Legal Secretary

Madelein du Preez 076-***-****

Personal Info

Name: Madelein

Surname: du Preez

ID: 800-***-**** 088

Nationality: South African

Drivers License: Code 8

Health: Excellent

Languages: Afrikaans & English

Notice Period: Available 1 July

2020

Salary Requirements: To be

discussed

Contact Details

Area of Residence:

Linden

Contact Details:

Cell: 076-***-****

Alt: 067-***-**** (Robyn –

Daughter)

Email:

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

Computer Skills

MS Word, MS Excel, Word

Perfect, MS PowerPoint, Ghost

Convey (basic), Pastel (basic),

Internet, Email

Certificates and Reference

Details to be provided once

interest has been established

Profile

Managing general office procedures, dealing with clients, attorneys and high-volume workloads whilst meeting strict deadlines. I am very committed to achieving goals and I am detail oriented. Work well with little to no supervision. I am responsible, well organized and able to handle a stressful environment effectively.

Key Skills & Values

• Motivated by

challenging projects /

tasks

• Assertive and Stable

• Decisive and

Confident

• Positive and place a

strong emphasis on being

independent in order to

sustain myself

• Organizational Skills

Achievements

Over 15 Years’ Experience in the Legal Industry

12 Years Service at Mayat, Nurick Langa

Education

Institution: Hoërskool Die Burger

Qualification: Matric

Year: 1998

Subjects: Afrikaans, English, Mathematics, Science, Business Economics, Typing

Certifications / Additional Courses

Legal Secretary (Litigation, Collections and MVA)

Receptionist

Switchboard Operator

Microsoft Windows, MS Word, MS Excel, PowerPoint (1999) Ghost Convey – Bonds and Transfers (2008)

Madelein du Preez 076-***-****

Work Experience

Company Name: Mayat, Nurick Langa Inc aka Langa GT

(Parkwood JHB)

Nature of Business: Attorneys

Position: Legal Secretary

Period Employed: 1 July 2011 – June 2020

Responsibilities:

Reporting to Professional Assistant & Directors

Produce information by transcribing, formatting, retrieving, copying and transmitting text, data and graphics.

Prepare legal briefs, court subpoenas, notices, pleadings, affidavits, spreadsheets and other office-related letters, notes and memos.

Answering the telephone.

Routing correspondence, reports and legal documents.

Organize and maintain legal appointment.

Tracking deadlines and sending reminders to medico-legal experts for reports.

Attend to forward medico-legal reports and joint-minutes via e-mail to attorney and other experts.

Maintain attorney calendar by planning and scheduling conferences, tele-conferences.

Coordinating travel arrangements for witnesses.

Keep accurate record of notices and set downs received.

Update the Road Accident Fund Litigation Management System on a regular basis.

Follow-up with counsel, correspondent attorney and any other experts for their accounts, when submitting bill of cost to RAF.

Assist Officer Manager/Accounts Dept with any requests they may have in completing projects and schedules for RAF or any other general day-to-day business.

Assist when another secretary may be on leave, sick or may be inundated with work.

Assist with relieving at reception.

Overseeing the service and upkeep of copying machines.

Assisting staff with computer related issues with the assistance of the IT staff.

Switching of office power to generator power and back when load- shedding occurs.

Reason for leaving: Retrenched

Madelein du Preez 076-***-****

Company Name: C.Bekker & Associates (Ferndale, Johannesburg) Nature of Business: Attorneys

Position: Legal Secretary

Period Employed: 1 March 2011 – 31 May 2011

Responsibilities:

Typing of all Court processes, legal documentation and correspondence

Keeping of diaries

Reason for leaving: Better opportunity

Company Name: Johan Venter Associates

(Somerset West, Western Cape)

Nature of Business: Attorneys

Position: Legal Secretary

Period Employed: 4 August 2007 – 31 August 2009

Responsibilities:

Typing of all court processes, legal documentation and correspondence

All Debt collection duties

Payment of creditors

Keeping of diaries

Keeping stock of and ordering stationary and office supplies Reason for leaving: Moved back to Johannesburg

Company Name: Mayat, Nurick and Associates (Parktown North, JHB) Nature of Business: Attorneys

Position: Legal Secretary / Reception

Period Employed: 13 April 2004 – 31 March 2007

Responsibilities:

Answering switchboard

Assist partner and professional assistants with overflow typing of all documents, pleadings and correspondence

Receiving and allocating new instructions from clients and typing necessary documents

Taking service of all pleadings and notices

Faxing and sorting of incoming faxes

Sorting of mail

Madelein du Preez 076-***-****

Issuing of cheques

Keeping stock of and ordering stationary and office supplies

Typing of all legal documents and correspondence

Typing of fees and disbursement invoices for professional assistants

Drawing schedules for office administration purposes Reason for leaving: Moved to Somerset West in the Western Cape Summary (due to time lapsed) of prior companies worked: Company Name Position Held Dates Employed

C.E. Westergaard Pty

Ltd

Secretary 9 December 2002 –

28 November 2003

Beyers Naude Auto

Tech

Office Administrator 1 October 2002 –

8 December 2002

Olivier and Malan

Attorneys

Secretary 29 September 1999 –

30 September 2002

Garden, Pool & Home

Care

Office Administrator 1 February 1999 –

September 1999

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