About the Candidate.
I am an energetic and hardworking attorney and Notary Public with 12 years of experience, in commercial litigation, family law, labour law and deceased estates and administration. I have a broad scope of experience with strengths in commercial and family law litigation, the administration of deceased estates, estate planning, drafting/vetting agreements, Wills and alternate dispute resolution. I have represented clients interest, working diligently to analyse case merits, minimise risk to clients and ensure positive resolutions to legal matters.
International Experience:
Yes
Availability:
20 or 40 hours a week
Area of Expertise:
Attendances at magistrates and High court, Right of appearance in the high court, commercial litigation in both magistrates and high court and alternate dispute resolution, Labour Law, family law, drafting legal opinions and memorandum, reporting to clients, consultation with clients, drafting/reviewing agreements (e.g. Lease, Sale of shares, Sale of Business, Non-Disclosure Agreements, Memorandum of Understanding, Memorandum of Agreement and agreements for AI tech company), administration of trust, drafting trust deeds, drafting constitutions for associations, administration of deceased estates, estate planning, drafting legal pleadings and applications. Responsible for training, managing and mentoring candidate attorney.
Years Experience:
12
Current and Previous Roles:
Professional Assistant /Notary Public, Candidate Attorney,
Relevant Experience.
Professional Assistant /Notary Public
Years experience:
12
Key Responsibilities:
Represented defendants in defending actions for damages based on breach of contract, pursued counterclaims for non-performance
Represented client in negotiating loan with foreign bank
Completed due diligence for Eskom on contract reviews for client, ensuring compliance with legislation and mitigating environmental impact.
Negotiated settlement for monetary claims, reducing client’s litigation exposure.
Assisted start up engineering company with corporate agreements, negotiating the exit of shareholder / director.
Conducted compliance schedules for various legislation in contemplation of client creating online legal content.
Represented applicants in reviewing decisions taken by administrative bodies, ensuring compliance with internal procedure and administrative law.
Assisted client’s in the winding up of deceased estates and advised on estate planning and the drafting of Wills.
Drafting legislation compliance database.
