Fresh Jobs at Office of the Chief Justice South Africa

CENTRE :

• Eastern Cape Division of the High Court: Mthatha Ref No: 2026/11/OCJ 
• Eastern Cape Division of the High Court: Makhanda Ref No: 2025/12/OCJ 

REQUIREMENTS :

• Applicants should be in possession of an LLB Degree or equivalent qualification. A minimum of eight (8) years’ experience as a Registrar in Legal environment.
• At least eight (8) years’ post graduate legal experience gained as a Registrar. A valid driver’s license will serve as an added advantage. 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. 

DUTIES :

• Manage the Information and case/ Court documentation Management System: Implement information desk in the Court, develop and maintain a complaints management system, Interface with external Court stakeholders on a regular basis, Ensure that the checking of relevant registers is done in terms of the codes.
• Provide support to court and caseflow management / Quasi-Judicial functions: Develop & implement case management strategies, Review and implement projects to improve Court efficiency regularly, implement a case/ Court documentation and information management system.
• Implement Service Level Agreements and Strategic Court projects: Ensure that all J33 requests to Service Providers are timeously returned, liaise with the service provider on a regular basis to ensure smooth service delivery, Peruse proposed amendments received from the rules board and provide comments, if any to them.
• Provide leadership of the High Court: Develop annual institutional performance reports & other statutory reports, give direction and guidance to the court based on best court management practices and lead transformation in the High court.
• Supervise and develop staff: Ensure general supervision of employees, allocate duties and perform quality control on the work delivered by officials, manage leave of staff, advise and lead supervisees with regard to all aspects of the work. 

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REQUIREMENTS :

• Applicants should be in possession of an LLB degree, or a four (4) year legal qualification as recognised by SAQA. A minimum of eight (8) years’ post graduate experience gained as a Registrar.
• At least eight (8) years’ post graduate legal experience gained as a Registrar. Proven managerial/supervisory experience and a valid driver’s license.
• An LLM degree will be an added advantage. 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

DUTIES :

• Mentor and advice on the tracking and management of the progression of all cases filed in court, management of time and events necessary to move cases from initiation through to disposition, make inputs on amendments of court rules and practice directives to improve efficiency at the Supreme Court of Appeal, implement directives issued by the President of the Supreme Court of Appeal, manage implementation of the Departmental Strategic Objectives relating to the processing of cases within the Case Flow Management Framework at the Supreme Court of Appeal, compiling of training manuals and providing of training to Registrars and Clerks.
• Stakeholder Management. Support Court and Case Flow Management/Quasi-Judicial functions, manage Service Level Agreement Framework, managing Strategic Court Efficiency Projects and Best Practices, Information and Case/Court Documentation Management System, safeguard case records in accordance with prescripts, achieve excellence in delivering planned customer service outcomes (i.e. service levels and standards) for the Department and monitoring the unit’s service delivery in order to achieve the service delivery targets, ensure the highest level of customer care and customer satisfaction, manage staff and all HR related processes. 

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CENTRE :

• Gauteng Division of The High Court: Johannesburg Ref No: 2026/14/OCJ 
• Gauteng Division of The High Court: Pretoria Ref No: 2026/15/OCJ 

REQUIREMENTS :

• Applicants should be in possession of an LLB Degree or a Four (4) year legal qualification as recognised by SAQA. A minimum of eight (8) years’ appropriate post qualification legal experience and must be gained as a Registrar, At least eight (8) years’ post graduate legal experience gained as a Registrar. A valid driver’s license.
• An LLM Degree will serve as an added advantage. 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. 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.

DUTIES :

• Mentor and advice on the tracking and management of the progression of all cases filed in court, management of time and events necessary to move cases from initiation through to disposition, make inputs on amendments of court rules and practice directives to improve efficiency at the Supreme Court of Appeal, implement directives issued by the President of the Supreme Court of Appeal, manage implementation of the Departmental Strategic Objectives relating to the processing of cases within the Case Flow Management Framework at the Supreme Court of Appeal, compiling of training manuals and providing of training to Registrars and Clerks.
• Stakeholder Management. Support Court and Case Flow Management/Quasi-Judicial functions, manage Service Level Agreement Framework, managing Strategic Court Efficiency Projects and Best Practices, Information and Case/Court Documentation Management System, safeguard case records in accordance with prescripts, achieve excellence in delivering planned customer service outcomes (i.e. service levels and standards) for the Department and monitoring the unit’s service delivery in order to achieve the service delivery targets, ensure the highest level of customer care and customer satisfaction, manage staff and all HR related processes. 

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REQUIREMENTS :

• Applicants should be in possession of a National Diploma in Supply Chain Management/ Economics/ Finance/ Financial Management/ Procurement/ Logistics/ Public Administration or relevant qualification at NQF Level 6 with 360 credits as recognised by SAQA.
• A minimum of three (3) years’ experience in Supply Chain Management environment of which one (01) year should be at supervisory level. LOGIS experience will serve as an added advantage. 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.

