Assistant Contact Details
Resume:
Casseldale
Springs
(c) +27-67-404-****
E-mail ********@*****.***
Katy van der Merwe
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Full names: Catharina Johanna (Katy)
Address: ** *** ***** ****
Casseldale
Springs
1559
Contact Details: (c) +276*-***-****
(e – mail) ********@*****.***
Date of Birth: 1982 / 08 / 19
ID Number: 820**********
Marital Status: Married
Dependents: 1 (ONE)
Health: Excellent
Drivers License: Code EB (no restrictions)
EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS AND ABILLITIES
EDUCATION: HUGENOTE HIGH SCHOOL
Grade 12 (2000)
- Afrikaans (HG)
- English (HG)
- Math (SG)
- Business Economics (HG)
- Economics (HG)
- Accounting (HG)
QUALIFICATION: RANDSE AFRIKAANSE UNIVERSITEIT (UJ) LLB Degree (2004)
ABBILITIES: Computer Literate:
- Windows XP
- Word & Excel 2000
- Legal Suite (basic knowledge)
- Sage Accounting (Cloud Based)
Skills:
- Extremely professional
- Driven to always perform at my peak
- Organizational and eye for details
- Communication with peers and my seniors
- Extremely confident and able to work and complete projects on my own;
- Attention to detail
- Hardworking especially with target meeting and deadlines
- Will always go the extra mile, spend more time and organize my personal life to get the job done, I am extremely flexible; MEMBERSHIPS: - Member of the sub – committee for Community Development, RAU (2004)
PREVIOUS WORK EXPERIENCE
NEDBANK (RIVONIA)
Legal Recoveries Officer March 2020 – December 2020
- Managed the activities focused on recoveries from defaulting clients, including liaising with external legal advisers;
- Ancillary activities: provided support to the legal and compliance function in transaction execution and post- transaction monitoring;
- General Office Administration;
- Settling of matters pre legal
- Liaising with pension funds to recover losses;
- Liaising with SAPS and courts where legal action was taken;
- Dairy keeping, (with specific emphasis on prescription and all other relevant time lines)
- Taking statements where needed;
KATY VAN DER MERWE ATTORNEYS (SPRINGS)
Owner (Sole Proprietary): May 2012 – August 2018
- Responsible for complex case management, defense preparation and representation at all levels of the court within South Africa.
- Delivered professional advice in specialist areas; drew on extensive knowledge and case history.
- Provided general business advice to senior executives to enable strategic business development and stability planning.
- Managed relationships with clients through complex and stressful situations.
- Provided legal defense for other professionals in cases of negligence; highly regarded within the professional community.
- Responsible for the business development of the practice; established strategic partnerships to enable referrals and to attract clients.
- Also responsible for the marketing and financial management of the business.
- General Legal Advice
- Drafting of pleadings and own correspondence
- Experience with both Civil and Criminal Litigation ( Running of trails and Motion Court & Article 65 court appearances )
- Experience in both Magistrate and District Court appearances ( Running of trails and Bail Applications )
- Extensive experience in family law ( Divorces, Family Violence, Maintenance )
- Drafting of basic contracts
- Experience in debt collections, personal as well as third party collections
- Representation of workers at disciplinary hearings
- Drafting and arguing of cost accounts
- Administration of Estates
- Administrative Experience:
Can run an office and paperwork etc from start to finish;
Maintaining schedules of court dates both electronically and in written format;
Manage deadlines and time lines for all legal matters and understand the importance of deadlines and
obligations;
Billing and proper record keeping and detailed notes of all billable work done for third parties and/or clients;
Can work with Dictaphone typing and transcribing of court matters and inter office meetings and/or client meetings;
Proper reporting to third parties/clients/courts and/or own company;
HENK HOFFMAN ATTORNEYS (SPRINGS)
Professional Assistant: Jan 2010 – February 2012
Article Clerk: Jan 2005 - Feb 2007
Vacation Work: Jun 2002 - Dec 2004
- Consultation with clients
- General Legal Advice
- Drafting of pleadings
- Experience with both Civil and Criminal Litigation ( Running of trails and Motion Court & Article 65 court appearances )
- Experience in both Magistrate and District Court appearances ( Running of trails and Bail Applications )
- Extensive experience in family law ( Divorces, Family Violence, Maintenance )
- Drafting of basic contracts
- Experience in debt collections
- Representation of workers at disciplinary hearings
- Drafting and arguing of cost accounts
- Administration of Estates
BOELA VAN DER MERWE ATTORNEYS (GERMISTON)
Professional Assistant: May 2008 – Dec 2009
- Consultation with clients
- General Legal Advice
- Drafting of pleadings
- Experience with both Civil and Criminal Litigation ( Running of trails and Motion Court & Article 65 court appearances )
- Experience in both Magistrate and District Court appearances ( Running of trails and Bail Applications )
- Extensive experience in family law ( Divorces, Family Violence, Maintenance )
- Drafting of basic contracts
- Experience in debt collections
- Representation of workers at disciplinary hearings
- Drafting and arguing of cost accounts
ROAD ACCIDENT FUND (PRETORIA)
Legal Costs Officer
August 2007 – May 2008
- Evaluation and finalization of Costs accounts in respect of Magistrates and High Court Matters.
- Monitoring the financial aspect of files.
- Advice to Claims Sections, Attorneys and Costs consultants.
- Liaises with both internal and external customers
- Supervision at small scale
- Office Administration and Reporting
ABSA BROKERS (BOKSBURG)
General Administrative Assistant December 2004
- General Administrative Work
- Typing of Valuation Reports
- Liaison between clients and assessors
- Control of central data base
PROF C F LOOCK
Department of Education; University of JHB (Previous RAU) Student Assistant Feb 2003 – Nov 2004
- General Administrative Work
- Research of Specific Academic Sources
- Extensive knowledge in legal research
RAU Law Clinic
Student Jan 2004 – Nov 2004
- Consultation with clients
- Drafting of basic pleadings
- General legal opinions and advice
to clients on legal aspects
REFERENCES
- Ds P Roets Nederduits Reformed Church
Springs – Oos
- Advocate Louis Reynders Practicing Advocate
- Magistrate. C Verster Springs Magistrates Court
- Sanet van Moerkerken Social Worker Springs
- Henry Harber M & H Earthquip
- Alida Rossouww Practicing Attorney
- Natasha and Clive van der Merwe Blend Inn Manufacturers 078-***-****
AVAILABLE AT INTERVIEW OR BY REQUEST
Employment Certificate by Nedbank S.A
Reference by Mrs. A Fourie, Principal of Hugenote High School
Reference by Mr. H Hoffman, Henk Hoffman Attorneys
Reference by Mr. D van Tonder, ABSA Brokers
Reference by Mr. F van der Merwe, Boela van der Merwe Attorneys
Copy of LLB Degree, RAU
Copy of Senior Certificate
Copy of ID Document & Drivers License
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