MAGIE GOVENDER

Curriculum Vitae

Office Manager

Office Administrator

Senior Legal Secretary

Typist

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Subbulakshmi Govender – aka Magie * * * * * * * * * * * * CURRICULUM VITAE OF SUBBULAKSHMI GOVENDER

aka : MAGIE

PERSONAL DETAILS

SURNAME : Govender

FIRST NAMES : Subbulakshmi

KNOWN NAME : Magie

NATIONALITY : South African

IDENTITY NUMBER : 661***-****-** 5

HOME LANGUAGE : English

OTHER LANGUAGES : Afrikaans

MARITAL STATUS : Married

DEPENDANTS : 3 (Three)

CELLPHONE : 073-***-****

SPORTS AND HOBBIES : Sudoku, Taebo, Swimming

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Subbulakshmi Govender – aka Magie * * * * * * * * * * * * RÉSUMÉ OF CAREER TO DATE

QUALIFICATIONS : Umzinto Secondary School

Matric – 1984

Subjects

English

Afrikaans

Accountancy

Typing

Biology

Geography

Leadership Roles

Staff Rep – Shepstone & Wylie

Secretary – Ladies Department – Troas Church

Youth Leader – Scarlet Thread Ministry

Secretary : Isipingo Baptist Church

Captain of Netball / Volleyball Team

Computer Skills

Microsoft Word (+80/90wpm)

Excel

Powerpoint

Microsoft Office Outlook

CMS

Emsys

CRM

Lawpac

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Subbulakshmi Govender – aka Magie * * * * * * * * * * * * RÉSUMÉ OF CAREER TO DATE

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NAME OF COMPANY : ADVOCATES GROUP 1

Durban

PERIOD OF EMPLOYMENT : July 2013 – April 2019

POSITION HELD : Office Manager / Administrator / Typist DUTIES PERFORMED : Worked with 16 Advocates

5 Senior Counsels

11 Juniors

Typing of all Constitutional Court, High Court, Labour Court, Magistrate’s Court (all court work) documents Digital Dictaphone typing and copy typing All

documents, applications; notices, minutes, memorandas, opinions, affidavits; correspondence, judgments etc. Duties - Office Manager / Administrator

Typing – Digital – all court processes and notices SARS – eFiling

EMP 201

PAYE calculation

UIF – calculation

Workmens Compensation

Provident Fund

Income and Expenses for the Group

Monthly reconciliation of Group’s banking account

Monthly reconciliation of members' monthly contribution (16 members)

Investing in Corporate Saver

Updating members payments and receipts

Preparing salary advice

Calculating and updating staff leave

Daily register for staff

Telephone queries

Emails -

Communicating with the Society of Advocates

Re: Complaints against Advocates of the Bar

Meeting with all Reps:

Delta Property - Rental

Photocopier - Leaf

PABX – Switchboard – Leaf Technologies

Fax Machines – Leaf Technologies

Computer/Internet - PSI

Ad hoc reps

Authorising Payments of All Accounts:

Rental (Delta Properties)

Telephone

Electricity

PSI

Leaf Technology

Insurance

Stationery

Bidvest Cleaning

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Subbulakshmi Govender – aka Magie * * * * * * * * * * * * Florist

Jutas

Provident Fund payment

SARS Payment

UIF Payment

` AD HOC DUTIES

Organising temps

Circulars to all – office advocates and office staff Ordering of stationery

Organising year-end office lunch and other events

Opening office mail and attending to same

Attending to all emails regarding office

Attending to organise birthday office function for Advocates Various other day-to-day running of the office

I also work after hours and during lunch breaks if and when necessary

Names of Advocates at Group One as at April 2019:

Acker SC

Hollis SC

Moerane SC

Gajoo SC

Madonsela SC

Ramdhani

Kuboni

Patel

Bingham

Swain

J Nicholson

W Nicholson

Ngcobo

C Gajoo

Aldworth

Randles

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2.

NAME OF COMPANY : SHEPSTONE & WYLIE

Durban

PERIOD OF EMPLOYMENT : June 2000 – June 2013

POSITION HELD : Senior Legal Secretary / PA

DUTIES PERFORMED : Worked for Director – Menzi Mbina (Commercial and Gambling Law); Kate Oosthuizen (Family Law) and Dean Nortje (Insurance Law)

Computer literate and working on various packages at Shepstone & Wylie. All High Court matters. Typing

(Dictaphone) of High Court processes, pleadings, Summons, Particulars of Claim, Request for Default Judgment, Writs, Pre-trial notices, Agreements, Affidavits, Notice of Motion, Application for trial dates, Notice of Bar, Notice of Set Down, Tenders, Opinions, Security etc. Briefs to Counsel, letters, Page 5

Subbulakshmi Govender – aka Magie * * * * * * * * * * * * faxes, e-mails, minutes, etc. Indexing & Paginating. Opening new/closed files and closing files. Time capturing on a daily basis. Posting fees and month end and posting tax invoices. Daily diary. Setting up appointments, and flight bookings. I do all follow ups on files. Anything that needs to be referred to the Director is done so. Working under pressure is something that I can handle very well. Prioritising is something that I always do. Urgents are always treated as priority. My work is done very methodically. My working duties are vast and I cannot put all onto paper. I also handle the chasing up of outstandings.

