Legal Assistant

Legal Assistant

Location : Nelspruit Branch

Salary Grade : PASS1

Reporting to Branch Manager

Type of Position : Permanent

Working hours : Mondays to Fridays 08h00–16h30, Alternating Saturdays 09h00–12h30

Responsibilities

• Consulting with Members
• Attending to clients and providing legal advice and assistance
• File Management – ensuring that all case files are maintained and regularly updated
• Correspondence Management – dispatching incoming and outgoing correspondence for legal advisors
• General Administration – attend to general administrative tasks associated with legal matters
• Providing Feedback to clients – ensuring that clients receive regular updates and feedback

Requirements

Attributes & Competencies

Personal attributes : Integrity, Customer Service Orientation.

Pre‑requisite competencies : Attention to Detail, Planning and Organising Skills.

Knowledge competencies : Professional knowledge, Product knowledge.

Skill competencies : Accuracy, Administrative skills, Analytical thinking ability, Computer literacy, Verbal communication, Written communication.

Behavioural competencies : Administrative orientation, Computer systems orientation, Customer service orientation, Persistence, Personal growth orientation.

Application and Contact Details

To apply for this position send in your updated CV.

Contact Person : Thembi on Email :

Reference Number : SLP078 / 25

Closing Date : Friday 17 October 2025

Employment Equity

The company's intention is to promote equity through filling all numeric targets as contained in the Employment Equity Plan. To facilitate this process successfully, an indication of race, gender and disability status is required. Employment of family relatives is strictly prohibited.

In the event of no internal applications having been received, external applications will be considered. If you have not been contacted within 2 weeks of the closing date, please consider your application to have been unsuccessful.

Protection of Privacy

Scorpion Legal Protection is committed to protecting your privacy. Your information will be used properly, lawfully, securely and transparently for the purpose of recruitment processes. Scorpion Legal Protection has implemented appropriate technical and organisational information security measures to help keep your information secure, accurate and current.

Work Level

Skilled

Job Type

Permanent

Salary

Market Related

EE Position

Yes

Location

Nelspruit

Key Skills

Administrative Law, Intellectual Property, Employment Law, Advocacy, Legal Research, Contract Law, Criminal Cases, Legal procedures, Law, Legal Operations, Private Practice, Civil Litigation, Federal Courts, Labor Law, Arbitration Law

Employment Type

Full‑Time

Experience

years

Vacancy

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