I am a dynamic South African admitted Attorney whose currently part of the Gauteng Provincial legislature as a procedural Advisor in the proceedings unit which provides services to the Legislature in the areas of procedural services, coordinating house proceedings, the processing of legislation, and reports, administrative support to the House including communications of Resolutions to relevant Stakeholders. I provide procedural support to all the activities provided to Units, Members and staff .I have Honors in Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from the University of Venda (UNIVEN). In addition, I attended full time School of Practical Legal Training for all the fields of law from the Law Society of South Africa (LEAD) (Pretoria).

I have 8 years working experience in the legal profession in South Africa. I served my articles at Mamathuntsha Inc where I handled various matters including Road Accident Fund (RAF) matters, labor, media, divorce, contracts, criminal and various civil matters. I then served 2 years articles at Legal Aid SA and this experience equipped me with organizing, reporting and time management skills. My duties at Legal Aid SA entailed among others, representing persons in court, managing my own court and files, appearing in trials, conducting consultations, running criminal trials and civil trials in Magistrate and Regional courts, drafting pleadings in civil proceedings matters and giving legal advice in various fields. Subsequently I worked as a Legal Advisor at Bee sting Legal providing legal advice on all legal fields to clients of the company. I worked at Matsaung Inc and conducted trials for maintenance matters, divorce, commercial, criminal and Road Accident Fund matters. My experience working for the Department of Justice and constitutional Development (Law Enforcement) has equipped me with knowledge of various legislations, ensuring compliance of the department with court orders, legislation amendments and departmental policy, drafting legal opinions on matters relating to litigation, internal dispute resolution for labour, civil, commercial and contractual matters to the Minister, recovery of state losses, settlements and mediation of claims. I drafted and vetted contracts, SLA’s, instructing letters attended to contract negotiations, providing legal advice and handled malicious prosecutions claims on behalf of the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA). I previously worked as a Legal Advisor providing legal advice and represent clients on commercial, civil, criminal and labour matters. I am Procedural Advisor and I am responsible for processing questions and replies to the house. I am also part of the team of reviewing and making recommendations for the amendment of bills.

I have excellent time management skills and verbal and written communication skills. I can work under pressure . I have contract drafting and vetting skills, legal research and negotiation skills, as well as proper managing of client expectations.

Without doubt, my diverse legal experience background in various entities will add value, depth and a unique perspective to your team. I am readily available on this contact number, +27-60-521-**-**, to discuss how I can contribute to your team. Thanks for your time and consideration.

Sincerely,

Muofhe Tshimangadzo

CURRICULUM VITAE

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Surname : Muofhe

First Names : Tshimangadzo Tshifhiwa

Physical Address : 57 Baccarat Lodge

: Cedar avenue, Bryanston, Johannesburg, 2191

Contact Details : Cell: 074-***-**** /076-***-****

Email : adbpkj@r.postjobfree.com

Nationality : South African

Proficiency in languages : Sepedi, Venda, Tsonga, Zulu & English

Driver’s License : Code c1 Learners License and own car

Employment Status : Legal Advisor

SECONDARY EDUCATION

High School Attended ; Patrick Ramaano Secondary School

Period : 2006

Qualification Obtained : National Senior Certificate (certificate attached)

TERTIARY EDUCATION

Institution : University of Venda

Qualification Obtained : Bachelor of Laws (LLB)

Year Obtained : 2012

Modules Passed : Academic Transcript attached

Year Graduated : 2012

COMPUTER LITERACY

Basic Computer Practise Skills

Ms Outlook/GroupWise; and

Internet Explorer

COMPETENCY PROFILE

KNOWLEDGE

SKILLS

BEHAVIOUR

Labour Law;

Road Accident Fund;

Estate and Will;

Debt Recovery;

Contracts;

Civil Law; and

Family Law.

Constitutional law

Compliance management

Mediation skills;

Compensation skills;

Lodge, draft settlement negotiations;

Drafting lodgement, Liquidation and Distribution Accounts;

Letters of demand/ instructing letters;

Drafting Writs; drafting and vetting contracts

Reviewing contracts

Tracing debtors;

Drafting interpreting;

Research on various legislation and current case law.

Magistrate and Regional Court Pleadings,

Divorce Maintenance; and Custody Access

Interpreting and applying Bill of rights, legislations,interpreting contracts clauses and have knowledge of various legislations

Ability to maintain confidentiality;

Retain professional image at all times;

Integrity and honesty;

Good time management;

Ability to work independently and in a team;

Deadline driven;

Ability to work under pressure and without supervision;

Attention to detail.

