Legal / Litigation Secretary

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**Overview** This rewrite provides details for a Legal / Litigation Secretary position with a client of Hire Resolve, a recruitment company specializing in various professional fields including IT, Engineering, Mining, Manufacturing, and Finance careers across South Africa and Africa. The role is full-time, located in Fairland/Northcliff, Johannesburg, with an anticipated start date as soon as possible. The salary ranges from R20,000 to R35,000 gross/CTC per month, depending on experience. This is a specialized position requiring solid and recent experience in civil litigation and debt collection within a law firm, with an emphasis on independent management of litigation files. **What you will do** The successful candidate will be responsible for independently managing and progressing litigation matters, including: * Managing litigation files from inception to finalisation. * Preparing and drafting letters of demand, summonses, notices, pleadings, default judgment documentation, warrants and execution documentation, and general litigation correspondence. * Preparing correspondence to Sheriffs, Counsel, Correspondents, Clients, and Debtors. * Managing Court Online and CaseLines matters. * Maintaining accurate litigation files and records. * Diary and deadline management. * Monitoring important dates and ensuring timely actioning of required steps. * Proactively following up on outstanding documentation and procedural steps. * Liaising with attorneys, clients, sheriffs, counsel, and other relevant parties. * Following up on debtors and outstanding collection matters where required. * Ensuring that matters continue progressing without unnecessary delays. * Providing administrative and procedural support to attorneys. * Managing a portfolio of files with a high degree of accountability and ownership. **Requirements (from the original advert)** * 5–10+ years' recent litigation secretarial experience within a law firm preferred. * Strong civil litigation and debt-collection experience. * Good working knowledge of: * High Court procedures. * Magistrates' Court procedures. * Court Online. * CaseLines. * Dictaphone typing proficiency. * Typing speed of approximately 65–80 words per minute. * Strong Microsoft Word, Outlook, and Excel skills. * Good PDF and electronic document-management skills. * Own reliable transport. * Stable employment history. * Contactable references. **Who should apply** This role is suited for a highly experienced and proactive Litigation Secretary who is capable of independently managing litigation files from inception through to finalisation. The ideal candidate will possess solid, recent experience in civil litigation and debt collection within a law firm. They should be highly organised, accurate, productive, and detail-oriented, with the ability to proactively manage deadlines, follow up on outstanding actions, and progress files without constant instruction. The successful applicant must be proactive, productive, accountable, reliable, able to multitask, deadline-driven, comfortable taking ownership of a portfolio of files, and confident in following up with various parties. The position requires someone who actively manages and progresses files and does not require constant supervision. Experience in levy collection, HOA/Homeowners' Association matters, sectional-title matters, body-corporate matters, debt collection within the property-management environment, Ghost Practice, or working with high-volume litigation and collections files is advantageous but not mandatory for consideration. **Deadline** Not specified **Reference** Original posting: https://www.jobmail.co.za/jobs/legal/other-legal/roodepoort/legal-litigation-secretary-id-7597390 Source: jobmail

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