<h3><strong>Road Accident Fund is hiring Legal Secretary: High Court (X7)</strong></h3>
<p><strong>Division: Governance</strong></p>
<p><strong>Reference No: 5129</strong></p>
<p><strong>Location: East London, Eastern Cape, ZA</strong></p>
<p><strong>Employment Type: Permanent</strong></p>
<p><strong>Disability (EE targeted role): No</strong></p>
<p><strong>T.A.S.K Grade: 08</strong></p>
<p><strong>Job Posting Salary: R326,151.00</strong></p>
<p><strong>Job Posting End Date: 4 Mar 2025</strong></p>
<p><strong>The Road Accident Fund’s mission is to provide appropriate cover to all road users within the borders of South Africa; to rehabilitate and compensate persons injured as a result of motor vehicle accidents in a timely and caring manner; and to actively promote safe use of our roads.</strong></p>
<p><strong>Locations:</strong></p>
<p><strong>East London (2 positions)</strong></p>
<p><strong>Gqeberha (2 positions)</strong></p>
<p><strong>Mthatha (3 positions)</strong></p>
<p><strong>Purpose</strong></p>
<p><strong>The Legal secretary (High court) is responsible to provide administrative support to the legal services department and to ensure the day-to-day functioning of the office.</strong></p>
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<p><strong>Key performance areas</strong></p>
<p><strong>Legal secretarial administration</strong></p>
<p><strong>Prepare court statements and forms that attorneys will need in court</strong></p>
<p><strong>Dictate attorney’s audio files and written notes</strong></p>
<p><strong>Transcribe and proofread legal documents</strong></p>
<p><strong>Index and update pleadings and discovery binders</strong></p>
<p><strong>Collect and deliver documents</strong></p>
<p><strong>Supporting legal research for cases and communicating with vendors, experts, attorneys, opposing counsel and other staff.</strong></p>
<p><strong>Standard, process and procedure maintenance</strong></p>
<p><strong>Ensure a strategy framework is maintained by required standards</strong></p>
<p><strong>Keep abreast of internal standards and business goals to ensure adherence to sound internal control</strong></p>
<p><strong>Provide administrative support to the strategy and reporting office by RAF policies and procedures</strong></p>
<p><strong>Quality assurance activities</strong></p>
<p><strong>Maintain up-to-date written documentation and policies related to the organisation’s business activities.</strong></p>
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<p><strong>Office Management</strong></p>
<p><strong>Maintain correspondence, filing, telephonic queries and provide general administration support to the office.</strong></p>
<p><strong>Maintain strict confidentiality in all matters relating to the office.</strong></p>
<p><strong>Make follow-ups on outstanding matters on behalf of the legal services department in the office.</strong></p>
<p><strong>Ensure all office requests are handled and responded to within set timelines</strong></p>
<p><strong>Ensure availability if stationery within the department.</strong></p>
<p><strong>Meeting and diary management</strong></p>
<p><strong>Arrange meetings on behalf of the Legal Services department.</strong></p>
<p><strong>Take minutes and distribute these in accordance to set governance standards.</strong></p>
<p><strong>Maintain follow-up plan on meeting resolutions and matters outstanding.</strong></p>
<p><strong>Ensure confirmation of meetings and management of team diaries.</strong></p>
<p><strong>Schedule appointments with internal and external stakeholders as and when required.</strong></p>
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<p><strong>Document control</strong></p>
<p><strong>Ensure that the filing system is always up-to-date and functional.</strong></p>
<p><strong>Collate court rolls received from the registrar for the responsible court divisions, update references and distribute to state attorneys.</strong></p>
<p><strong>Manage the retrieval of information at all times as requested in the office.</strong></p>
<p><strong>Ensure confidentiality of all documents under control and that documentation reaches the intended recipients</strong></p>
<p><strong>Acknowledge the receipt of documentation, apply a file number allocation, record data onto the computer system and file appropriately</strong></p>
<p><strong>Collate all the court directives and update on the court directives database</strong></p>
<p><strong>Maintain status update and records of all high value foreign national records for re-insurance purposes and report regularly</strong></p>
<p><strong>Qualifications and experience</strong></p>
<p><strong>National Diploma in Business Administration/Law related qualification</strong></p>
<p><strong>Relevant 2 years’ experience in a business/law administration related environment.</strong></p>
<p><strong>Technical and behavioural competencies</strong></p>
<p><strong>Computer literacy in MS Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook, etc.</strong></p>
<p><strong>Good understanding of all RAF systems and procedures</strong></p>
<p><strong>Proficiency in English and one other official language</strong></p>
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<p><strong>Excellent planning and organisational skills</strong></p>
<p><strong>Dependable and trustworthy</strong></p>
<p><strong> Good communication skills</strong></p>
<p><strong>Interpersonal relations</strong></p>
<p><strong>Good administrative skills</strong></p>
<p><strong>Research skills</strong></p>
<p><strong>Writing skills</strong></p>
<p><strong>Diary and court roll management</strong></p>
<p><strong>Planning, organisation and coordinating</strong></p>
<p><strong>Personal mastery</strong></p>
<p><strong>Emotional wisdom and decision making</strong></p>
<p><strong>Ethics and values</strong></p>
<p><strong>Client service orientation</strong></p>
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<p><strong>The Road Accident Fund subscribes to the principles of employment equity and preference will be given to People with Disabilities.</strong></p>
<p><strong>Applicants who have not received any correspondence from us within six weeks from the closing date can consider themselves unsuccessful</strong></p>
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<p><strong>Security Vetting shall be conducted on all prospective employees</strong></p>
<p><strong>It is the applicants’ responsibility to have foreign qualification evaluated by the South African Qualification Authority (SAQA) and to provide proof of such evaluation.</strong></p>
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