Corporate & Tax Litigation Secretary

About the role

Litigation moves fast. This role needs a legal secretary who stays two steps ahead. An established legal practice in Brooklyn is looking for a strong Corporate & Tax Litigation Secretary to support attorneys working on complex corporate, commercial and tax disputes.

Key responsibilities

• Provide full secretarial support to attorneys handling corporate and tax litigation.
• Type legal correspondence and documentation from Dictaphone recordings.
• Prepare, format and proofread pleadings, affidavits, notices and related legal documents.
• Manage busy diaries, court dates, meetings and critical litigation deadlines.
• Prepare court files, bundles, briefs and supporting documents.
• Assist with court filings and electronic litigation processes.
• Liaise professionally with clients, counsel, courts, attorneys and SARS.
• Maintain accurate electronic and physical matter files.
• Assist with billing, time recording, invoicing and account queries.

Required profile

• 3–5 years’ experience as a Legal Secretary, preferably in litigation.
• Good understanding of South African litigation procedures and court processes.
• Matric / Grade 12; Legal Secretarial or Legal Administration qualification advantageous.
• Highly organised, calm under pressure and able to work independently.

Required skills

• Dictaphone typing
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Outlook
• CourtOnline / CaseLines / GhostPractice (legal case management systems)