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Duties and Responsibilities
- Opening, drawing and maintaining of legal files
- General admin
- Coordinates the legal administrative process in any claims instituted as a result of legal action.
- Compile, types and collate relevant documentation pertaining to all legal matters
- Compiles reports for the Legal Officer
- Submit required documentation timeously to the relevant departments.
- Liaise with Internal Departments, DRC Members, SSC & DRC on referred cases.
- Prepares letters for communication and correspondence with Establishments, Unions, SSC & DRC.
- Compile Section 143 & 142A applications and send documents of to the DRC/SSC for certification award and issuing of Execution.
- Assist telephonic and walk in clients with queries on Legal matters.
- Follow up on payments of writs before sending them to sheriffs.
- Sending issued writ of execution to sheriffs and do follow-ups with sheriffs on service of writs.
- Typing of Long story Deletions for Regional Council Meeting Agenda.
- Reconciling Sheriff Accounts & sending invoices for payments to SSC.
- Appointing Tracing Agents trace Employees/Employers
- Transunion searches done on Employers to confirm that CC / Trust members & establishment details are still valid.
- Arranging advertisement of Auctions in Newspapers.
- Assist members with completion of contingency claim forms.
- Help out when needed at Reception.
- Debt collection on legal cases
- Processing of underpayments
Knowledge / Experience / Skills / Abilities
- Excellent verbal and written communication
- Excellent filing skills
- Ability to withstand pressure and provide the internal clients/customers with above average services.
- Ability to overcome obstacles and meet targets and deadlines, thereby producing the specified results.
- Ability to work independently and use initiative along with problem solving abilities.
- Ability to build strong effective relationships with all stakeholders, ie existing clients and potential.
- Clients as well as internal stakeholders, ie colleagues and management
- Adopt appropriate interpersonal style in achieving task accomplishment, modifying behavior according.
- to tasks and individuals involved
- Must be a good team player and achieve objectives as set out by supervisor.
- Must be meticulous in carrying out tasks/instructions etc
- Must have interpersonal and telephone etiquette skills.
- Must have good listening skills and attention to detail.
- Basic report writing skills.
FIXED TERM CONTRACT- 04 MONTHS
THE COUNCIL’S EMPLOYMENT EQUITY TARGETS WILL BE APPLIED
Requirements
Qualifications
- Matric (Grade 12)
- 1 yr. experience within a legal environment
- Paralegal or other legal related qualification
- Above average typing skills
- Computer literacy – Advance MS Word
- Advanced administration skills