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Step into a Legal Secretary role in Hartbeespoort and make your mark across North West. The team is hiring now and wants to hear from sharp, committed candidates.
About This Position
This Legal Secretary role sits within the legal and security jobs function in Hartbeespoort. It offers a defined scope, clear measures of success, and the support of an experienced team across North West.
Expect a structured first ninety days, with onboarding milestones, regular check-ins, and an early focus on getting comfortable with the systems and processes that underpin the Hartbeespoort team.
Reasonable working hours and respectful planning are part of how the role runs. The team values strong delivery, and load is balanced fairly across the legal and security jobs group in Hartbeespoort.
Internal documentation, process notes and shared playbooks make it easier for the Legal Secretary to step into the legal and security jobs workflow quickly. Institutional knowledge is well-organised, so people are not reinventing the wheel from one week to the next.
What Your Day Looks Like
Your day is built on focus and detail. You work through matter files or post lists, review evidence or contracts and check that every required record is in place. Communication with site teams, attorneys, clients or SAPS is constant, and you keep your reports factual, precise and timely. When something out of the ordinary happens, you respond calmly and follow procedure, knowing that good documentation today protects the business tomorrow.
The rhythm rewards people who plan ahead but also pivot quickly when North West operations throw up the unexpected.
Beyond that, the Hartbeespoort office buzzes through peak hours and settles into focused, productive lulls in between, giving you time to plan and reset before the next stretch of work.
No two days look exactly the same — and that variety is part of what keeps the role engaging for the right candidate in Hartbeespoort.
About the Team
You will join a tight-knit, collaborative team that knows the legal and security jobs side of the business inside out. The Hartbeespoort group is a healthy mix of experienced operators and newer joiners, all of whom share a strong commitment to delivery and to one another.
Collaboration is the default working mode. Whether picking up a quick query or working through a complex project, you will find colleagues willing to lean in and help.
Line management is hands-on without being heavy. Expect regular one-to-ones, honest feedback and the support needed to do good work consistently.
Crucially, the team structure and working relationships for this role in Hartbeespoort will be explained during the hiring process.
Diversity and Inclusion
Crucially, the organisation supports a respectful workplace. Applications are welcome from suitably qualified candidates across North West, and recruitment is intended to be fair and transparent.
Beyond that, the hiring organisation’s applicable employment-equity and inclusion practices will be explained in the final vacancy details for North West.
B-BBEE compliance is more than a scorecard here. It informs how the business invests in skills development, supplier diversity and community engagement across the country.
Inclusive hiring extends through onboarding and into how teams operate every day. Respectful, fair conduct is expected from every team member in Hartbeespoort.
Where You’ll Work
On top of that, the environment is process-driven and regulation-aware. Whether you are at a desk or on site, attention to detail, calm conduct and accurate reporting are non-negotiable.
In addition, the working environment is set up to give the team the focus needed for deeper work, while keeping collaboration and quick problem-solving close at hand.
On top of that, the role is intended to operate under the hiring organisation’s workplace conduct, health and safety policies in North West.
Health, safety and well-being are taken seriously. Current policies and procedures are maintained, and the Hartbeespoort site adheres to the standards expected of a responsible South African employer.
Why This Role
Notably, the hiring organisation may provide onboarding or skills development for this legal and security jobs role in Hartbeespoort; the available support will be confirmed in the final vacancy details for North West.
Career development may be available depending on the role, business needs and the hiring organisation’s policies.
Notably, the package, working arrangements and any available support will be confirmed by the hiring organisation for this vacancy.
Crucially, the role’s development opportunities, training and benefits, if offered, will be set out in the final vacancy details.
Key Responsibilities
- Patrol assigned premises and conduct visible security deterrence
- Draft, review and amend commercial contracts and service agreements
- Monitor CCTV systems and respond to alarms and incidents
- Maintain PSIRA registration and uphold the security industry code of conduct
- Operate access control points and verify visitor credentials
- Support investigations into theft, fraud and policy breaches
- Liaise with the Sheriff, Master’s Office and external counsel
- Conduct legal research and prepare opinions for the legal team
Candidate Profile
- Willingness to work shifts, weekends and public holidays as required
- Any checks required by law or the specific duties will be explained during the hiring process
- Sound ethical judgement and ability to maintain confidentiality
- Commitment to ongoing professional development and refresher training
- Sound understanding of POPIA and applicable legal frameworks
- Able to perform the essential duties of a site-based security role safely, with reasonable accommodation where applicable
If your CV speaks to the points above, this role is worth a closer look.