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BEULAH DE BEER

Contact Details: 084-*******

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

Personal Details:

Full Names: BEULAH DAWN DE BEER

ID No: 690**********

Address: * **** ******, *********, ********

Marital Status: Married, no dependent children

Driver’s License: Code EB

Highest Qualification: Grade 12

Total years experience: 33 years

Temp assignments

● 1 May 2019 - 30 June 2019 Nongogo Guzana Attorneys RAF Claims / Litigation Dept

● 25 July 2019 - 30 Sept 2019 Norton Rose Fulbright Commercial & Litigation Dept

● 2 December 2019 - 13 December 2019 Werksmans Attorneys Family law department

Current work experience

February 2020 - date

Collect-4-U debt collectors

Position held : Legal secretary

Working independently : Collection of arrear school fees; Court process at civil Court level for the collection of bad debts

Previous Work Experience No 1

1 November 2018 – 30 April 2019

MacGregor Stanford & Kruger

Position held : Litigation Secretary

Working independently:

Overseeing more than 500 files Old Mutual collection matters as well as collection matters for other clients.

Normal litigation functions of drafting pleadings for High Court and Magistrate’s Court Translation of legal documents and processes from Afrikaans to English and vice versa Dictaphone typing

Assisting on switchboard when required to do so

Previous Work Experience No 2

1/6/2016-1/6/2018 Smuts & Co Attorneys, Durbanville Position held Paralegal in Litigation Dept

Worked independently:

Oversaw daily duties of at least 2 candidate attorneys in dept Drafting High Court and Magistrate’s pleadings and documents required for the function of a litigation department

Was responsible for all fee notes, writing of fees and rendering invoices to clients Solely responsible for rendering fee spreadsheets to City of Cape Town in accordance with terms of tender

Translation of legal documents, process documents and tender documents from English to Afrikaans and vice versa when required to do so

Collection of all department’s outstanding debts

Admin, archiving, screening calls and updating diary Reason for leaving: Retrenched due to loss of COCT tender Previous Work Experience No 3

01/08/1998-31/07/2015 CLIFFE DEKKER HOFMEYR ATTORNEYS Position held PA to 2 directors and senior associate in Corporate and commercial dept

Management of diaries of the directors

Co-ordination of all general office activities

Screening of all incoming calls and attending to correspondence Managing all boardroom bookings and making all necessary travel and accommodation arrangement

Preparing Powerpoint presentations on various topics Drafting, formatting and editing of all commercial agreements and documentation Drafting all documation required for the registration of trusts and indepently attending to the registration procedure

Translation of all documentation when required to do so from Afrikaans to English or vice versa

Ensuring that directors and associate are prepared for all meetings and ensuring that the necessary meetings packs are made up and handed out timeously Ensuring that all department expenses are debited to correct matters and that incoming payments are correctly allocated; collecting all outstanding debts Compiling fee printouts for each director and the associate and consulting with each one to ensure the correct fees are debited and that all advocate invoices are settled before passing the fee

Dictaphone typing when required

Necessary admin and filing done for my supervisors Attending to all personal matters and medical aid queries of Mr Allan Hannie Sole responsibility for monthly reconciliation and providing Excel spreadsheets for presentation to the auditors of the Fidentia matter Skills required:

Very good time management; always willing to go the extra mile; proficiency in Word programmes and bilingualism; accuracy;

leadership qualities but also be a team player;

ability to work independently and use own initiative; professionalism and the ability to relate to clients.

Previous Work Experience No 4

Jan 1996 to 31/7/1998 GOLDBLATT'S ATTORNEYS

Position held: PA to director, D Goldblatt

Receptionist / Secretary

Management of diaries of the director

Co-ordination of all general office activities

Ordering all stationery and keeping stock of all stationery Screening of all incoming calls and handling attending to correspondence Dictaphone typing and translation of medico-legal reports from Afrikaans to English for submission to Road Accident Fund

Lodging RAF claims

Standard Bank Bonds

Starting to learn transfers and estate transfers under supervision when I resigned Reason for leaving: Resigned for better prospects

Previous Work Experience No 5

Jan 1987 to 1996

Worked for various attorneys firms in Gauteng - always in a PA position Scope of Work Receptionist

RAF Claims

MVA Claims

Litigation - High Court and Magistrate's Court

Family Law

Debt collections

I am a hard-working, honest person. I take pride in my work and what I have accomplished. I am loyal, conscientious and will always go the extra mile. References:

Mr Allan Hannie (Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr Attorneys) Tel: 021-***-**** / 082-***-**** Karen Zaaiman (Smuts & Co Attorneys) Tel: 021-***-**** Mrs Lizel Oberholzer (Norton Rose Fulbright) Tel:074-***-****

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