Legal Assistant

DETAILS OF THE VACANCY

Job Title

Legal Assistant

Location

Pretoria Specialist Branch

Salary Grade

PASS1

Reporting to

Branch Manager

Reporting staff

None

Type of Position

Permanent

Working hours

Mondays to Fridays from 08h00 – 16h30

Alternate Saturdays from 09h00 – 12h30

PURPOSE OF THE POSITION AND KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

The purpose of this position is to provide administrative and other support to Legal Counsellors and to assist members (clients) with legal advice and paralegal solutions to common problems, within the Company’s set parameters and Membership Agreement.

Key Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

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

Despatch 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.

MINIMUM CRITERIA AND PRE-REQUISITE COMPETENCIES

Education

Matric and National Cert/Diploma in Paralegal Studies

MENU 1 (internal applicants)

Experience

At least 1 year experience in a legal environment.

Legal Interns: Must have completed a minimum of 6 months internship, coupled with a signed off POE, and must have completed all core legal trainings

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.

Internal candidates are encouraged to submit a completed application form when applying for this opportunity.

Contact Person

Thembi on Email: recruitment@scorpion.biz

Reference Number

When submitting your application, please quote reference number SLP 039/26

Closing Date

Friday 31, July 2026

EMPLOYMENT EQUITY

The company’s intention is to promote equity through filling of 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 on your application. Please note that the 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.