Legal Secretary Office

CURRICULUM VITAE

CANDIDATE:

Reneshnee Kandasamy (Nolene)

RACE & GENDER:

Indian – Female

RELATIONSHIP STATUS:

Married

ADDRESS:

*** ****** ****

Lyndhurst

Johannesburg

DRIVER'S LICENCE:

Code 8

CONTACT NUMBER:

+278*-***-**** / +278*-***-****

E-MAIL ADDRESS:

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

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:

Matriculated from Richards Bay Secondary School in 2000.

Subjects: English, Afrikaans, Mathematics, Biology, Geography and Physical Science.

Elected as a Prefect in both Primary School and High School.

Tertiary Education: LLB Degree completed, Law School completed, articles completed.

Post Graduate Diploma in Compliance Management – In Progress.

EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES AT SCHOOL AND UNIVERSITY, INCORPORATING LEADERSHIP SKILLS

Being a full time employee while studying on a part time basis has limited my scope of extracurricular activities at university, at school I played on both the volleyball, netball teams, I continued to play volleyball socially up until a few years ago. I attended religious group activities as well as vernacular classes, learning the Tamil (Indian language), I was placed in 3rd position for the provincial Tamil exam I have been a Secretarial Ambassador, our duties entail us being the first employees to work on, comment on and deliberate on any issues that affect the support staff and professional staff at Webber Wentzel, we are also entrusted to train our practice groups on new programs upon the implementation of such programs. I have completed law school with the Law Society of South Africa with a distinction and received an outstanding performance certificate, during law school I was elected as a "Managing Partner" in our team for all simulations (all students divided into teams of six (6) and had to create a law firm from non-existent to fully functional), moot courts, drafting, resolving conflicts, facilitating tasks/instructions and all other activities, valuations and examinations/tests required for us to complete as a team for the duration of law school. I am currently managing processes and portfolios internally in the foreclosures department at Smit Sewgoolam Incorporated and was Elected by the Board to be a member of the social committee for the firm for 2019 – organised various events, blood drive, Spring party etc.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:

Employer : SMIT SEWGOOLAM INCORPORATED

Date : January 2019– to present

Position : 2nd Year Candidate Attorney – eligible for admission as Attorney

Duties: Managing the processes in the foreclosures departments, drafting of all foreclosure documents, drafting various agreements (commercial and corporate) and legal documents/pleadings, appearing in court on debt review matters, attending on consultations, drafting of rescission of judgements, acknowledgement of debt, letter of demand and all supporting documents, drafting of S345 Liquidation Notice and Notice for Liquidation application, attending on negotiations for high level Service Level Agreements involving an organ of state, attending on legal tender submissions for the firm, liaising with various clients, correspondents, sheriffs, legal counsel and stakeholders of the firm. Sending out relevant articles of interest regarding updates to the law to our firm. Attend to instructions, liaising and Memos to Counsel on Commercial and Corporate matters. Drawing up Bill of Costs – preparing file and instructing cost consultant to draw the bill of costs. Instructing Sheriffs on various matters. Preparation of court bundles for set down of a matter. Managing own portfolio of foreclosure matter from initial stage the S129 Notice to obtaining Judgement. Liaising with clients to keep them apprised on their matters. Appear at court before the Magistrate on debt review matters, noting judgments and assisting Counsel. Working on the new online case management system implemented by the courts late last year and successfully rescinded a matter in the Pretoria High Court using the new case lines management system. Liaising with our Bank client on the Workspace System which is a highly confidential platform

References: Shavani Doolabh - +277*-******* *******@*******.**.**

Employer : WEBBER WENTZEL ATTORNEYS

Date : July 2010 – December 2018

Position : Legal Secretary

Duties: Formatting of agreements/documents into house style, including table of contents, annexes, mutli-level numbering, internal cross references etc.; prepare drafts of engagement letter and attend on requests for know-your-client documentation; typing and file legal documentation & correspondence using the firm’s standard templates; dictaphone typing; typing of transcriptions, check documentation drafted by legal professionals to identify, query and in need rectify errors; download and/or integrate e-mail file attachments from clients; scanning relevant documentation into File Site under matter number; saving all relevant e-mail correspondence onto matter number in worksite. Capturing of time entries and drafting fee narratives. Printing of WIP report, amendments/edits to fees as requested and finalising of invoices. Obtaining FICA information from clients and/or parties responsible for invoice payments. Printing out pro forma invoices for verification and checking by fee earners. Make amendments to time and narratives as required. Following up with clients and/or to accounts to collect invoice payments. Escalating problematic invoice payment problems to fee earners and monitoring payment status. Checking and assisting Finance with account allocations if needed. Processing expenses and travel claims etc. Opening up matters for new clients on Elite 3E and collect all the requisite client details and documentation; draft routine documentation and correspondence e.g. general letters and/or e-mails, on a no check basis in line with established precedents and practices. Download of various documents from a virtual data room, drop box or similar to Filesite. Preparation of hard copy files and electronic bundles of documents when required. Drafting and collating submission for Tenders to NCR and MTN and liaising with the various departments for information required for Tenders. Answering and screening of telephone calls, take messages and liaising with clients. Schedule and confirm diary appointments as requested. Take minutes and notes, if requested. Arrange conference call facilities. Arrange travel and catering requirements for meetings. Arrange logistics for conferences. Ordering and distributing stationery for the team. Sending out relevant articles of interest to our team. Liaising with CoSec team, as a medium between client and team for the purchase of a shelf company. Reviewing and drafting. Assisting all members of the team on request and offering my assistance when I have capacity. Assisting the other Partners in the team when their secretary is on leave/off sick or when their secretaries require assistance. I am also an elected legal secretary ambassador and I am also involved with the Project Management Team, assisting/initiating work (due diligences) within the VDR (various) for non-contentious matters and contentious matters.

Reason for Leaving: Pursuance of Articles of Clerkship

References: Robby Coelho - +278*-***-**** *****.******@*************.***

Nozipho Mngomezulu - +271*-***-****

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

Tasneem Gani - +273-***-****

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

Employer : EDWARD NATHAN SONNENBERGS ATTORNEYS

Date : April 2007 – 2010

Position : Legal Secretary / P.A

Duties: Copy typing, Dictaphone and manuscript typing of all Commercial/Corporate Agreements, incorporating Attorney’s amendments/edits, retrieving Legal texts and Precedents from electronic databases for inclusion in documents, typing of and formatting of Due Diligence Reports, typing of correspondence, e-mails, faxes, assisting with Research (internet), acknowledging receipt of general emails and correspondence, preparing and sending out monthly invoices to clients, collecting all outstanding fees over 60 days, opening new Files / Matters on Elite, diary management, local and international travel arrangements, general office duties, personal work for professionals; sending out legal updates to the team and screening all e-mails and drafting responses and/or attending on client queries and requests and attending to various office functionalities; administrative and secretarial duties. Preparation of hard copy files and electronic bundles of documents when required. Assisting all members of the team on request and offering my assistance when I have capacity.

Reason for Leaving: Boss left employment to pursue Art School and decision to seek further experience/exposure.

References: Carla Raffinetti - *****.**********@*****.*** (based in the UK)

Omesha Moodley (Legal Counsel) - +278*-***-****

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