Key Responsibilities:

Drafted, reviewed and edited applications and legal documents, ensuring accuracy and adherence to legal requirements.

Legal documents such as court pleadings, affidavits, memoranda, pre-trial minutes and legal briefs, for several civil matters.

Assisted in Commercial Litigation matters by researching applicable laws, regulations and relevant case law to provide accurate advice to clients including reviewing contracts and legislation such as the National Credit Act and Consumer Protection Act.

Worked independently in running High Court trials by briefing junior and senior counsel, preparing court bundles, uploading the necessary documents onto electronic court systems and attending consultations with clients and counsel.

Worked independently and assisted in the running of a personal injury litigation practice for 2 months.

Assisted in a complex tax matter in which client was accused of tax evasion and fraud in the alternative.

Assisted a large property management company with declaring one of its employees who stole over 30 million in trust funds, as insolvent.

The matter involved the assessment of various documents, compiling bundles, preparing, and attending an insolvency enquiry.

Assisted clients acting against large insurers such as Discovery, King Price and MiWay Life by providing them with legal advice on various insurance issues, leading research and due diligence.

Assisted clients with various legal opinions on topics such as vicarious liability, how to dispose of animal waste in terms of the Meat Safety Act No. 40 of 2000, when to join certain parties to legal proceedings and when to raise an exception to a pleading.

Assisted a large national company with a Trademark Litigation infringement case, which changed the face of Trademark Litigation Jurisprudence relating to shapes of items.

Assisted large banks to litigate against persons defaulting on their loans.