LEGAL SECRETARY – Karuwa and Associates Legal Practitioners 213 views

Job Summary
We are Karuwa and Associates Legal Practitioners, a law firm based in Harare and we are looking for a qualified legal secretary to join our firm.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
• Responsible for typing Court pleadings, processes and other legal documents as may be assigned.
• Organizing clients’ conferences and appointments with Legal Practitioners and other Legal practitioners ‘meetings.
• Recording and monitoring file movement within the law firm, indexing and filing same.
• Represents Legal Practitioners by communicating and obtaining information, following up on delegated assignments, and knowing when to act and when to refer matters to Legal Practitioners.
• Welcoming guests and clients
• Attending to incoming and outgoing telephone calls and emails for the firm.
• Documenting and inputting Legal Practitioner’s billable time, preparing invoices, and track payments.
• Maintains client confidence by keeping legal practitioner-client information confidential.
• Maintains office supplies by checking stocks and expediting orders.
• Any other duties as may be assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
• Secretarial Qualification.
• Excellent typist who is excellent at using computer packages ie, word, excel and power point.
• Ability to speak good English.
• Relevant working experience in a similar role with traceable reference.