Admitted Attorney
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Profile
I am an Admitted Attorney, who offers an advanced understanding in law thrives in dynamic environments and quickly adapts to the ever changing demands of the legal field. With an admirable and proven track record, I excel in resolving challenges with well thought through strategies. I am able to function extremely well independently on cases without supervision and participating as a member of a legal department. I aspire to be a Labour, Administrative and Contractual law expert. I conduct myself in a professional manner at all times therefore always upholding a good company image wherever I am. I am currently unemployed and have taken the initiative to volunteer my services to sharpen my skills.
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Salary earning: Not Employed
Personal Details
Name & Surname
Maphuti Tjale
Date of Birth
22 August 1990
Nationality
South African
Driver’s License
Yes
Languages
Sepedi, IsiZulu, English, Afrikaans
Residence
Mamelodi West, Pretoria
Contact Details
079*******/ adz88k@r.postjobfree.com
Education – Secondary Education
Grade 12
2008
Last School Attended
Lompec Secondary School
Tertiary Education
Institution
COURSE
Completion
ENTERPRISES UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA
COURSE IN ADVANCED LABOUR LAW
2021
SCHOOL FOR LEGAL PRACTICE - UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA
PRACTICAL LEGAL TRAINING
2017
UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA
BACHELOR OF LAW
2015
UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA
BACHELOR OF ARTS (LAW)
2013
Computer Literacy
Microsoft Office Packages
Microsoft office Word,Excel, Power point, E-mail, Internet
Admitted
Admitted as an Attorney of The High Court Of South Africa on 23 August 2018
Career Synopsis
Company Name
Designation
Employment Period
LEGALWISE SOUTH AFRICA (Pty)Ltd
LEGAL COUNSELLOR
OCTOBER 2021 – 31 DECEMBER 2021
(FIXED TERM CONTRACT OF EMPLOYMENT)
TJALE ATTORNEYS
VOLUNTEER JUNIOR ATTORNEY
OCTOBER 2020 – JANUARY 2021
(VOLUNTEERING ASSIGNMENT)
LABOUR PLUS
VOLUNTEER JUNIOR ATTORNEY
APRIL 2020 – SEPTEMBER 2020
(VOLUNTEERING ASSIGNMENT)
JL PHIRI INC.
PROFESSIONAL ASSISTANT
APRIL 2019 – FEBRUARY2020
(CONTRCT ENDED)
TRANSNETINTERNAL AUDIT DEPARTMENT: CORPORATE CENTRE
YOUNG PROFESSIONAL IN TRAINING
FEBRUARY 2019 – MARCH 2019
(CONTRACT ENDED)
MAKHUBELA ATTORNEYS
CANDIDATE ATTORNEY
MAY 2016 – AUGUST 2018
(CONTRACT ENDED)
Career History
Company Name
LEGALWISE SOUTH AFRICA (Pty)Ltd
Designation
Legal Counsellor
Employment Period
October 2021 – December 2021
Duties & Responsibilities
Shadowing Legal Counsellor on maternity leave
Rendering legal support and service to LegalWise members through efficient progress reporting
Attended to files by providing consistent feedback and resolution to members
Conducting consultations
Providing legal advice
Drafting correspondence
Perusing and attending incoming correspondence
Updating electronic files frequently
Drafting, interpretation, editing and vetting of contracts
Company Name
TJALE ATTORNEYS
Designation
Volunteering Junior Attorney
Employment Period
October 2020 – January 2021
Duties & Responsibilities
Handling Labour Law related matters
Defending protection order matters.
Appearing in the Magistrate Court in respect of Divorce matters and Bail Applications
Knowledge of Areas:
Labour law (CCMA, Labour Court and Bargaining Council)
Criminal Law
Family Law
Company Name
LABOUR PLUS
Designation
Volunteering Junior Attorney
Employment Period
APRIL 2020 – SEPTEMBER 2020
Duties & Responsibilities
Handling Labour Law related matters
Appearing at the CCMA and Bargaining Councils
Knowledge of Areas:
Labour Law (CCMA and Bargaining Council)
Company Name
JL RAPHIRI INC.
Designation
Professional Assistant
Employment Period
April 2019 – February 2020
Duties & Responsibilities
Handling a broad array of litigation matters, including civil and administrative proceedings.
Attending judicial pre-trials, hearings and case management before the Magistrate Court and High Court
Knowledge of Areas
Labour law (CCMA and Labour Court)
Personal injury (PRASA and Municipal matters)
General Litigation
Wills and Estates
Company Name
Transnet Internal Audit: Corporate Centre
Designation
Young Professional In Training
Employment Period
February 2019 – March 2019
Duties & Responsibilities
Reported directly to the General Manager: Fraud Risk Assurance
Read through the Investigation reports compiled by different Auditing companies: analysing, criticizing and deriving information from investigation reports.
Formulating charges for written warnings and suspension letters
Attending to the backlog of Investigation reports
Knowledge Areas
Labour Law
Criminal Procedure and Civil procedure
Criminal Law
Public Finance Management Act
Administrative Law
Company Name
Makhubela Attorneys
Designation
Candidate Attorney
Employment Period
May 2016 – August 2018
Duties & Responsibilities
Drafting of pleadings, various notices and affidavit, including discovery affidavit, attending pre-trial conferences, settlement negotiations and preparing for trial and general commercial litigation
Attending to Legal Opinions and Memorandums for clients
Research and interpretation of various legislation and case law for various matters
Appearing before a Magistrate for Pre- Trial meetings on PRASA matters
24 August 2018 - 31 October 2018
Professional Assistant
Responsibilities:
General practice and the administration of Attorneys practice
Drafting of pleadings, various notices and affidavit, including discovery affidavit, attending pre-trial conferences, settlement negotiations and preparing for trial and general commercial litigation
Research, drafting memorandum of understanding, legal opinions, general commercial agreements and settlement agreements of clients.
Indexed and paginated court documents, prepared trial bundles and attended to set numerous matters down for trial as well as for hearing in motion court
Debt Collection, drafting letters of demand, acknowledgments of debt and negotiating payments
Drafting, interpretation, editing and vetting of contracts
Knowledge Areas
Labour Law (Appearing in the CCMA, Labour Court and Disciplinary Hearings)
Procurement law (Local Government Law)
Personal Injury (PRASA)
Intellectual Property (SAMPRA)
Commercial Law
Corporate Law
Administrative Law
Professional References
Name
Relationship
Contact Details
Mr. M Maoto
Former attorney, supervisor in Commercial and Labour Law at Makhubela Attorneys. Founder of Labour Plus
Adv. TC Kwinda
Instructed Advocate at JL Raphiri Inc.
Mr. MT Matsau
Former Director at Makhubela Attorneys and Clerkship Principal
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