TASHNEE GOVENDER

Address: ** ******* ******, ******* ********** · Phone: 073*******/ 031-*******

Email: adgej2@r.postjobfree.com

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

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