ATTORNEY / PROFESSIONAL ASSISTANT

Debt Collection

Land Claims

General Litigation

Moolman & Pienaar Inc Jan 2021 - present

CANDIDATE ATTORNEY

Drafting of pleadings, notices, memorandums and legal opinions

High Court civil litigation

Magistrate’s Court litigation

Attend to court appearances in the Magistrate’s Court Consultation and communication with clients

Experience in insurance law, banking law, insolvency law, Road Accident Fund claims, personal injury claims, commercial litigation, debt collection matters and debt counsellor matters Legal research

Writing of legal articles

Preparation of a legal presentation

Phatshoane Henney Attorneys Jan 2018 -

8 Jan 2020

WORK EXPERIENCE

CARLA

MARNEWICK

L E G A L P R A C T I T I O N E R

PERSONAL PROFILE

I am a BCom Law and LLB graduate (both

cum laude) and I am currently practicing

as an attorney. I am passionate about

law and all the intricacies and

opportunities that it presents to find

unique solutions to prevalent issues. I

am a challenge-seeker who thrives on the

sense of personal achievement. My

leadership skills are exceptionally

complimented by my meticulous

attention to detail and my strong work

ethic

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name: Carla

Surname: Marnewick

Maiden Name: Havenga

Date of Birth: 28 November 1994

Identity Number: 941**********

Address: 31 Rissik Street, Potchefstroom

E-mail: adj1sl@r.postjobfree.com

Contact number: 082-***-****

Home Language: English and Afrikaans

Gender: Female

Nationality: South African

Driver’s License: Yes

Health: Outstanding

VACATION WORK

Completed legal documents

Exposure to law of property, specifically to conveyancing and notarial fields, and law of estates

Legal research

Attended meetings and consultations

Meyer van der Walt Attorneys Jan 2017

HIGH COURT OF SOUTH AFRICA, FREE STATE

DIVISION, BLOEMFONTEIN

Attended Module 1 and Module 2 of the Legal Education and Development (LEAD) compulsory courses for

candidate attorneys

Wrote and passed the competency examinations during August 2018 and March 2019

Complied with all the requirements to be admitted as a Legal

Practitioner

Candidate Attorney Jan 2018 - Jan 2020

NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY, POTCHEFSTROOM

Obtained LLB degree with distinction

Obtained distinctions in all 55 subjects at University Awarded with the Joint Best Performance in Legal Practice Awarded with the Best Performance in Law of Insurance Awarded a Certificate of Merit for Academic Achievement: Average above 75%

Member of the Golden Key International Society

Awarded the Phatshoane Henney Group Honour Medal for achieving the LLB degree cum laude

Attended the International Committee of the Red Cross’s 17th Edition of the All Africa Competition on Humanitarian Law in Arusha, Tanzania from 18 – 25 November 2017 LLB degree received 2017

TERTIARY EDUCATION

NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY, POTCHEFSTROOM

Awarded a Certificate of Merit for Academic Achievement: Average above 75%

Awarded Best Performance in Linguistic English

(ENLS111 and ENLS121)

Awarded Best Joint Performance in Public International Law

Awarded Best Joint Performance in Law of Evidence

LLB degree studies 2016

NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY, POTCHEFSTROOM

Obtained BCom Law degree with distinction

Awarded a Certificate of Merit for Academic Achievement: Average Above 75%

Quarter-Finalist in the Inter-campus 2nd and 3rd year JUTA-NWU Criminal Mock Trial Competition

Member of the NWU PUK Choir

Served on the Management Committee of the NWU PUK

Choir with the portfolio: Clothing and Internal Affairs Received the PUK Arts Prestige Award for the Campus Arts Societies’ Executive Committees’ Member with the Best Academic Results

Received the PUK Arts Special Choir Award for the

member who best represented the spirit of the choir Finalist in the NWU Pukki Talent Festival

BCom Law degree received 2015

NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY, POTCHEFSTROOM

Awarded a Certificate of Merit for Academic Achievement: Average Above 75%

Awarded Best Performance in Criminal Law: Specific Crimes

Awarded Best Performance in Language Skills in the Legal Context

Awarded Best Performance in Law of Property

Quarter-Finalist in the Inter-campus 2nd and 3rd year JUTA- NWU Criminal Mock Trial Competition

Member of the NWU PUK Choir

BCom Law degree studies 2014

NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY, POTCHEFSTROOM

Awarded a Certificate of Merit for Academic Achievement: Average Above 75%

Member of the NWU PUK Choir

BCom Law degree 2013

POTCHEFSTROOM GIMNASIUM

Obtained 8 distinctions

Passed the National Senior Certificate examination with the following subjects with distinction:

English Home Language

Afrikaans Home Language

Life Orientation

Mathematics

Physical Sciences

Life Sciences

Music

Consumer Studies

Member of the Student Representative Council

Obtained Academic Honorary Colours

Awarded with the ATKV National prize for the best

Afrikaans short story

Member of the National Choir Academy

Passed UNISA Piano Examinations: Grade 3 – 5

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National Senior Certificate Grade 12 2012

SECONDARY EDUCATION

Leadership

Teamwork

Problem-solving

Research

Conflict resolution

Public speaking

Office Administration

Analytical thinking

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Calm under pressure

Sense of urgency

Lucian Companie (Director)

Phatshoane Henney Attorneys

Tel: 051-***-**** / 072-***-****

E-mail: adj1sl@r.postjobfree.com

Meyer Volschenk (Director)

Phatshoane Henney Attorneys

Tel: 051-***-****

E-mail: adj1sl@r.postjobfree.com

Soekie Smith (Director)

Phatshoane Henney Attorneys

Tel: 051-***-****

E-mail adj1sl@r.postjobfree.com

Lelanie Botha-Peyper (Attorney)

Peyper Lessing Attorneys

Tel: 082-***-****

E-mail: adj1sl@r.postjobfree.com

Francois van der Walt (Director)

Meyer Van Der Walt Attorneys

Tel: 018-***-****

E-mail: adj1sl@r.postjobfree.com

Peet Ryke (Manager)

North West University PUK Arts

Tel: 018-***-****

E-mail: adj1sl@r.postjobfree.com

WORK REFERENCES

Ability to read, write and speak fluently in English and Afrikaans

Competent in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel,

PowerPoint)

COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS

LANGUAGE AND COMPUTER LITERACY

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