Legal Secretary Job Opening At Road Accident Fund (RAF)

Legal Secretary Job Opening At Road Accident Fund (RAF)

Purpose of the job: 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.

Key Performance Areas 

Legal Secretarial Administration

1. Prepare court statements and forms that Attorneys will need in court.
2. Dictate Attorney’s audio files and written notes.
3. Transcribe and proofread legal documents.
4. Index and update pleadings and discovery binders.
5. Collect and deliver documents.
6. Supporting legal research for cases and communicating with vendors, experts, attorneys, opposing counsel and other staff.

Standard, Process and Procedure Maintenance

1. Ensure a strategy framework is maintained by required standards
2. Keep abreast of internal standards and business goals to ensure adherence to sound internal control.
3. Provide administrative support to the strategy and reporting office by RAF policies and procedures

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Quality Assurance Activities

1. Maintain up-to-date written documentation and policies related to the organisation’s business activities.

Office Management

1. Mantain correspondence, filing, telephonic queries and provide general administration support to the office.
2. Maintain strict confidentiality in all matters relating to the office
3. Make follow-ups on outstanding matters on behalf of the Legal Services department in the office.
4. Ensure all office requests are handled and responded to within set timelines.
5. Ensure availability of stationery within the department.

Meeting and Diary Management

1. Arrange meetings on behalf of the Legal Services Department.
2. Take minutes and distribute these in accordance to set governance standards. 
3. Mantain follow-up plan on meeting resolutions and matters outstanding.
4. Ensure confirmation of meetings and management of team diaries.
5. Schedule appointments with internal and external stakeholders as and when required.

Document Control 

1. Ensure that the filing system is always up-to-date and functional.
2. Collate court rolls received from the Registrar for the responsible court divisions, update references and distribute to state attorneys
3. Manage the retrieval of information at all times as requested in the office. 
4. Ensure confidentiality of all documents under control and that documentation reaches the intended recipients.
5. Acknowledge the receipt of documentation, apply a file number allocation, record data onto the computer system and file appropriately. 
6. Collate all the court directives and update on the court directives database
7. Maintain status update and records of all high value foreign national records for re-insurance purposes and report regularly

Qualifications and Experience

1. National Diploma in Business Administration/Law related qualification. 
2. Relevant 2 years’ experience in a business/law administration related environment.

Technical and Behavioural Competencies Required

1. Planning, organisation and coordinating
2. Personal mastery.
3. Emotional wisdom and decision making.
4. Ethics and values.
5. Client service orientation
6. Computer literacy in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, outlook,etc
7. Good understanding of all RAF systems and procedures
8. Proficiency in English and one other official language
9. Excellent planning and organisational skills
10. Dependable and trustworthy
11. Good communication skills
12. Interpersonal relations
13. Good administrative skills
14. Research skills
15. Writing skills
16. Dairy and Court roll management

CLOSING DATE: 29 AUGUST 2025

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