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Legal PA position available in Cape Town.

Are you a professional Legal PA or Administrator ready to take on a new role within a well-regarded law firm in the heart of Cape Town?

Our client is seeking a Junior Legal Personal Assistant who is exceptionally presentable and confident in managing front-of-house interactions, ensuring clients are welcomed and appointments handled with professionalism.

The role focuses on delivering strong administrative support to a busy legal team, including document preparation, filing, correspondence, and diary coordination.

A great opportunity for someone organised, refined, and eager to grow within a legal environment.

Requirements:

• Corporate administration, reception and executive assistance experience
• Minimum three years in a similar environment
• Proficient on computer, willing to learn and grow with new packages
• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills
• Ability to function in a high-paced, and at times stressful environment
• An independent worker who can exercise discretion and good judgment
• Excellent organization skill, attention to detail, written and verbal communication skills
• An individual looking for a long term commitment and growth in a career

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Welcoming guests professionally, handling client enquiries with incoming calls and emails
• Assist with content and research on various topics relating to special projects that arise
• Provide support for the team
• Assist with all projects to improve efficiency and transparency within the department and internal clients
• Initiative and add value with new projects assigned
• Manage and draft all correspondence requirements for their various clients
• Updating the database and ensuring all details for their systems are accurate and correctly displayed
• Ordering of office consumables and managing this portfolio