TASHNEE GOVENDER
Address: ** ******* ******, ******* ********** · Phone: 073*******/ 031-*******
Email: *******.**********@*****.***
I am an Admitted Attorney of the High Court of South Africa, who renders thorough, skillful and excellent legal services to clients.
I am an ideal candidate for this position as I am a quick learner, who can easily adapt to a new environment, accompanied with new challenges. I am able to work well under pressure, both on my own initiative and as part of a team working towards a common goal. I possess qualities of good mannerisms and communication skills enabling me to build and maintain relationships with whomever I associate with. I am responsible and dependable in my work and attendance and shall demonstrate a positive and professional demeanor at all times.
My objective is to continuously improve as an employee within this organisation. I shall strive to produce exceptional results by my sheer determination, strong work ethic, good orientation and excellent interpersonal skills. I look forward to enhancing your already solid reputation for satisfying clients’ needs by hard work, building on my education and experience and uses my innate ability to quickly learn and apply new concepts and procedures.
EXPERIENCE
Candidate Attorney
N.G Pillay & Company - March-2017 - January-2018 (completion of articles)
Consulting and rendering legal advice to clients
Processing claims by creating new files and collecting necessary documentation
Filing and composing various correspondence
Attending to all telephonic and electronic mail queries
Updating clients on their claims
Attended Magistrates Court and High Court for litigation and filing of court documents inter alia; section 65 proceedings, emolument attachment order and rescission of judgments
Drafting court processes (e.g. letter of demand, summons, particulars of claim, affidavits, subpoena, warrant of execution and requests for further particulars)
Compiling indexes and paginating court files
Composing statement of accounts
Professional Assistant/ Attorney
Singh & Singh Attorneys – July 2018- 25 August 2019
Implementation of Conveyancing transactions from receipt of instruction to registration of transfer
Consulting with clients
Processing instructions by creating new files and collecting necessary documentation
Filing and composing various correspondence
File Management
Drafting of Conveyancing documents
Performed routine office administration such as handling reception, accounts and attended to diary
Vast knowledge of Lexis Convey and Sars e filing
Attended to Bond Registrations and Cancellations on behalf of FNB
Attended to Nedbank conventional, sectional and deceased estate’s property transfers and sales
Experience in Divorce transfers as well as drafting of purchase and sale agreements
Winding up of deceased estates
Legal assistant
Greenfields- September 2019- December 2019
Lease drafting
Lease evaluation
Updating and maintaining status reports
File management
Data capturing
System controls
Experience with excel spreadsheets
General administration
Contract drafting
Experience in workpool software
Professional Assistant/ Conveyancing Paralegal
Hajra Patel Incorporated- December 2019- February 2020
Attended to the Cancellations of Bonds on behalf of Business Partners and Standard Bank
Attended to various Conveyancing and Notarial instructions inter alia;
Property transfers from the Department of Human Settlements
Vesting Certificates
Expropriations
Notarial leases
Registration of Servitudes
Noting’s
Deregistration of Sectional Title Units
Estate late Property transfers and sales
Real Estate Property Transfers
Drafting applications for Lost Bonds/Title Deeds
Legal Consultant
TME LOGISTICS (part time/ remote work)
Rendering general legal advice on all aspects of the Business;
Drafting and reviewing of Employment contracts, service provider contracts as well as Non-Disclosure agreements
Drafting various legal processes on of behalf of the Company and
General legal consulting
EDUCATION
SECONDARY EDUCATION
Arena Park Secondary (2007-2011)
Subjects: English, Afrikaans, Mathematics Literacy, Business Studies, Life Science, Accounting and Life Orientation.
Bachelor’s Degree with distinctions in Business Studies and Life Orientation.
TERTIARY EDUCATION
LLB degree with Honours
University of KwaZulu Natal - 2015
Distinctions in sociology, family law, accounting for legal practice and corporate law.
FURTHER EDUCATION
Certificate in Professional Legal Training
Law Society of South Africa - 2016 (Equivalent to one year of articles)
Successfully completed a training course with the School for legal practice
Modules include criminal and constitutional law practice, civil court practice, commercial practice and legal practice.
Certificate of Proficiency for Attorneys
Law Society of South Africa - 2017
Practical examination for Attorneys
•Practice and procedure of Magistrate and High courts as well as the Criminal Procedure and Motor Vehicle Accident Act
•Administration of estates
•Practice, function and duties of an Attorney
•Attorneys Bookkeeping
SKILLS
•Confident & self-motivated
•Proficiency in all areas of Microsoft Office
•Problem solving and good planning skills
•Effective time management skills
•A fast learner who is able to work well without supervision
•Hardworking, reliable & honest
•Excellent Communication skills and proficiency in the English Language
•Ability to multi task and work well under pressure
•Possesses leadership skills but also attains the ability to work effectively in a team