About the Candidate.
Accomplished Senior Legal Professional with extensive experience in Employment and Labour Law, Corporate Advisory and Litigation. A results driven leader with dual admission and combining deep legal expertise with commercial insight. Translates ideas into actionable policies and achieves remarkable results. Creates collaborative operations with team dynamics to using problem-solving and conflict management abilities.
International Experience:
N
Availability:
20 or 40 hours a week
Area of Expertise:
Employment law, litigation, contracts, corporate advisory
Years Experience:
11
Current and Previous Roles:
Director, Employment and Litigation Consultant, Junior Attorney
Relevant Experience.
Director
Years experience:
11
Key Responsibilities:
Lead of the Employment Law Division, managing complex litigation, strategic advisory, and compliance across the full employment law spectrum.
Lead Counsel at Labour Court and CCMA, achieving a 95% success rate in employee representation and 90% in employer defence.
Advised corporates on restructuring, retrenchments (S189), restraints of trade, employment equity, and disciplinary frameworks.
Designed and implemented Disciplinary Codes of Practice, workplace policies, and employment contracts ensuring legislative compliance.
Mediated high-stakes employment disputes between unions and management (wage disputes, overtime pay), securing amicable resolutions and avoiding costly litigation.
Delivered training and workshops to HR and management on workplace discipline, policies, and legal compliance.
Excellent researcher of case law and legislation ensuring effective drafting of Heads of Arguments for trial, increasing chances of winning by 80%.
Translating complex legal principles into clear, concise and accessible language
Drafting structured arguments and legal submissions for court and clients
Advising employers/companies on the full ambit of employment law matters including.
(Restructuring, Redundancies, Retrenchments, employment contracts, Restraint of Trade, Employment Equity, Poor work Performance, Leave-Pay, Benefits, Strikes and workplace policies).
Advising on S197 takeovers regarding Mergers & Acquisitions
Drafting and Implementing Disciplinary codes of Practice and workplace policies for employers.
Designing presentations and conducting training on workplace policies to several clients.
Chairing disciplinary hearings on behalf of companies.
Created strong relationships with clients based on effective communication and timeous execution of mandate, resulting in client growth following recommendations.
Developed and implemented “Mock-trial” practices to better prepare for arguments at trial, thereby preparing clients as witnesses on what to expect, increasing prospects of a positive result.
Represented clients at Military Court in employment and criminal disputes, from pre-trial to trial stage.
Managed and litigated civil and contractual disputes in the High Court, Regional, and Magistrates’ Courts.
Litigated on construction law disputes and breach of contracts
Negotiated and settled breach of contract, damages, and personal injury claims, ensuring optimal client outcomes.
Provided accurate legal opinions and successfully enforced judgments.
Drafted and notarized legal instruments including ante-nuptial and lease agreements.
Successful Debt recovery and enforcement of Judgment orders
Winded up estates from reporting the estate to transfer of the estate within prescribed time limits.
Implemented procedures for support staff to ensure effective, in-person communication with officers of the Master’s office, thereby ensuring, timeous execution of mandates.
Created strong and loyal relationships with agent attorneys in effecting registration of immovable property ensuring client satisfaction.
Drafting commercial and residential lease agreements, in line with legislation.
