Civil Rights Litigation, Legal Drafting, Research and Advocacy
Resume:
KHANYISANI NCUBE
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BAR ADMISSION
• Sat for February 2025 Uniform Bar Examination for admission to New York Bar
• Member of the Legal Practice Council of Gauteng, South Africa (since June 2011) EDUCATION
ST JOHN’S UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW, Queens, NY
• Master of Laws (LL.M) in Transnational Legal Practice, June 2022 Honors: Partial Academic Scholarship
UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE, Alice, South Africa
• Bachelor of Laws (LL.B), May 2005
Honors: Recipient, Full Academic Merit Scholarship Activities: Teaching Assistant, Law School; Peer-Helper, Student Counselling Clinic; Organizer, Seventh-Day Adventist Student Movement
WORK EXPERIENCES
1. MARYLAND OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL (Department of Housing and Community Development), Lanham, Maryland
Paralegal (pending US bar admission), October 2023 – present
• Enhanced efficiency within the Office of the Attorney General, and reinforced clientele confidence between the Office of the Attorney General, and the Department of Housing and Community Development by promptly and diligently:
o Conducting legal research, drafting pleadings, contracts, loan, and grant documents o Assisting at loan closings
o Tracking and reviewing pre-closing and post-closing loan and grant documents o Documenting and scheduling management
o Closing binder preparation
o Conducting general office support, and other duties as assigned 2. MARYLAND OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC DEFENDER (Parental Defense Division), Rockville, Maryland
Paralegal (pending US bar admission), August 2023 – October 2023
• Enhanced efficiency within the Office of the Public Defender, and reinforced clientele confidence in the Office of the Public Defender by promptly and diligently: o Conducting legal research, preparing legal documents such as briefs, pleadings, appeals and contracts o Investigating facts and laws of case to determine causes of action and to prepare case for attorneys o Filing pleadings in court
o Gathering information and prepared records and reports as assigned o Assisting attorneys in interviewing clients, witnesses, and family members o Drafting correspondence on routine legal issues
3. N NDEBELE ATTORNEYS INC, Johannesburg, South Africa Senior Attorney, August 2012 – August 2023
• Spearheaded and scored resounding success and vindication of rights especially for indigent clients in civil rights litigation against organs of the State, while also gaining and honing solid litigation, managerial and related skills for 11 years by promptly and diligently: o Founding in 2012 and heading the Human Rights and Torts Department that: a. Defended victims of State abuse of power in criminal litigation b. Conducted civil rights litigation against the Police Department, the National Prosecuting Authority, the Department of Home Affairs, the Department of Justice, and Correctional Services for monetary compensation on behalf of victims of brutality, wrongful arrests, wrongful detention, malicious prosecution, loss of support and concomitant torts o Representing clients in cases of immigration, human rights, debt collection, employment, law of contract, constitutional, criminal, tort, and general civil litigation laws in all the South African courts o Conducting legal research and drafting legal memoranda, legal briefs, and court documents 4. REHOBOTH GROUP OF COMPANIES LLC, Bladensburg, Maryland Loss Prevention Officer, March 2023 – July 2023
• Stemmed financial leakages, and reinforced business economic returns and growth by promptly and diligently: o Devising, triggering, and/or monitoring legal and other mechanisms for leveraging settlement of debts from clients
o Monitoring and keeping record of car sales and payments made o Assisting in conducting car sales and rental transactions o Providing regular weekly reports of all work conducted in the department manned 5. PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS (Northwestern High School), Hyattsville, Maryland
Educator, November 2022 – March 2023
• Enhanced and reinforced education skills especially among academically challenged learners by: o Teaching Social Studies subjects including World History; US History; Local, State and National Government Studies and Academic Resources to students in grades 9-11 o Conducting progress assessments and providing counselling to high school students 6. AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION’S CENTER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS, Washington DC, US Legal Fellow, September 2022 – December 2022
• Enhanced and reinforced efficiency in the resolution of international issues implicating international human rights law and public international law using international legal instruments by promptly and diligently: o Conducting legal research and drafting memos, petitions, and reporting on human rights abuses especially those abuses targeted at Human Rights Defenders in Sub-Saharan Africa o Conducting supplemental fact-finding reports and assisting during interviews o Attending press conferences, briefings, meetings with partner organizations, and/or other webinars o Drafting editorials and blogs on key human rights issues o Monitoring ongoing human rights abuses internationally via human rights listservs and other news sources 7. MOLEFE-DLEPU ATTORNEYS INC, Johannesburg, South Africa Attorney, June 2011 – July 2012
• Enhanced delivery of justice especially to marginalized clients, and reinforced growth of the law firm by promptly and diligently:
o Representing clients in motor vehicle collision claims, debt collection, employment, law of contract, human rights, constitutional, criminal, tort and general civil litigation matters o Conducting legal research, drafted legal memoranda, legal briefs, and court documents o Conducting legal research and rendered specialized legal advice to Legal Advisor of a power utility parastatal called Eskom
8. MOLEFE-DLEPU ATTORNEYS INC, Johannesburg, South Africa Legal Officer, May 2008 – May 2011
• Enhanced delivery of justice especially to marginalized clients, and reinforced growth of the law firm by promptly and diligently:
o Conducting legal research, drafting legal memoranda, and legal briefs in motor vehicle collision claims, debt collection, employment, law of contract, human rights, constitutional, criminal, tort and general civil litigation matters.
o Conducting work as the Director’s Special Legal Researcher on matters pertaining to the parastatal called Eskom.
9. PC MAAKE ATTORNEYS, Johannesburg, South Africa
Candidate Attorney, March 2006 – April 2008
• Enhanced delivery of justice especially to marginalized clients, and reinforced growth of the law firm by promptly and diligently:
o Representing clients in family law, debt collection, employment, law of contract, human rights Law, criminal, tort and general civil litigation
o Conducting legal research and drafted legal memoranda, legal briefs, and court documents 10. OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Legal Officer June 2005 – October 2005
• Enhanced public consciousness on issues of maladministration and human rights and available recourse, and reinforced the efficacy of the Office of the Ombudsman by promptly and diligently: o Conducting legal research, drafting legal memoranda, conducting interdepartmental liaisons, and conducting public awareness campaigns on public office maladministration and human rights law 11. MINISTRY OF PUBLIC SERVICE, LABOUR AND SOCIAL WELFARE, Harare, Zimbabwe Legal Officer, February 2005 – May 2005
• Enhanced efficiency within the Office of the Legal Advisor, and reinforced clientele confidence between the Office of the Legal Advisor, and the Ministry of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare by promptly and diligently:
o Conducting legal research, drafting legal memoranda, conducting interdepartmental liaisons, and conducting public awareness campaigns on legal compliance in the public offices 12. MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, Tsholotsho, Zimbabwe
Teacher, May 1999 – February 2000
• Taught middle school subjects including Mathematics, English, Sciences and Ndebele ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Native Ndebele/Zulu (Zimbabwe/South Africa) speaker. Proficient in written and spoken English. Proficient user of Microsoft Word, Excel, Westlaw and LexisNexis. Member and Legal Advisor, Indonsakusa Tsholotsho Community Development Trust (Zimbabwe). Secretary and Legal Advisor, Tsholotsho’s Ward 8 Clinic Projects
(Zimbabwe). Organizer and Legal Advisor, Sandawana Water Projects (Zimbabwe).
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