Dineo Maluleka

Highly analytical and outcome-driven Admitted Attorney with over five years of dedicated legal litigation, dispute resolution, and team leadership experience. Proven expertise handling high-volume civil cases, strategic negotiations, and complex multi-jurisdictional matters. Extensively skilled in legal research, drafting high-stakes pleadings, managing domestic relations disputes (including divorce and child custody structures), and steering remote case management technology workflows.

A collaborative leader seeking to leverage deep civil procedure expertise and advanced technical capabilities in the remote Family Law Attorney position.

Litigation Team Manager at King Price Insurance Company (Pty) Ltd (2026-05 – Present)

• Direct all litigation division operations, ensuring strict compliance with high-court procedural rules, statutory mandates, and strict deadlines.
• Review complex multi-jurisdictional files and authorize legal mandates, strategic settlement frameworks, and claim approvals.
• Manage team performance and compile weekly and monthly operational reports for senior management regarding active litigation portfolios.
• Successfully negotiated strategic recoveries exceeding R2 million, providing continuous guidance to legal advisors on legal opinions and strategies.
• Key Achievement: Recovered and banked over R15 million within the first three months of management while consecutively settling 100+ complex claims.

Legal Consultant & Second in Charge (Litigation) at King Price Insurance Company (Pty) Ltd (2023-01 – 2026-04)

• Instituted and defended civil actions from initial summons through to final trial judgment, ensuring robust client advocacy and risk assessment.
• Managed a massive portfolio of 400+ active claims, driving litigation strategies, drafting legal correspondence, and conducting exhaustive case law research.
• Negotiated out-of-court settlements and mediation terms to dramatically minimize litigation costs and fast-track dispute resolutions.
• Key Achievement: Named Top Performer for 9 consecutive quarters and recovered R4 million through targeted litigation and mediation strategies.

Junior Associate at NB Makhanya Attorneys Inc. (2022-08 – 2022-12)

Fixed-Term Contract

• Independently managed High Court and Labour Court litigation matters, specializing in high-stakes drafting of contracts, pleadings, motions, and comprehensive legal opinions.
• Supervised legal paralegals and clerks to optimize operational workflows, document filings, and case management database updates.
• Handled complex, high-impact cross-border litigation, strictly ensuring complete edictal citation compliance across differing jurisdictions.
• Advised clients directly on legal strategies, procedural rights, obligations, and case risk exposure analysis.

Candidate Attorney (Civil/Criminal Litigation & Court Support) at University of Pretoria Law Clinic (2020-01 – 2022-06)

Fixed-Term Contract

• Managed civil, domestic, and criminal litigation under senior supervision, mastering High Court and Magistrates' Court procedure.
• Drafted critical litigation documents including summonses, affidavits, motion notices, and persuasive heads of argument.
• Conducted initial client consultations, gathered evidence, formulated legal strategies, and made formal appearances in court hearings.
• Participated extensively in Community Legal Outreach programs (Mamelodi, Soshanguve), offering accessible legal aid in domestic relations and family law disputes.

Master of Laws in Commercial Law – University of Pretoria

Bachelor of Laws – University of Pretoria