Experience

ENS

• South Africa
• Law Practice
• 700 & Above Employee

• Dispute Resolution / Insolvency Secretary

  • Apr 2017 - Present

  Dictaphone typing, transcription, filing duties, archiving, maintaining filing system, diary management, drafting of Pleadings and Notices for the High Court and Regional Court. Attending to drafting a variety of documents and letters. Posting fees to 3E, invoicing clients, sending debtors statements and outstanding invoices for payment. Having all disbursement invoices authorised and sent to the relevant person in accounts, liaising directly with accounts team throughout each day. Arranging travel for the team, arranging meetings and client lunches. Liaising directly with clients, other attorneys, clerks of the court, Advocates, Sheriffs of the Court, tracers as well as assisting with various other Insolvency and Litigation matters. Maintaining and managing database of client documents and opening new matters. Arranging payments of funds to various parties. The majority of our portfolios worked on are those of large commercial Banking Institutions and large firms. I attended to ABSA Foreclosures for a year (which included using DM9, providing weekly and monthly reports on all 3 portfolios). Show less



Rooseboom Attorneys / 3%.com Properties Northcliff

• Northcliff

• Litigation Secretary, Conveyancing Secretary & Office Administrator

  • Jul 2015 - Apr 2017

  Reception duties. Filing Clerk duties (i.e. drawing post and diary files, filing, archiving and maintaining the filing system). Ordering of stationary, arranging servicing of the company vehicle and office machinery. Dictaphone typing, drafting of Pleadings and Notices for the High Court and Magistrates Court, attending to drafting a variety of contracts, posting fees to Ghost Practice, invoicing clients, liaising directly with clients, other attorneys, clerks of the court, Advocates, Sheriffs of the Court, tracers as well as assisting with various other litigation matters. I furthermore attended to assisting the Conveyancer with all conveyancing matters in relation to transfers. 3%.com Properties Northcliff duties include: Arranging business cards for agents, setting up email addresses, arranging show day pamphlets and show packs for the agents, assistance with drafting the sale agreements and mandates, house sitting and various other attendances. Show less



Kokinis Incorporated

• Randburg

• Commercial Secretary

  • May 2014 - May 2015

  Dictaphone and dictation typing, attending to electronic diary management, arranging meetings and personal appointments for the MD, drafting Pleadings and Notices for the High Court and Magistrates Court, Debt Collecting, attending to drafting major commercial contracts, liaising directly with clients, other attorneys, clerks of the court, Advocates, Sheriffs of the Court, tracers as well as assisting with various other matters. Office assistance with regards to office machinery and computers. Dictaphone and dictation typing, attending to electronic diary management, arranging meetings and personal appointments for the MD, drafting Pleadings and Notices for the High Court and Magistrates Court, Debt Collecting, attending to drafting major commercial contracts, liaising directly with clients, other attorneys, clerks of the court, Advocates, Sheriffs of the Court, tracers as well as assisting with various other matters. Office assistance with regards to office machinery and computers.



Goodes & Seedat Inc. / Honey Attorneys

• Rivonia

• Litigation Secretary

  • Jul 2012 - Feb 2014

  Dictaphone and dictation typing, attending to travel, accommodation and car rental arrangements, diary management both electronically and manually and updating the diary on the white board, invoicing clients, drafting Pleadings and Notices for the High Court and Magistrates Court, Debt Collecting, Correspondent Matters, Section 65 Applications, Divorce Matters, Maintenance Matters, RAF Matters, CCMA Matters, liaising directly with clients, debtors, other attorneys, clerks of the court, Advocates, Sheriffs of the Court, tracers as well as assisting with various other matters. I was currently handling a portfolio for JHI of +- 30 files as well as majority of the Correspondent matters. Show less



Le Roux Vivier & Associates

• Roodepoort

• Collections Secretary

  • Mar 2010 - Jun 2012

  Dictaphone and dictation typing, drafting Pleadings and Notices for the High Court, Vehicle Asset Finance, Vehicle Asset Finance Priority, Home Loan Foreclosures, Business Lending, Debt Collecting, attending to drafting and sending weekly and monthly reports to the Bank, invoicing client, liaising directly with clients, debtors, other attorneys, clerks of the court, Advocates, Sheriffs of the Court, tracers as well as assisting with various other matters. I handled a portfolio for Standard Bank VAF of +- 60 files and Foreclosures of +- 140 files independently. Show less



Thomson Wilks

• Illovo

• Conveyancing Secretary & Litigation Secretary

  • Jun 2005 - Jun 2009

  Reception duties: reception, answering calls, greeting clients, filing. Other duties: Typing legal documents, sending of legal documents, contacting clients, deed searches, working on Windeed, loading information onto Legal Perfect. Seeing that files are up to date and organized. Closing files on book keeping system. Ordering stationary. Sending Title Deeds and Mortgage Bonds to the banks and the owners. Promoted 2 March 2006 to Junior / Assistant Conveyancing Secretary (Transfers only) Duties included: Dealing with clients regarding the transfer of their property, dealing with estate agents, purchasers, sellers, managing agents and bond attorneys as well as bond cancellation attorneys. Sending of weekly updates to all parties concerned. Opening of files, filing and closing of files. Sending faxes and e-mails, relieving receptionist, obtaining client information and FICA. Handing of final accounts as well as the payment of proceeds of sale. Applying for rates, applying for levies, requesting bond cancellation figures, requesting guarantees, drafting documents, paying rates, taxes, transfer duty receipts and preparing documents for lodgement. Signing of transfer documents with clients and arranging for a commissioner of oaths. Data capturing on the book keeping system for Conveyancing. Duties included: Petty cash slips, entering transactions in the journal, capturing all the financial information and transactions on Law Plan Plus 2000. Internal Transfer to the Litigation Department as of 28th October 2008 as Litigation PA to The Owner of the company. Duties included: Dictaphone and dictation typing, typing of legal documentation, dealing with clients, invoicing, debt collection, liaising with other attorneys, as well as court clerks, Judges, Advocates and Sheriffs of the Court. I continued the book keeping for the Conveyancing department. Show less