Our client, a large law firm in Sandton, has an exciting opportunity for a Legal Secretary in their Tax Department. The departments special areas of expertise include the Tax aspects of Commercial activities such as Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A); Private Equity and black economic empowerment transactions; and corporate re-organisations

• Preparing pre-bills and billing memos (sending same to clients)
• Strong administration and organisational skills in order to manage professionals practices (diary management, answering telephone calls and tracking messages in the absence of the professionals)
• Typing a wide range of documents (legal opinions, etc.)
• Incorporating amendments to documents
• Preparing resource and client files
• General office and personal administration
• Managing debtors with the accounts department
• FICA administration: following up to ensure the FICA requirements are complete

• More than 3 years experience as a secretary (experience in a Tax team would be advantageous)
• Excellent knowledge of MS Suite (Word 2010, Powerpoint and Excel)
• Knowledge on Aderant Expert (CMS) accounting system – Advantageous
• Knowledge on FileSite – Advantageous
• Secretarial diploma (advantageous)
• Matric essential