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Legal Assistant Occupational Therapist

Location:

Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Salary:

9000

Posted:

June 13, 2021

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CURRICULUM VITAE OF

YOSHNI PILLAY

CURRICULUM VITAE

YOSHNI PILLAY

PERSONAL DETAILS

SURNAME : Pillay

FIRST NAME : Yoshni

IDENTITY NUMBER : 930-***-**** 08 6

MARITAL STATUS : Single

RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS : 17 Hollyhill Place, Hillgrove, Newlands West, Durban.

POSTAL ADDRESS : Same as above

TELEPHONE : (C) 061-***-****

e-MAIL ADDRESS : adm31o@r.postjobfree.com

LANGUAGES : English and Afrikaans

DRIVERS LICENCE : Code B

RELIABLE VEHICLE : Yes

STRENGTHS : Clear Thinking, diligence & perseverance EDUCATION

Dec 2010 Matriculated Hillgrove Secondary School,

Newlands West

May 2015 Bachelor of Laws (UKZN)

July 2016 Certificate in Practical Legal Training with Law Society of South Africa

Jan 2018 Certificate in Microsoft Excel Level 1

June 2020 120 Hour TEFL Certificate (Teach TEFL

Language School

WORK HISTORY

Nov 2009 - Dec 2009 Sales representative at Ooh La La Boutique, The Pavilion Shopping Centre

Reason for leaving : Part-time employment

Nov 2011 - Dec 2011 Silveray Stationery – assisted in the buying and accounts departments

Reason for leaving : Part-time employment

Mar 2015 – July 2017 Professional Assistant at RHM Attorneys Reason for leaving : End of Contract

Nov 2017 - Aug 2018 Senior Administrator at Vanaja Rama & Associates

Reason for leaving : Employer unable to run practice due to injury Feb 2019 Administrator at Designer Paving

Reason for leaving : Temporary employment

Mar 2019 – May 2019 Junior Attorney at PMA Attorneys Reason for leaving : Retrenched

Oct 2019 – Mar 2020 Legal Assistant at Dwarika, Naidoo & Co. Reason for leaving : Restructuring due to Covid-19 and retrenchment Aug 2020 – Present Estate Agent at Jazmax Estate Agents WORK EXPERIENCE & DUTIES:

RHM Attorneys

- day to day administration of a legal practice;

- trial preparation and trial conduct in High and Magistrates Courts (civil, commercial and criminal litigation);

- sequestrations and insolvencies, winding ups and liquidations;

- company law;

- contract law;

- divorce law;

- preparation, lodgement and litigation of third party motor vehicle accident claims;

- preparation and litigation of motor vehicle accident damages claims;

- legal collections;

- conveyancing;

- taxation and estate planning; &

- debt reviews

- Establishing what needs to be done to solve clients legal problems;

- Reviewing legal documents to ensure that they are in proper format and contain all the necessary paperwork for court acceptance;

- Providing clients with legal advice and support on a wide range of legal issues;

- Representing clients in both criminal and civil litigation;

- Attracting additional business from new and existing clients;

- Holding regular case work meetings and review with other legal matters;

- Reporting issues of concern to senior lawyers;

- Reporting to clients on development of matters;

- Maintaining court dockets and diaries;

- Secretarial and administrative responsibility;

- Liasing with clients, advocates and attorneys;

- Oversight of candidate attorneys and their responsibilities; Vanaja Rama & Associates

- day to day administration of an Occupational Therapy practice

- drafting of joint minutes

- uplifting of medico-legal reports

- attending to appointments and booking of dates

- conducting interviews with patients for medico-legal purposes

- telephonic etiquette

- Overseeing junior staff at the Occupational Therapy practice;

- Liasing with attorneys and other Occupational Therapists;

- Attending to queries regarding reports and joint minutes;

- Ensuring that medico-legal reports are uplifted within a certain time frame

- Researching and drafting recommendations and assistive devices in correlation to the injuries of the patient;

- Contacting employers to administer work abilities profile regarding patients;

- Attending to all emails in a professional capacity and timeously; &

- Conducting interviews with patients to ascertain biographical and functional information.

- The use of Rhino professional to create a database of patients and create folders/files.

PMA Attorneys

- Debt Collections

- Attending Court

- Calling debtors and negotiating a settlement or payment arrangement

- Drafting Letters of Demand

- Preparing Summons

- Administering a deceased estate

- Calling debtors to advise of debts that are owing;

- Negotiating settlement of the debt or agreeing on a suitable payment arrangement;

- Following up on payments received and defaults;

- Proceeding with Letters of Demand where necessary and summons;

- Attending court to issue summons and other legal documents;

- Preparing forms and documents to administer a deceased estate;

- Using Swordfish and Teleforge to call and record debtor details and calls. Dwarika, Naidoo & Co

- RAF claims

- Defending the RAF in litigation by preparing legal documents such as Appearance to Defend, Pleas and Special Pleas

- Settling claims with Plaintiff Attorneys

- Drafting tenders to settle claims

- Mitigating claim pay out amounts by assessing contributory negligence

- Knowledge of Link Management System and processes relating to lodgement of claims

- Liasing directly with claims handlers, seniors and team leaders

- Liasing with Plaintiff Attorneys to discuss settlement and other correspondence relating to Pre-trial and Trial.

Jazmax Estate Agents

- Rental and sales agent

- Liasing with landlords and tenants, attending to sign a mandate with the landlord and thereafter proceeding to market the property and arrange viewings.

- Conducting the required vetting process of the tenant and communicate report to landlord, once the landlord approves the tenant, a lease agreement is drafted and discussion of the lease period as well as special conditions are undertaken.

- Conduct ingoing inspections on the day of occupation, record all defects and repairs to be undertaken.

- Attend to queries from landlords and tenants regarding the property, advising on lease and termination/cancelation penalties as well as special conditions. This is done via email correspondence or telephonically. If telephonic discussion, a record of telephonic discussion is sent via email. KEY SKILLS & COMPETENCIES:

- Sharing legal information, tips and advice with work colleagues;

- Strategic problem solver;

- Always respecting the different needs, culture and values of clients;

- Drafting legal paperwork and material;

- Positive, confident and friendly demeanour with high level of integrity

- Confident in presenting to decision makers within the private and public sector

- Excellent communication and team playing skills;

- Punctual individual and perform tasks before the given deadline;

- I am meticulous and pay attention to detail;

- A hard worker who is persistent, determined and self-driven;

- Always willing to learn and willing to do more than what is expected, whether it may be in my professional or personal capacity; &

- Flexible with multitasking abilities.