Senior Legal Personal Assistant (Secretary)

Seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented High Court Legal Secretary with 3 to 5 years of recent litigation experience within a busy law firm setting. Proven ability to provide comprehensive administrative and clerical support to attorneys, managing all phases of the litigation lifecycle from inception to trial.

• Managing High Court and Magistrates’ Court litigation processes, including issuing, serving, and filing of documents on Court Online and Case Lines (Training is available).
• Preparing and indexing briefs, trial bundles, and appeal records for counsel.
• Maintaining and organising both physical and electronic filing systems.
• Diary management, scheduling court dates.
• Liaising professionally with clients, counsel, sheriffs.
• Managing deadlines and ensuring compliance with court rules and procedures.
• Managing client files, including file indexing and proper record-keeping.
• Assisting with general office administration where required.
• Handling billing support, timesheets.
• Confidential record keeping and maintaining client trust.