About the Candidate.
I have more than 2 decades of comprehensive experience spanning both private and public sectors, with specialized expertise across diverse industries including Legal, Accounting, Marketing, Communications, Finance, Mediation, Government, Music, Entrepreneurship, Property, Public speaking, and soft skills. I am recognized as a highly agile and skilled legal professional with a proven track record. Attending a lecture on “The Abolishment of Marital Power” at the University of Johannesburg inspired me to pursue a career in the legal profession at the tender age of fourteen. I completed my BCom LLB at the University of Pretoria in 1994. I was employed by the Financial Services Board (FSB), which awarded me a bursary to complete my LLB degree. At the FSB, I handled private-sector pension fund contracts and consulted with senior legal advisors from various companies to resolve legal disputes. I was admitted as an advocate in 1995 and enrolled for pupillage. Due to relocation and starting a family, this was placed on hold. I was chairlady of a women's ministry of a considerable-sized church for a year. I completed the FAMAC course on divorce mediation in 2009, divorce facilitation in 2012 and international divorce mediation by the School of London in 2016.. I have completed the four-year pastoral therapy qualification with a dissertation topic titled “Family Violence vs. Divorce.” I have combined my legal background with my pastoral therapy qualification and mediation training to return to Law as an attorney. I have been running my own practice for nearly 10 years. After hours, I do divorce and life coaching. I am trustworthy, loyal, and honest, approachable, yet possess a strong and compelling presence in court. I build healthy relationships and am a dedicated Christian.
International Experience:
Yes
Availability:
20 or 40 hours a week
Area of Expertise:
Litigation, family law, commercial law, municipality law, mediation & urgent applications
Years Experience:
25
Current and Previous Roles:
Founder and Owner, Divorce Mediator/Parenting Co-ordinator, Divorce Mediator/Parenting Co-ordinator and currently member of Exco
Relevant Experience.
Founder and Owner
Years experience:
25
Key Responsibilities:
Manage various litigation matters: Uncontested and contested Divorce, Child-related and other family law, Commercial, civil, and municipal law, International child relocation, Family and business mediation
Parent coordination/ mediation: Draft settlement agreement directives, Parenting plans, Maintenance, Assets division, Expert liaison
Facilitation and mediation, combining knowledge and experience in counselling and law
Appear in court for matters e.g. high conflict matters, urgent applications and trials for family matters, divorces, Interdict Applications, Curatorship, Municipality matters, and High Court matters Section 66 orders: execution of Immovable property, application for Summary Judgment, rescission of judgment, withdrawals, Application for Protection Orders, Substitution/ Application for Maintenance
Draft divorce summons in the High Court, Section 66 applications, pleadings, answering and replying to affidavits, default judgments, warrants of executions, maintenance plans, notices
Drafting of contracts ect.
Legal research for court cases
Attend divorce consultations, hearings, round tables, draft wills, et al
Managing clients and their families, and case management
