South Africa: Senior Insurance Litigation Secretary

About the Role

The Senior Insurance Litigation Secretary will provide high-level support to our insurance litigation team, ensuring seamless and efficient management of complex cases. This role requires a highly organized and detail-oriented individual with excellent communication skills.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide full litigation secretarial support on insurance-related matters
• Type and format legal documents from dictation with speed and accuracy
• Draft, amend and proofread pleadings, notices, correspondence and supporting documents
• Manage diaries, court deadlines, file maintenance and document version control
• Liaise professionally with clients, counsel, insurers, courts and external parties
• Prepare bundles, indexing, pagination and general matter administration

Requirements

• Proven experience as a litigation secretary, with solid general knowledge of insurance law
• Fluent Afrikaans (speak and understand) essential due to the majority of clients
• Strong dictation typing skills
• Excellent attention to detail, accuracy and legal document formatting ability
• Confident using MS Office and standard legal practice systems
• Able to manage multiple matters and shifting priorities

Qualifications

• Formal education/certifications (if applicable)

Salary & Benefits

• Salaries are negotiable and based on each individual’s skills, qualifications, and experience in line with market standards.