Position: Paralegal High Court (x2)
Division: Governance
Location: Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Employment Type: Permanent
Disability (EE Targeted Role): No
T.A.S.K Grade: 10
Salary: R434,656.00 per annum
Closing Date: 25 September 2024
Reference Number: 4868
Purpose of the Job:
The Paralegal (High Court) is responsible for providing general management, administrative, and technical legal support to attorneys.
Key Performance Areas:
1. General Management and Support to Attorneys:
- Assist attorneys with research.
- Search and verify public records.
- Support in interviewing clients and witnesses.
- Collect, retrieve, and analyze information relevant to litigation cases.
- Assist in trial preparation and general trial support.
- Analyze and research information for reporting purposes.
2. Document Management:
- Assist in preparing legal documents, arguments, and briefs.
- Summarize depositions and other legal documents.
- Draft discovery documents and prepare pleadings.
- Organize and manage cases and maintain updated file registers.
3. Reporting:
- Contribute to the preparation and submission of regulation reports.
- Develop functional reporting systems for management, project, or performance reporting.
- Perform periodic and regular reporting submissions to update and inform management decisions.
4. Stakeholder Management:
- Foster proactive relationships with key stakeholders.
- Respond to inquiries and information requests from both internal and external stakeholders.
- Maintain relationships with vendors and service providers, ensuring timely invoicing and payment for procured items.
Qualifications and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in law or equivalent.
- 3 years of relevant experience in a legal environment.
Technical and Behavioural Competencies:
- Legislation and regulatory knowledge.
- Ethics and compliance.
- Public Finance Management Act (PFMA) knowledge.
- Drafting, negotiation, and claims litigation skills.
- Knowledge of MVA law and legislation.
- Problem-solving, conflict resolution, and mediation skills.
- Strong planning, organizational, and coordination abilities.
- Client service orientation, personal mastery, ethics, and values.
Road Accident Fund Values:
- Integrity
- Compassion
- Accountability
- Respect
- Excellence
- Empathy
Note:
- RAF offers Total Employment Cost packages, allowing candidates to structure their packages as needed.
- Employment equity principles are applied, with preference given to People with Disabilities.
- Candidates who have not received feedback within six weeks of the closing date may consider their application unsuccessful.
- Security vetting will be conducted on all prospective employees.
- Candidates with foreign qualifications must provide proof of SAQA evaluation.
