Legal Administrator

Job description

About the role

We are seeking an ambitious and results-driven legal administrator with experience in contract writing, interpretation, and analysis. The successful candidate will provide legal assistance and prepare legal documents for debt collection cases. They will be responsible for maintaining and drafting documents such as demand notices, organising files, and contacting debtors who have been handed over.

Key responsibilities

• Initiate contact: Reach out to debtors via various communication channels.
• Locate and interview debtors: Conduct investigations and statistical and documentary research regarding debtors’ cases.
• Prepare legal documents: Draft demand notices, legal correspondence, and other documents for pre-legal debt collection activities.
• Organise and maintain records: Maintain documents in a paper or electronic filing system.
• Assist legal consultant: Support the company’s legal consultant in monitoring the delivery of demand notices.
• Legal research and analysis: Gather and analyse statutes, decisions, demand notices, tracking codes, documents, and other related data.
• Follow-ups: Conduct follow-ups with debtors on issued demand notices.
• Legal recordkeeping: Perform legal recordkeeping while protecting sensitive and confidential information.
• Document management: Manage and maintain legal documents, including contracts and agreements.
• Contract negotiation: Assist in the preparation and review of legal documents and negotiate feasible repayment plans.
• Account monitoring: Regularly review debtor accounts to ensure they are up to date.
• Servitude registration: Register servitude leases.
• Client negotiations: Effectively negotiate with clients at all levels.
• Debt collection: Collect payments due and manage complex engagements independently.

Requirements

• Degree or national diploma in law (paralegal studies) or LLB.
• Minimum of two to three years’ experience in paralegal services.
• Strong understanding of legal processes and procedures.
• Experience drafting, preparing, and proofreading legal documents.
• Ability to work long hours when required and travel nationally.
• Excellent negotiation, research, and organisational skills.

Requirements

• Qualification – Degree or National Diploma in Law (Paralegal studies) or LLB
• Expected to work long hours from time to time and expected to travel nationally

Company Description

At Bush Telegraf, we offer cellphone operators access to suitable locations for tower installations. We value add this service by offering permit acquisition service. We also provide ICT services with expertise on networking and LAN management. Bush Telegraf is also rolling out a nation wide open access dark fibre infrastructure for any ICASA licensed services providers. The fiber optic infrastructure is entirely operator neutral and does not differentiate between users, thus making it the backbone for cellphone operator transmission.

Posted on 13 Mar 10:08, Closing date 12 May