and tracking messages in the absence of the professionals), boardroom bookings and catering arrangements.
• General office and personal administration
• Preparing pre-bills and billing memos (sending same to clients)
• Managing debtors and debt collection with the accounts ...