Experience

Tshabuse Attorney's

• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Partner | Family Law specialist

  • Mar 2023 - Present

  -Family Law -Divorces (contested and uncontested) -Prenuptial Advice -Settlement agreements, separation agreements -Parenting Plans / Parental Rights and Responsibilities Agreements / Pre-natal agreements -Contact (access) and care (custody) matters -Surrogacy Agreements -Relocation, Guardianship, Variation applications -Office of the Family Advocate process advice -Hague Convention matters (international child abduction) -Family Law -Divorces (contested and uncontested) -Prenuptial Advice -Settlement agreements, separation agreements -Parenting Plans / Parental Rights and Responsibilities Agreements / Pre-natal agreements -Contact (access) and care (custody) matters -Surrogacy Agreements -Relocation, Guardianship, Variation applications -Office of the Family Advocate process advice -Hague Convention matters (international child abduction)



Department of Justice and Constitutional Development

• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Family Advocate

  • Dec 2018 - Mar 2023

  - Conduct investigations in terms of the Children's Act 38 of 2005 and the Mediation in Certain Divorce Matters Act 24 of 1987 on matters pertaining to parental rights and responsibilities - Conduct Mediations on issues of care, contact and guardianship - Draft and endorse parenting plans and parental rights and responsibility agreements - Endorse divorce settlement agreements and summonses - Court appearances - Extensive report writing - Conduct investigations in terms of the Children's Act 38 of 2005 and the Mediation in Certain Divorce Matters Act 24 of 1987 on matters pertaining to parental rights and responsibilities - Conduct Mediations on issues of care, contact and guardianship - Draft and endorse parenting plans and parental rights and responsibility agreements - Endorse divorce settlement agreements and summonses - Court appearances - Extensive report writing



WCIS Attorneys

• Johannesburg Area, South Africa

• Attorney (Associate)

  • Nov 2016 - Jul 2017

  - Divorce, Family, Commercial, Criminal, and Labour Law - Drafting of legal documents and pleadings - Court Attendances - Review of contracts and leases - Legal research - Corresponding and consulting with clients - Corresponding with, briefing meetings and court attendences with counsel - Divorce, Family, Commercial, Criminal, and Labour Law - Drafting of legal documents and pleadings - Court Attendances - Review of contracts and leases - Legal research - Corresponding and consulting with clients - Corresponding with, briefing meetings and court attendences with counsel



Pearson

• United Kingdom
• Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Law Lecturer and National Course Coordinator

  • Jan 2014 - Jul 2016

  -Lecture first and second year students in the Law of Persons, Family Law, Entrepreneurial Business Law and Introduction to Law; -Manage and supervise the Entrepreneurial / Business Law and Introduction to Law modules and lecturers across the Pearson campuses throughout the country; -Develop course material for above-mentioned modules; -Set tests and exams for above-mentioned modules; -Moderate test and exam papers from CTI campuses across the country; -Report to the Dean of the Law Faculty Show less



ProBono.Org / FAMSA

• Braamfontein / Parkhurst

• Family and Divorce Mediator

  • Jan 2013 - Nov 2013

  Conduct pro bono family & divorce mediations Conduct pro bono family & divorce mediations



ProBono.Org

• Braamfontein, Gauteng

• Supervising Attorney

  • Sep 2011 - Dec 2012

  - Facilitating and managing relationships between attorneys and advice office paralegals; - Consult with “walk-in” and referred clients; - Initial screening of matters and referral to probono attorneys; - Providing Legal Advice to advice office paralegals as well as clients on a wide variety of legal issues including family, labour, business and criminal law; - Liaising with community leaders, paralegals, attorneys, court managers, magistrates and NGOs; - Securing the pro bono services of attorneys for the benefit of advice office clients; - Planning and organisation of legal education workshops for advice office paralegals & the broader community within which they work; - Planning and organisation of legal clinics; - Responsible for both “on the field” and administrative elements of the job; - Responsible for project Plan and Management; - Responsible for allocation and management of project budget; - Drafting of funding proposals; - Extensive report writing; and - Addressing legal professional gatherings. Show less



Hogan Lovells

• United States
• Law Practice
• 700 & Above Employee

• Candidate Attorney

  • Jan 2010 - Jan 2011

  - Drafting of legal documents and pleadings; - Appearances in the Magistrates court; - Consultations with clients; - Consultations with Advocates; - Legal research; - Drafting of Legal Opinions; - Providing Pro Bono legal services; - Providing Pro Bono legal advice; - Attendances at the High Court with Principal; - Serving and filing of court documents - Drafting of legal documents and pleadings; - Appearances in the Magistrates court; - Consultations with clients; - Consultations with Advocates; - Legal research; - Drafting of Legal Opinions; - Providing Pro Bono legal services; - Providing Pro Bono legal advice; - Attendances at the High Court with Principal; - Serving and filing of court documents