Legal Secretary
Resume:
CURRICULUM VITAE
for
CHARLENE VAN NIEKERK
PERSONAL HISTORY
RESIDENTIAL AREA: 19 Clifton Villas, Outeniqua Road, Quellerina. Roodepoort, Johannesburg
NATIONALITY: South African
DRIVER’S LICENCE: Yes
HOME LANGUAGE: English
I.D.NO: 750-***-**** 08 9
MARITAL STATUS: Married
TEL. NO: 084-***-****
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
LAST SCHOOL ATTENDED: West Ridge High School
HIGHEST STANDARD PASSED: Matric
SUBJECTS PASSED: English, Afrikaans, Biology,
Geography, Typing and Business
Economics
DIPLOMAS, DEGREES
COURSES COMPLETED: Secretarial Course at the Academy of Learning
PERSONAL SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES:
• Excellent knowledge of MS Office (more specifically MS Word, Excel & Outlook)
• Fast and accurate typist
• Preparing routine correspondence, reports and memorandums
• Maintaining and organizing a filing system
• Co-ordinating internal and external meetings for clients
• Recording telephonic messages and screening telephonic clients
• Preparing minutes from meetings
• Liaising with clients
• General office duties
• Ability to work well under pressure
• Essential time management Skills
CAREER HISTORY
NAME OF COMPANY: HUNTER, THERON & ZIETSMAN INC
Florida Hills
NATURE OF BUSINESS: Town/Regional Planners
LAST POSITION HELD: Secretary
PERIOD OF EMPLOYMENT: From 1 June 1994 to 31 January 1998 JOB DESCRIPTION AND DUTIES: RECEPTIONIST:
Greeting and directing clients in
reception
General administrative functions
Operating switchboard, BTS (4x10)
Relaying messages
Maintained filing system
Arranged appointments
Received and forwarded faxes
Dealt with queries
SECRETARY:
Performing the full secretarial
function to the Director, Typing all
correspondence, hearings,
minutes of meetings, agendas,
accounts, advertisements and
affidavits.
Screening calls and taking messages
Arranging functions and luncheons
Filing, Managing diary and Handling
Contact: Hanelie Evans Tel. 011-***-****
NAME OF COMPANY: REON MARAIS ATTORNEY
NATURE OF BUSINESS: Practicing attorneys
LAST POSITION HELD: Legal Secretary
PERIOD OF EMPLOYMENT: 1 February 1998 to 11
th
April 2003
JOB DESCRIPTION AND DUTIES: Performing the full secretarial functions. Dictaphone typing, Typing all
correspondence, e.g. Magistrate’s
and High Court Affidavits, ANC
contracts, Last Will & Testaments,
Summons’s, Warrant of Execution,
Section 65 Notices, Garnishee
Orders, Default Judgments,
Settlement Agreements, Lease
Agreements, Purchase and Sale
Agreements, Letters of demand etc.
Sequestration Applications,
Rehabilitations, Divorce summons's,
Applications, Debt collecting, Filing,
faxing, Managing diary, Handling
mail, Ordering of stationery, Entering
postings on pastel accounting
system.
Contact: Reon Marais
Tel. 011-***-****/70
NAME OF COMPANY: DENEYS REITZ ATTORNEYS
NATURE OF BUSINESS: Practicing attorneys
LAST POSITION HELD: Legal Secretary
PERIOD OF EMPLOYMENT: 21 May 2003 to 30 June 2003
JOB DESCRIPTION AND DUTIES: Performing the full secretarial function Dictaphone typing, Typing all litigation,
correspondence, Time sheets,
Magistrate’s and High Court Pleadings
and Notices, Affidavits, general letters
to clients.
Contact: Shane Voigt
Tel. 011-***-****
NAME OF COMPANY: REON MARAIS ATTORNEY
NATURE OF BUSINESS: Practicing attorneys
LAST POSITION HELD: Legal Secretary
PERIOD OF EMPLOYMENT: 1 July 2003 to 31 October 2004 JOB DESCRIPTION AND DUTIES: As above on page 3.