DUTIES :

• Coordinate Supply Chain Management Process within the Province. Implement asset and disposal management within the province.
• Coordinate contract Management process in the province. Facilitate SCM reporting for procurement. Supervise and develop staff. 

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REQUIREMENTS :

• Applicants should be in possession of a National Diploma in Legal Interpreting or equivalent qualification at NQF level 6 with 360 credits as recognized by SAQA. A minimum of two (2) years’ experience as a Court Interpreter.
• A valid driver’s license will serve as an added advantage. 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.

DUTIES :

• Render interpreting services in high profile matters: Interpret in complex cases. Interpret in criminal, civil, and Labour Court. Interpret in Small claims Court. Control, supervise and attend to personnel administrative aspects of interpreters: Provide mentoring and coaching to junior/ senior interpreters. Manage performance agreement contracts. Draw a schedule for replacement of Court Interpreters. Translate Legal documents and exhibits: Study and analyse the source documents. Conduct necessary research and consult. Check, edit and revise the translated documents.
• Procure foreign language interpreters and casuals in line with PFMA and the relevant policy: Report statistics to be generated and escalated to the cluster manager for consolidation. Authorise payment of foreign language interpreters and casuals. Develop terminology: Harvest of terminology and database development. Provide terms and their respective meanings in the glossary register. Supervise and develop staff: Ensure general supervision of employees. Allocate duties and perform quality control on the work delivered by officials. 

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REQUIREMENTS :

• Applicants should be in possession of an LLB Degree or a minimum of 20 modules completed towards an LLB, BA/BCOM Law. A minimum of one (01) year secretarial experience or as an office assistant. Experience in a Legal/ Court environment and a valid driver’s license will serve as an added advantage.
• 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.

DUTIES :

• Render Secretarial support to the Judiciary: Diarise the appointments and meetings of the Judge, type and file the judgments. Ensure the 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.
• Provide support functions to civil, criminal and review matters/Courts and case allocations in chambers: Collect the files before the commencement of a criminal matter from the Registrar’s office at the criminal section, update the register of reviews and sign on receipt to return the reviews to the Clerk. Ensure that the register/template of the reserved judgement is updated and notify the Statistics Officer and the office of the Judge President when judgment has been handed down.
• Provide support functions to civil / criminal courts: Administer the correct Oath ID or declaration in Court, when required, ensure that the bench book of the Judge is prepared and files are taken by Ushers to Court before the commencement of the proceedings.
• Provide general administrative support to the Judiciary: Ensure that all the travel, accommodation arrangements are in order and attend to sign the documents for 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.

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REQUIREMENTS :

• Applicants should be in possession of an LLB Degree or a minimum of 20 modules completed towards an LLB, BA/BCOM Law. A minimum of one (01) year secretarial experience or as an office assistant. Experience in a Legal/ Court environment and a valid driver’s license will serve as an added advantage.
• 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.

DUTIES :

• Render Secretarial support to the Judiciary: Diarise the appointments and meetings of the Judge, type and file the judgments. Ensure the 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.
• Provide support functions to civil, criminal and review matters/Courts and case allocations in chambers: Collect the files before the commencement of a criminal matter from the Registrar’s office at the criminal section, update the register of reviews and sign on receipt to return the reviews to the Clerk. Ensure that the register/template of the reserved judgement is updated and notify the Statistics Officer and the office of the Judge President when judgment has been handed down.
• Provide support functions to civil / criminal courts: Administer the correct Oath ID or declaration in Court, when required, ensure that the bench book of the Judge is prepared and files are taken by Ushers to Court before the commencement of the proceedings.
• Provide general administrative support to the Judiciary: Ensure that all the travel, accommodation arrangements are in order and attend to sign the documents for 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.

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REQUIREMENTS :

• Applicants should be in possession of an LLB Degree or a four (4) year Legal qualification. A minimum of two (2) years’ legal experience obtained after qualification.
•  MR3: LLB Degree or equivalent plus a minimum of 2 years post qualification experience in legal profession.
•  MR4: LLB Degree or equivalent plus minimum of 8 years post qualification experience in legal profession. 
• MR5: LLB Degree or equivalent plus a minimum of 14 years post qualification experience in legal profession. Superior court or litigation experience will be an added advantage. 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.

DUTIES :

• Manage and execute quasi-judicial functions. Co-ordination of Case Flow Management support process to the Judiciary and Prosecution. Manage the issuing of all processes. Initiating Court Proceedings. Co-ordinate, interpreting services, appeals and reviews.
• Process unopposed divorces and facilitation of pre-trial conferences. Quality checks on Criminal Record Book. Authenticate signatures of Legal Practitioners, Notaries and Sworn Translators. Supervision and management of staff. Provide practical training and assistance to the Registrars’ Clerks.
• Ensure annotation of relevant publications, codes, acts and rules. Attend to and execute requests from the Judiciary in connection with cases and case related matters. Exercise control over the management and safekeeping of case records and the record room. Deal with the files in terms of the relevant codes and Legislation. 