CAREER HISTORY

Mamathunstha Inc Candidate Attorney 01/2013-06/2013

Duties:

Interviewing clients;

Court Appearance, providing legal representation

Research for trials and Court Appearances

Drafting legal documents; for various law fields

Preparing clients for Court and advising them on the court processes and the conduct of a Trial.

Legal Aid South Africa: Soweto Justice Centre Candidate Attorney 07/2013-06/2015

Duties:

Appearing in the Magistrate and Regional Court for persons who could not afford legal representation;

Conducting criminal trials, civil court trials, bail applications, dispute resolutions, and

Researching relevant law and preparation for trial

Drafting pleadings for various civil matters, Labour and constitutional court matters

Handling civil cases which included divorce, maintenance, eviction, matters;

Furthermore, I was advising clients on their labour matters directing them to institutions such as the CCMA;

I was also involved in the outreach projects that were organised by the organisation; and

Participating in various cultural activities within the Justice Centre.

Matsaung Inc Candidate Attorney 09/2015-10/2015

Duties:

Dealing with Road Accident Fund matters;

Handling claims and winding up deceased estate matters;

Consulting with clients;

Preparing the Court documents. Drafting the necessary pleadings; and

Court Preparation Research and appearance for maintenance and various civil matters

BEE Sting Legal Legal Advisor 08/2015-09/201

Duties:

Providing legal advice to clients regarding all matters from maintenance, divorce and contract law related matters

Drafting letters of demand and providing written legal opinion regarding matters in all legal fields.

Providing legal advice even after office hours and attending to different queries.

REFERENCES

Name

Relationship

Contacts

Mr Mohlala R

Principal Attorney

011-***-****

MRs Strauss E

Supervisor

012-***-****

Mosetha T

Supervisor

011*******

Department of Justice and Constitutional Development Legal Administration Officer 10/2015-03/2018

Duties: -

Drafting memorandums and legal opinion to the minister, Legislature and Master regarding constitutional matters and various legislation challenges, labour matters, commercial matters and for high profile litigation.

Consulting with clients regarding estate, constitutional, civil claims and on contract negotiations

Handling all litigation matters against the Minister of Justice and COD, employees of the department and the NPA.

Conducting research and providing legal advice for civil claims, constitutional matters as well as making a decision on what must happen to a matter.

Handling all matters from all courts on all fields of law in the whole country concerning the department and the minister.

Ensuring that matters instituted by department are dealt with and finalised by the state attorney

Ensuring that matters against officials affiliated to the department are given attention by state attorney and clients until finalised.

Drafting, reviewing and vetting of contracts as well as drafting MOU’S and SLA’s.

Debt Collection.

Ensuring the department complies with court orders, legislation amendments and departmental policy

Clientele Limited Legal Advisor 04/2018- 03/19

Duties:

Assessing claims and assist with matters relating to insurance and third party claims, subrogation, and apportionment of damages.

Administer claims according to prescribed procedures.

Provide telephonic advice and assistance to clients.

Ensuring that the legal advice given to the clients is both accurate and relevant.

Keeping accurate and up to date records and ensure that all communication (written and oral) with clients and liaising with panel of attorneys on matters.

Attending to draft and respond to correspondence on behalf of clients

Liaising with clients to ensure they receive regular updates/feedback on their claims.

Undertaking all other reasonable duties required to fulfill the obligations of the company.

Attend to presentations / rallies and mediation of claims.

Drafting and vetting contracts and conducting legal research and providing legal opinion on commercial and labour matters.

Gauteng Provincial Legislature Procedural Advisor 03/2019- current

Duties:

ensuring that all documents are checked for accuracy and are timeously circulated in the House.

preparation of procedural briefs and the briefing of the Presiding Officers prior to and during sittings of the House.

briefing meetings are required so as to anticipate sudden issues that will impact on the sitting of the House, challenges that can be expected and for which standing rule, parliamentary practice or convention would be applicable.

scheduling and attending the Whips meeting prior to the sitting for the purpose of deliberating on and adoption of the speaking list by Whips.

ensuring that the Speaking List is prepared accurately as per deliberation of and adoption by Whips.

preparation of briefing documents and briefing of the relevant Chairperson prior to the sitting when a bill is being considered by the House.

management of time and the taking of minutes during a sitting of the House.

providing procedural advice to Presiding Officers and Members during a sitting of the House.

Providing table duty service to the House.

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