NAME OF COMPANY: JM ATTORNEYS
NATURE OF BUSINESS: Practicing attorneys
LAST POSITION HELD: Legal Secretary
PERIOD OF EMPLOYMENT: 1 November 2004 to 18 May 2005 JOB DESCRIPTION AND DUTIES: Performing the full secretarial function to various attorneys and associates,
Dictaphone typing, Typing all litigation,
Magistrate’s and High Court Pleadings,
Affidavits, Minutes of Meetings, Warrant of
Executions, Default Judgments, Section 65
Notices,
Correspondence, Diarising of files
Contact: Natascha Saaiman/
Shaun Ramsamuj
Tel. 011-***-****
NAME OF COMPANY: WERTHEIM BECKER INC
NATURE OF BUSINESS: Practicing attorneys
LAST POSITION HELD: Legal Secretary
PERIOD OF EMPLOYMENT: 1 June 2005 to March 2006
JOB DESCRIPTION AND DUTIES: Performing the full secretarial function Dictaphone typing, Typing all litigation,
e.g. Magistrate’s and High Court Pleadings,
Affidavits, Discovery Affidavits, Summons's,
Divorce Summons's, Writ of Execution, letters
of demand, typing of accounts etc.
Contact: Amish Kika
Robyn Edmunds
Darryl Reece
Directors
Tel. 011-***-****
NAME OF COMPANY: BIELDERMANS INC
NATURE OF BUSINESS: Practicing attorneys
LAST POSITION HELD: Legal Secretary
PERIOD OF EMPLOYMENT: 3 April 2006 to 31 December 2011 JOB DESCRIPTION AND DUTIES: Performing the full secretarial function, Dictaphone typing of Magistrate’s and High
Court Pleadings, Notices, Affidavits,
Summons's, Writ of Execution, Letters of
Demand, Letters to Assessor’s, Panelbeaters and
Tracing Agents, Duellum Registration Tracing,
ITC Tracing, updating reports on excel
spreadsheets. Filing, faxing, scanning
documents etc.
Contact: Brendon Lesar
Tel: 011-***-****
Etienne Coetzee
Contact: Tel: 082-***-****
NAME OF COMPANY: COETZEE DUVENAGE INC
NATURE OF BUSINESS: Practicing attorneys
LAST POSITION HELD: Legal Secretary
PERIOD OF EMPLOYMENT: 1 February 2012 to 26 April 2012
(Temp Position)
Contact: Pieter Coetzee
Director
NAME OF COMPANY: SIM & BOTSI ATTORNEYS
NATURE OF BUSINESS: Practicing attorneys
LAST POSITION HELD: Legal Secretary / PA
PERIOD OF EMPLOYMENT: 2 May 2012 to 8 February 2013 JOB DESCRIPTION AND DUTIES: Performing the full secretarial function Dictaphone typing, Trust Deeds, Lease
Agreements, ANC Contracts, Last Will and
Testaments, general letters to clients, Opening of Files, filing, faxing.
Contact: Sean Sim
NAME OF COMPANY: LINDSAY KELLER ATTORNEYS
NATURE OF BUSINESS: Practicing attorneys
LAST POSITION HELD: Legal Secretary
PERIOD OF EMPLOYMENT: 18 July 2013 to 26 February 2016 JOB DESCRIPTION AND DUTIES: Performing the full secretarial function Dctaphone typing of Magistrate’s and High
Court Pleadings, Notices, Affidavits,
Summons's, Writ of Execution, Letters of
Demand, Letters to Assessor’s, Panelbeaters and
Tracing Agents, Duellum Registration Tracing,
Opening and closing files, Filing, faxing,
scanning documents etc.
Contact: Randall Moodley
NAME OF COMPANY: WHALLEY & VAN DER LITH INC
NATURE OF BUSINESS: Practicing attorneys
LAST POSITION HELD: Legal Secretary
PERIOD OF EMPLOYMENT: 09 May 2016 to 12th September 2016 JOB DESCRIPTION AND DUTIES: Performing the full secretarial function Dictaphone typing of Magistrate’s and High
Court Pleadings, Notices, Affidavits,
Summons's, Writ of Execution, Letters of
Demand, Opening and closing files, Filing,
faxing, scanning documents etc.
Contact: Barry van der Lith
Tel: 011-***-****
NAME OF COMPANY: LESLIE COHEN & ASSOCIATES
NATURE OF BUSINESS: Practicing attorneys
LAST POSITION HELD: Legal Secretary
PERIOD OF EMPLOYMENT: 13 March 2017 to 15 Dec 2020 JOB DESCRIPTION AND DUTIES: Performing the full secretarial function Dictaphone typing of Magistrate’s and
High Court Pleadings, Notices,
Affidavits, Summons's, Writ of
Execution, typings accounts, Letters of
Demand and general correspondence
Contact: Leslie Cohen
Tel: 082-***-****
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