About the Candidate.
Refilwe Chulu is an admitted Attorney with extensive experience in insurance, legal research, constitutional law, immigration and refugee law, cyber law, fintech regulation and data protection. She was a panel
member at the Transparency International Movement Summit in 2024, where she spoke on the right to access the courts in South Africa.
International Experience:
Yes
Availability:
20 or 40 hours a week
Area of Expertise:
Commercial law, immigration law, human rights law, cyber law, data protection and privacy law, corporate law, labour law, administrative law, public law, constitutional law.
Years Experience:
8
Current and Previous Roles:
Senior Associate, Associate, Legal Researcher
Relevant Experience.
Senior Associate
Years experience:
8
Key Responsibilities:
Managed a complex caseload of high-value commercial transactions and disputes.
Acted as a primary day-to-day contact for key clients, providing strategic legal advice.
Drafted and negotiated sophisticated agreements, pleadings, and legal opinions.
Led due diligence processes and mentored junior associates and candidate attorneys.
Contributed to business development through pitches, client networking, and article writing.
Provided opinions on different subjects, including but not limited to the Payment Card Industry Security Standards, third-party verification platforms, Protection of Personal Information Act, knowyour-customer requirements, and electronic contracting.
