Litigation Secretary

Curriculum Vitae -Fezeka Coleen Mdediswa

Date of birth: 18 August 1980· Email: **************@*****.*** · Mobile: 061-***-****/068*******

Address:***** ******** ******; Commercia Ext; 24 Indlovu Complex; Midrand PROFILE

I am a 40-year-old ambitious female who is prepared to achieve the desired goals of the Job description. I am a hard worker, self-motivated, goal-oriented individual who is always looking for a challenge to enhance my skills and knowledge, I like to interact with other people and adapt easily to different kinds of environment. I have good communication skills, telephone skills. I have since developed my desire in the legal industry to empower more knowledge. I am able to work under pressure. I can speak English fluently. EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

Year: 2000

Qualification: National Certificate in Management Assistant Institution: Klerksdorp Technical College

Year: 1997

Qualification: Matric

Institution: Bizana Village High School

Subjects: Maths, Accounting, Economics, English, Xhosa and Business Economics WORK EXPERIENCE

June 2007-to-December 2013 - Zwelakhe Mgudlandlu Attorneys Position: Litigation Secretary

Duties:

• Switchboard operator

• Ensuring smooth running of the office

• Welcome and greet clients and serve the with refreshments

• Taking instructions and opening new files

• Communicating with hospitals and Police Stations to get clients information

• Managing attorneys’ diary

• Typing summonses

• Drafting particulars of claims

• Booking of clients with relevant specialists according to their injuries

• Receiving e-mails from clients and responding to them

• Typing of legal documents (summons, affidavits, notices, settlements, particulars of claim and letters)

• Liaising with defendant’s attorneys

• Drafting of all legal documents

• Calling RAF claim handlers to negotiate offers

• Faxing relevant documents to companies and attorneys

• Data capturing

• Liaising with both the high court and magistrate’s court for trials January 2014 to July 2015: Dudula Attorneys Position: Litigation Secretary Duties

• Typing of summonses

• Drafting particulars of claims

• Typing of all legal documents

• Booking of clients with relevant specialists according to their injuries

• Receiving e-mails from clients and responding to those

• Liaising with defendant’s attorneys

• Calling RAF claim handlers and negotiate offers

• Faxing relevant documents to companies and attorneys

• Liaising with both the high court and magistrate’s court for trial dates

• Managing travel arrangements for clients

• Managing attorneys’ diaries

• Arranging Pretrial conference meetings between the parties

• Developing and managing professional working relationship with experts and ensuring that reports are served on time

August 2015 till April 2017 - Chuene Attorneys

Position: Litigation Secretary

Duties

• Typing summonses

• Drafting particulars of claims

• Typing of all legal documents

• Booking of clients with relevant specialists according to their injuries

• Liaising with defendant’s attorneys

• Calling RAF claim handlers and negotiate offers

• Faxing relevant documents to companies and attorneys

• Managing attorneys’ diaries

• Liaising with both the high court and magistrate’s courts for trial dates

• Consulting with clients and updating them on their claims

• Manage all mails from clients and ensure response

• Manage all mails from the Road Accident Fund and ensure timeous response

• Develop and Maintain a good working relationship with experts and ensuring that reports are received on time for service

• Ensuring that all trial matters are prepared and ready on time

• Index and paginating files for trial

• Arranging Pre-trial conference meetings between parties

• Preparing advocate briefs for trial

August 2017 till Date - Nonxuba Attorneys

Position: Litigation Secretary

Duties

• Typing of all legal documents

• Booking of clients with relevant specialists according to their injuries

• Liaising with defendant’s attorneys

• Liaising with the high courts from all the provinces for directives and for trial dates

• Consulting with clients and updating them on their claims

• Manage all mails from clients and ensure they are responded at

• Develop and Maintain a good working relationship with experts and ensuring that reports are received on time for service

• Ensuring that all trial matters are prepared and ready on time

• Index and paginating files for trial

• Arranging Pre-trial conference meetings between parties

• Instructing experts for joint minutes

• Preparing advocate briefs for trial

• Index and paginating files for trial on line.

SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES

• Time management

• Communication skills

• Office administration

• Service excellence

• Hard working

• Proactive

• Professional

• Telephonic skills

• Computing Skills (Microsoft word, Excel, PowerPoint)

• Flexible and Trustworthy

• Friendliness

• Public Relations

• Decision Making

• Leadership and Supervision

Hobbies and Interests

• Singing

• Camping

• Traveling

• Socializing with peers

REFERENCE

Ms Zikhona Ntola : M. Ndlebe Attorneys (Secretary)

: 2ND Floor Rennaissance Centre

: Gandhi Square, JHB

Tel : 011-***-****

Cell : 083****-***

Mr. Z.R. Mgudlandlu : Zwelakhe Mgudlandlu Attorneys Tel No : 011-***-****/7447

Cell No : 082*-***-***

Mr M. Lindwa : Dudula Attorneys

Tel No : 011-***-****

Ms Thobile Kumalo : Chuene Attorneys

Tel No : 012-***-****

Ms Lebongang Matjila : Nonxuba inc

Telephone : 011-***-****

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