CIRRICULUM VITAE

KRISTEL BRUTON

PERSONAL INFORMATION AND CONTACT DETAILS

Full names: Kristel Bruton (nee Lourens)

ID number: 641**********

Date of birth: 2 December 1964

Marital status: Married

Languages: Completely bilingual: Afrikaans (Write / Read / Speak) English (Write / Read / Speak)

Health: Excellent

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

License: Code 8

Skills: Typing speed 85 wpm

Dependents: None

EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION

Benoni Technical College (1981 - 1983)

Grade achieved: Grade 12

Subjects passed: Afrikaans

English

Math’s

Accounting

Mercantile Law

Economics

Further studies at Benoni Technical College after obtaining Grade 12: Diploma studies in the following:

Subjects passed: Diploma Typing I and II

Communications I and II

Office Practice I and II

Accounting

Afrikaans Language I and II

English Language I and II

FURTHER TRAINING

• Secretary of the future

• Client skills and Communication

• Service Excellence (Kwelanga Training)

COMPUTER LITERACY

• Word/Windows

• Excel

• Outlook

• Power Point

• Infoslips

• Elite 3E

• Intapp

(I attend various refresher training courses in respect of the above programs to keep myself up to date and relevant with any changes and improvements of these programs).

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

From January 1983 to December 1986:

I was not employed during this period. I got married and started a family and I stayed at home to raise my first child to a crèche going age. VILJOEN AND MEEK ATTORNEYS HEIDELBERG

Period: January 1987 to December 1994 (8 years)

Position: Para-legal

Key Responsibilities:

I started at the firm as a junior typist and worked my way up to the position as Head of the Collections Department in 2 years. For five years I ran the collections department. Duties included sending and replying to correspondence, liaising with clients. Drew and issued High and Magistrate Court pleadings, administration orders, Section 65 Court proceedings, liaising with Sheriffs of the Court and overall attending to the debt collecting for various clients.

Monthly Income: R5 000.00

Reason for leaving:

To improve my experience level by obtaining further experience in other areas of a law practices.

COUZYNS ATTORNEYS JOHANNESBURG

Period: January 1995 to December 2005 (10 years)

Position: Secretary to Director: Christo van Wyk.

Key responsibilities:

Word Processing & Filing

• Type, check and file legal documentation & correspondence. Dictaphone typing and drafting of pleadings

• Check documentation drafted by legal professionals/junior secretaries to identify, query and rectify errors and/or inconsistencies with standard legal practice e.g.

Invoicing & Collections

• Capture time

• Calculate billing and conversion rates for foreign currencies where relevant

• Gather requisite FICA information from clients and/or parties responsible for invoice payments

• Invoice clients

• Follow up with clients to collect invoice payments

• Keep a log of all client contact

• Process expenses

Legal Administration

• Open up matters for new clients, collect all the requisite client details and documentation

• Draft routine documentation and correspondence e.g. general letters and e- mails

• Collate briefs to counsel

• Attend to the collation, preparation and filing of court documents

• Close and archive files

General Office Support and other

• Answer and screen telephone calls, take messages and liaise with clients

• Schedule and confirm diary appointments

• Arrange conference call facilities

• Arrange catering requirements for meetings

• Arrange logistics for conferences/arbitration/court trials i.e. venue, travel, catering, accommodation, presentation and documentation requirements

• Attend in meetings with Christo van Wyk with clients/potential clients and prepared monthly reports, back up documentation, presentations etc. for feedback on progress for such meetings

Private Administration

Assisted Christo van Wyk by attending to private matters on his behalf Monthly income: R15 000.00

Reason for leaving: Financial reasons - salary increase BRINK COHEN LE ROUX INCORPORATED JOHANNESBURG

Period: 2

nd

January 2006 to 31 March 2020 - (now incorporated with Webber Wentzel) 14 years in total assistant to Johan Olivier Position: Personal Assistant to Director: Johan Olivier Key responsibilities:

Word Processing & Filing

• Type, check, edit and file legal documentation & correspondence. Dictaphone typing and drafting of pleadings

• Check documentation drafted by legal professionals/junior secretaries to identify, query and rectify errors and/or inconsistencies with standard legal practice e.g.

Invoicing & Collections

• Capture and collate time

• Calculate billing and conversion rates for foreign currencies where relevant

• Gather requisite FICA information from clients and/or parties responsible for invoice payments

• Follow up with clients to collect invoice payments

• Keep a log of all client contact

• Process expenses

Legal Administration

• Open up matters for new clients, collect all the requisite client details and documentation

• Draft routine documentation and correspondence e.g. general letters and e- mails

• Collate briefs to counsel

• Attend to the collation, preparation and filing of court documents

• Close and archive files

• Ensure that court documents are correctly and timeously served and filed and return dates noted. Prepare high quality on-screen presentations in respect of presentations

General Office Support

• Answer and screen telephone calls, take messages and liaise with clients

• Schedule and confirm diary appointments

• Arrange conference call facilities

• Arrange catering requirements for meetings

• Arrange logistics for conferences/arbitration/court trials i.e. venue, travel, catering, accommodation, presentation and documentation requirements

• Develop and maintain efficient filing, diary, follow up and reminder systems to ensure prompt response and achievement of all deadlines

• Maintain effective liaison and accessibility between Partner and clients, attending to calls, queries and messages to ensure high level of client confidence

Private Administration

Assist Johan Olivier by attending to private matters on his behalf Comment:

The Labour Department of Brink Cohen Le Roux moved to Webber Wentzel Attorneys in 2012 and I was offered the position as Personal Assistant to Johan Olivier at Webber Wentzel.

WEBBER WENTZEL JOHANNESBURG in alliance with LINKLATERS Period: 1 August 2012 - 31 March 2020

Position: Personal Assistant to Senior Partner and Head of Employment and Employee Benefits Department: Johan Olivier. Also assisting Salaried Partner Prevot van der Merwe

Key responsibilities:

As above, including:

• Assisting Johan Olivier in his role as Head of Department: Employment and Employee Benefits.

• Assisting Johan Olivier in his role as President of the Gauteng Chapter of SASLAW i.e compiling presentations, assisting with organizing venues. Invoicing.

• Since joining Webber Wentzel I have been exposed to, and gained, a lot of experience liaising with International clients.

REFERENCES

Johan Olivier - Webber Wentzel - 082-***-****

Reason for leaving: Partner retiring. During 2020 and the lockdown, as a result of Covid, I worked from home as a transcriptionist. I have vast experience in transcribing any legal, medical, interview etc. documents. WHAT AN EMPLOYER CAN EXPECT OF ME

I am motivated, very loyal and trustworthy. I have exceptional organisational skills and have a lot of experience in time management. I work well in a team and have exceptional leadership skills. I have many years of experience in legal practise administration and can manage the financial and other aspects of my partner's practice independently. Experience gives me the skills and ability to understand that happy clients, solid finances, exceptional time management (for both myself and my partners), support in areas where the partners have little, or no time to apply themselves, proper organising of administrative tasks, attention to detail, total commitment and loyalty is the basis on which a solid practice/law firm is build and the absolute necessary mindset for a Secretary/PA to support the partner she assists. I have a stable and proven track record, as is clear from my employment history.

I am mature and can remain calm, professional and unemotional in any situation/circumstance.

I invite you to also call my previous employer, Johan Olivier, to discuss my ability to work completely independent, be creative, my drafting skills, my people skills, my exceptional relationships I had, and still have with clients etc. NOTE: I have a complete office set up at home with uncapped Wi-Fi, laptop, printer etc. I am able to work from home at any stage if required.

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