TYPIST

In brief

**Overview** This is an explanation of a Typist role (Reference Number: 2026/147/OCJ) within the Office of the Chief Justice (OCJ), specifically located at the Gauteng Division of High Court, Johannesburg. The position offers a salary of R201,093 - R236,877 per annum (Level 04), and the successful candidate will be required to sign a performance agreement. The organisation notes that preference will be given to candidates in line with its Employment Equity goals. **What you will do** The key responsibilities for this role include: * Typing court orders, court documents, and reports, ensuring they align with endorsements on court files. * Typing appeals, reviews, memorandums, reports, minutes, circulars, notice of set downs, witness statements, and taxing master reports. * Typing Rule 6(12) orders and ensuring their availability. * Confirming orders are typed in the correct format and provided to the registrar for checking, as well as making corrections based on registrar’s instructions. * Reporting any incorrect court orders and documents to the supervisor. * Typing judgments, and making amendments as per judges’ requests or instructions, including auditing their format. * Sorting and distributing incoming and outgoing files. * Attending to requests from the legal fraternity and the public. * Typing urgent applications. * Typing apostilles, authentication, and J349 documents for the public and others, in accordance with rules and formats, and delivering them to the general office. * Compiling and maintaining term rolls, week rolls, and un/opposed motion rolls and their registers. * Drafting term rolls for each court term as per the Gazette terms. * Typing opposed and unopposed motion court rolls in the required format, inserting judges’ names. * Typing supplementary rolls and communicating rolls to registrars and the Judge President’s Office. * Ensuring consecutive numbering and categorization of files. * Compiling and submitting relevant orders and judgments to stakeholders. * Checking Index Statistics SA forms and copies of divorce orders, forwarding them to Statistics SA and Home Affairs Head Office. * Sending Advocates enrolment orders to the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development. * Sending all judgments provided to the typing unit to the elected person for reporting purposes on Saflii. * Communicating court rolls to stakeholders via electronic mail. * Developing and maintaining a court rolls register. * Providing administrative support, which includes scanning, saving draft orders, and recording work in a register for monthly statistics. **Requirements (from the original advert)** * A Grade twelve (12) certificate or NQF level four (4) qualification as recognised by SAQA. * No experience required. One (1) year relevant experience will serve as an added advantage. * Knowledge and skills: * Knowledge of legal terminology, court procedures, rules and environment. * Counter services, filing system, Case-flow management. * Understanding of legislative governing the Public Service (Batho Pele & PSR). * Computer literacy (Microsoft Office). * Typing (speed 35 words per minute, dictaphone typing). * Problem-solving. * Communications (written and verbal). * Time management. * Attributes: * Ability to work under pressure. * Client orientation, customer focus. * Resilience, honesty, integrity, flexibility. * Personal motivation, creative thinking, reliability. * Ability to work in a team. * Accuracy and attention to detail. **Who should apply** This role is suitable for individuals who possess a foundational educational qualification (Grade twelve or NQF level four) and are looking to start or advance their career in a legal administrative support role, as no prior experience is mandatory, though one year is considered an advantage. The ideal candidate will have strong typing skills (35 words per minute, including dictaphone typing) and be proficient in Microsoft Office. They should have an understanding of legal terminology, court procedures, and public service legislation, coupled with skills in counter services, filing systems, and case-flow management. The successful applicant will be a problem-solver with excellent written and verbal communication abilities, strong time management skills, and the capacity to work accurately and meticulously under pressure. Key attributes include client orientation, customer focus, resilience, honesty, integrity, flexibility, personal motivation, creative thinking, reliability, and the ability to collaborate effectively within a team. **Deadline** Not specified **Reference** Original posting: https://www.govpage.co.za/vacancies/office-of-the-chief-justice-ocj-vacancies-dpsa-circular-37-of-2026#spani-ref-2026-147-ocj Source: govpage

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