Civil Litigation Laboratory Assistant

PERSONAL DETAILS

●Address: ** Rylands Heights, ** Jane Avenue, Rylands Estate

●Email: *****.*****@*****.***

●Contact number: 073-***-****

●Race: Coloured

●Gender: Female

●Language Proficiency: English & Afrikaans

●Driver’s License: Code 08

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

I was previously employed as a litigation and finance assistant at DML Attorneys. After initially working as a laboratory assistant in pathology, I completed my paralegal courses in civil litigation and debt collection at the South African School of Paralegal Studies and thereafter worked at the Western Cape Law Society for 2 years before moving to DML.

I enjoy learning new things and pushing myself beyond my comfort zone. When I work, I like to consider things systematically, looking at how various components fit together to produce the end result. I am a dedicated, hard-working individual who loves looking for an opportunity to learn and grow.

SKILLS

●Industry experience: hospitality, retail, medical services, and law

●Office administration including bookkeeping and financial accounting; invoicing & billing; file management; reception services and other client-facing responsibilities

●Paralegal services such as assisting with civil litigation and debt collection

●Training new staff and candidate attorneys with basic administrative, litigation and debt collection responsibilities

EDUCATION

●Grade 12 (Spine Road High School): graduated 1999

●Paralegal NQF 5 (South African Law School): graduated 2016

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

DML ATTORNEYS: Litigation Assistant (Personal Assistant to Lucien Lewin)

●September 2017 – August 2023

●Typical duties include diary management; file management and other basic office and administrative functions; client-facing responsibilities; FICA administration; debt collection; drafting of basic legal processes; handling trust and business funds; travel arrangements (car, accommodation, restaurants), managing month-end invoicing and billing, liaising with sheriff's office, correspondent attorneys and Counsel.

CAPE LAW SOCIETY: Legal Secretary

●December 2015 – September 2017

●Typical duties include diary management; arranging and handling post; Dictaphone and copy typing; file administration; and other basic administrative and secretarial responsibilities such as copying, scanning, faxing, emailing, etc.

PATHCARE

●February 2007 – February 2015

●Typical duties include data capturing; patient management; training of new staff; reception and switchboard responsibilities; stock, stationery & cashiering management; and assisting medical professionals with basic administrative and assistant duties in the performance of their duties as medical practitioners

EXTRA MURAL ACTIVITIES / HOBBIES

●Boxing and Crossfit

●Parkrun volunteering

●Live comedy and socialising with friends

REFERENCES

Lucien Lewin: 082-***-**** ******.*****@*****.***

Farah Janoodien: 073-***-****

*****@******.**.**

Cindy Rose: 073-***-****

Gerna van der Merwe: ****@************.**.**

076-***-**** (Parkrun SA)

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