Director, (Dean Nortje) who specialised in Insurance Law Dean was also appointed the President for the Insurance Institute of KZN (IIKZN). Apart from the normal office duties that I performed, I also helped Dean with his IIKZN work. Typing minutes of the IIKZN meetings and various other documents. Helped with setting up appointments and meetings.

ADMINISTRATION

CMS

I worked on an accounting package called CMS. This is an excellent package. The time of the fee earners are captured on a daily basis. On or before the 25th of every month we draw pre-bills which are then finalised. Once the pre-bills are finalised the tax invoices are printed and sent off to clients for payment. Every account that I send off is always enclosed with a covering letter and addressed to the person who instructed us.

Age analysis was done every week to chase up on

outstandings.

Emsys

This is a system, which we use to capture the disbursements. All telephone calls, photocopies and faxes are charged to the proper matter numbers through Emsys. They are given S&W personal numbers, which they use to capture all of the above to each matter.

CRM

This is a programme where all S&W clients' details are stored. This programme can be accessed to get information on any company or individuals. Each fee earner gives the details of the company or individual that they would like captured on this system. Each floor has a representative to capture this information. I was the representative that captured this information for the 4th floor.

Managing and Controlling:

Filing

Opening of all new matters on CMS; filing of all

correspondence.

Taking out files when correspondences are received and filing away of files.

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Subbulakshmi Govender – aka Magie * * * * * * * * * * * * Diary

Diary is done on a daily basis.

Telephone

Receiving and making calls.

All calls are screened

Client's Appointment

Advocate's Appointment

Booking of flights, hotel accommodation car rental etc. Sheriffs

Clerks of Court

Faxing

Sending and receiving faxes.

Scanning

E-mails (Outlook)

Receiving and sending off e-mails

Arranging appointments and meetings

Staff Representative (2005, 2004, 2003)

Duties as staff representative were to oversee the staff on the floor that I worked on (+ 10). Making sure that everything is running smoothly.

Reporting to the HR Department.

E-mailing flyer for the Litigation Department.

REASON FOR LEAVING : Better job opportunity

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NAME OF COMPANY : STATE ATTORNEYS

Durban

PERIOD OF EMPLOYMENT : 1999 – 2000

POSITION HELD : Legal Secretary

DUTIES PERFORMED : Dictaphone Typing of all Legal documents, Processes, Pleadings, letters, faxes, etc. Diary Control and setting up appointments

REASON FOR LEAVING : Temporary position

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4.

NAME OF COMPANY : MONTY MOODLEY &

COMPANY

Isipingo

PERIOD OF EMPLOYMENT : 1997 – 1999

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Subbulakshmi Govender – aka Magie * * * * * * * * * * * * POSITION HELD : Senior Legal Secretary

DUTIES : Dictaphone Typing of all Legal documents – High Court and Magistrate's Court, letters, faxes, Notices, Pleadings, memos etc. Receipting of money, banking. Telephone management. Setting up Appointments.

REASON FOR LEAVING : New firm took over.

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5.

NAME OF COMPANY : LARRY SINGH & ASSOCIATES

Isipingo

PERIOD OF EMPLOYMENT : 1993 – 1997

POSITION HELD : Legal Secretary

DUTIES : Dictaphone Typing of all Legal documents, letters, faxes, Processes, Pleadings etc. Drawing accounts. Month end tax invoices.

Telephone management. Setting up appointments. Diary control. Consulting with Clients for payments etc. Receipting of money. Banking. Chasing of outstandings,

REASON FOR LEAVING : Firm moved

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NAME OF COMPANY : RAMASAR & RAMASAR

ATTORNEYS

Umzinto

PERIOD OF EMPLOYMENT : 1985 – 1989

POSITION HELD : Legal Secretary

DUTIES : Dictaphone Typing of all Legal documents, letters, faxes, Processes, Pleadings etc. Magistrate's Court Telephone management.

REASON FOR LEAVING : Married and moved out of Umzinto

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GENERAL

REFERENCES:

1. Name : Advocate T G Madonsela SC

Telephone No: : 083-***-****

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Subbulakshmi Govender – aka Magie * * * * * * * * * * * * 2. Name : Advocate V I Gajoo SC

Telephone No. : 083-***-****

3. Name : Advocate W S Kuboni

Telephone No. : 082-***-****

4. Name : Menzi Mbina (Formerly of Shepstone & Wylie) Telephone No. : 083-*******

5. Name : Meryl Naidoo (Legal Services Department) 031-*******

078-***-****

6. Name : Mrs Sharon Murugan (Sheriff’s Office)

Telephone No. : 084-***-****

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