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REQUIREMENTS :

• Applicants should be in possession of a Grade 12 certificate or equivalent qualification as recognised by SAQA. No experience is required. A valid driver’s license will serve as an added advantage.
• 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.

DUTIES :

• Render general clerical support services. Record, organise, store, capture and retrieve correspondence and data. Update registers and statistics. Receive, determine nature of request/documents and distribute all incoming and outgoing documents and follow-up on outstanding matters. Provide supply chain clerical support services within the component.
• Handle sub-inventory controller for the manager’s office. Liaise with internal and external stakeholders in relation to procurement of goods and services. Handle the procurement of standard office items like stationery, refreshments, etc. by obtaining quotations and completing procurement forms. Provide personnel administration clerical support services within the component. Maintain a leave register for the component. Keep and maintain personnel records and attendance register within the component.
• Make suitable travel arrangements and check that the relevant documentation on receipts corresponds with the arrangements (e.g. accommodation, flight scheduling, passports, visas, etc.). Provide administrative support service. Provide logistical arrangements to meetings. Provide secretariat support services to the meetings and compile minutes and memos. 

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REQUIREMENTS : Applicants should be in possession of a Grade 12 certificate or equivalent qualification as recognised by SAQA. A minimum of one (1) year relevant experience/Understanding of process and petition procedures/Appropriate experience in general administration or court related functions and valid driver’s license will serve as an added advantage. 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.

DUTIES :

• Perform clerical and administrative work within the Court, register/ allocate case numbers to all pleadings and Court documents received. Ensure that the files have been served on all parties concerned, draw up files for the litigants/Attorney.
• Update the file of return service/s proof services. Safe-keep and dispose of case records. Handle court request files. Retrieve the requested file and make the file available to the requester. Attend to queries from parties and members of the public, Record documents received, ensure systematical recording of court files, keep record of requests received from litigants, render case management duties.
• Attend to case management and set down notice, implement case management practices (placing request forms in the space of a file that has been requested, complete and file the movement sheet), render case management duties. Monitor files and records as per the case Management, provide support with administrative registrar, submit leave forms to HR for compliance, maintain and keep all registers for filing and archiving, comply with the telephone prescripts and leave policies, prepare and sign performance agreement timeously. 

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REQUIREMENTS :

• Applicants should be in possession of a Grade 12 certificate or equivalent qualification as recognised by SAQA. No experience required. A valid driver’s license will serve as an added advantage. 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

DUTIES :

• Perform clerical and administrative work within the Court, register/ allocate case numbers to all pleadings and Court documents received. Ensure that the files have been served on all parties concerned, draw up files for the litigants/Attorney.
• Update the file of return service/s proof services. Safe-keep and dispose of case records. Handle court request files. Retrieve the requested file and make the file available to the requester. Attend to queries from parties and members of the public, Record documents received, ensure systematically recording of court files, keep record of requests received from litigants, render case management duties.
• Attend to case management and set down notice, implement case management practices (placing request forms in the space of a file that has been requested, complete and file the movement sheet), render case management duties. Monitor files and records as per the case Management, provide support with administrative registrar, submit leave forms to HR for compliance, maintain and keep all registers for filing and archiving, comply with the telephone prescripts and leave policies, prepare and sign performance agreement timeously. 

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REQUIREMENTS :

• Applicants should be in possession of Grade 12 certificate or equivalent qualification. No experience required. 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.

DUTIES :

• Render data capturing service. Capture data from available records into the required formats e.g. databases, table, spreadsheet, verify, query missing data and errors observed during data entry, review and validate all data from the records, conduct pre-recording and record of Court proceedings, report faults experienced during diagnosing process and log queries to helpdesk capture Court roll from the Court list/ books and pre-schedule the cases prior to commencement of the Court proceedings,
• record Court proceedings as per the level of court appearance, render efficient and effective general administrative services, save and scan court documents as requested, report all IT problems immediately to supervisor, provide information to responsible components, verify and quality control data, review and validate all data from the records, sort and distribute incoming data to be captured equally, update registers and statistics. 

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REQUIREMENTS :

• Applicants should be in possession of Grade 12 or equivalent qualification. No experience required. 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.

DUTIES :

• Type Court orders, Court documents and reports: Type appeals, reviews, memorandums, reports, minutes, circulars, notice of set downs, witness statements and taxing master reports, type Rule 6(12) orders and make them available in terms of the rule. type judgments, sort and distribute incoming and outgoing files, make amendments on judgments as per judges’ request/instruction, compile term roll, week roll and un/opposed motion roll and maintain registers, draft term rolls for each Court term in line with the Gazetted terms, type supplementary rolls, compile and submit relevant orders and judgments to relevant stakeholders, send all judgments provided to the typing unit in the required format to the elected person (for reporting purposes on Saflii).