About the Candidate.
Having completed my Articles of Clerkship at two law firms, the Practical Legal Training course, and practised as an Admitted Attorney of the High Court of South Africa for three years at a small law firm, I gained invaluable experience in Civil Litigation, Commercial and Contract Law, Deceased Estates, Family Law, and Property Law. Post-admission, and due to my exemplified knowledge of the law and procedure together with my sheer professionalism and interpersonal skills, I was entrusted with a number of clients, including large financial institutions, and the handling of all matters independently. In addition, I was requested to spearhead a project involving a large-scale cession of mortgage bonds for a financial institution due to my diligence, accuracy, resilience, problem-solving skills and my ability to work calmly under pressure to meet tight deadlines. This pressured and unknown territory required me to be proactively pragmatic, in that it required me to lead a team, develop processes and templates to promote an efficient workflow and align any legal risk. This resulted in my communication and organizational skills to surge. My success as an Admitted Attorney endorsed that I am goal-driven, hardworking, a team-player and have the willingness to adapt to any role I am assigned, with commitment and excellence.
International Experience:
Yes
Availability:
20 or 40 hours a week
Area of Expertise:
Innate ability to work independently & an eagerness to work as part of a team toward the common goal, Diligence & Attention to detail in preparation and checking of documents, Ability to communicate, listen and relate to others on a professional & personal level, Highly organized with good time management enabling the ability to deliver results under pressure, Keenness to engage in legal research and sift through information to obtain the best solution
Years Experience:
3
Current and Previous Roles:
Associate Attorney, Candidate Attorney
Relevant Experience.
Associate Attorney
Years experience:
3
Key Responsibilities:
General Civil Litigation (High Courts and Magistrates’ Courts): debt collection, eviction, property disputes, contractual litigation; Preparation of Court documents.
Drafting of Commercial Contracts, Lease Agreements, Purchase and Sale Agreements, Settlement Agreements, Powers of Attorney.
Sales in Execution: immovable and movable property.
Administration and winding up of Deceased Estates; Drafting of wills.
Formation, registration and amendment of Trusts.
Family Law: Antenuptial Contracts, Divorce, Child Maintenance.
Conveyancing: managing all processes relating to property transfers and mortgage bonds; preparing documents for lodgment and registration in the Deeds Office; managing paralegals; Heading a large scale cession of mortgage bonds.
Training of Candidate Attorneys and Paralegals: checking and signing off of documents.
Consulting with and taking instructions from clients, managing client files, reporting to clients.
