Applicants should be in possession of a Grade 12. A minimum of one (01) to two (2) years secretarial experience. A valid driver’s license. An LLB Degree, Bachelor of Law Degree or a minimum of 20 modules completed towards an LLB, BA or Bachelor of Law Degree will serve as an advantage. Skills and competencies: Excellent communication skills (verbal & written); Computer literacy; Numerical skills; Attention to detail; Planning, organizing and control; Problem solving and decision-making skills; Customer service oriented; Interpersonal skills; Conflict management and strong work ethics; Professionalism; Ability to work under pressure and meeting deadlines; Results driven; Honesty and trustworthy. Observance of confidentiality. All shortlisted candidates shall undertake a pre-entry practical exercise as part of the assessment method to determine the candidate's suitability based on the post's technical and generic requirements.

Ensure attendance and screening of all incoming and outgoing calls. Ensure that appointments and meetings of the Judge are diarized. Ensure that the judgments are typed and filed when delivered. Ensure that Judgments that are handed down (delivered), signed draft orders granted in court or virtually are sent to the Typist for scanning, upload unto Case-lines/Court-Online and the Library. Ensure that all visitors are received, screened and their queries are attended to. Ensure that all incoming and outgoing documents are recorded and filed. Ensure that stationery for the Judge is ordered and collected. Ensure that before the commencement of a Criminal matter the file/s are collected from the Registrar’s office at the Criminal section and be made available to the Judge. Ensure that the register of reviews is up to date and signed on receipt and return of the reviews to the review Clerk. Ensure that the register/template of the reserved judgement is updated and notifying the Statistics Officer as well as the office of the Judge President when judgment has been handed down. Ensure that the transcribed judgements from transcribers reach the Judges for approval and signature. Prepare court rolls (when the Senior Judge allocated matters to the Junior Judges) for Opposed Motion and Urgent Court and distribute to stakeholders. Ensure that the Heads of Arguments from various stakeholders (Legal Practitioners and In- person Litigants) are made available to the Judge as per the filing that was done. Inform all parties involved via email and or telephonically of time and date when Judgments and Reserved Judgements will be handed down. Ensure that the bench book of the Judge is prepared and files are taken by Ushers to Court before the commencement of the proceedings. Ensure that all stakeholders involved are present in court before commencement of proceedings. Ensure that all cases are called on record as per the court roll by means of calling the case number and the parties’ names, before a Judge can allow parties to start with their matters. Record the outcome of each matter. Before end of proceedings to verify that each matter 67 Page 68 on the roll has been called and is furnished with an outcome. Ensure that the correct Oath ID or declaration is administered in court, when required.Ensure that in the Criminal Court exhibits are handled, controlled and noted professionally. Prepare an exhibit bundle during and after court proceedings whereby exhibits are flagged and marked as per the Judges instructions. Ensure that the correct order is endorsed on the file, on Court Online and or on Case-lines after it is granted by Judge in court. Ensure that all the travel, accommodation arrangements are in order on time, attend to sign the documents being signed prior approval. Ensure that the Judge’s logbook is submitted on or before the 5th of every month to the Transport Officer. Ensure that the car is booked for either maintenance and service, receive the pre- authorisation for the Judge’s vehicle. Remind Judge of the invoices so that the submission of the S&T claims can be processed. Ensure the submissions of Cell phone and 3G data claims for process purposes. Ensure that court roll/s is submitted to the Statistical Officer. Ensure that all updates on the loose leafs in the Judges library are attended to (in dispute).

Ms T Mbalekwa Tel No: (010) 494 8515