Kim Van Wyk

I completed my B Proc degree in 1996 and started my articles in Port Elizabeth in 1997, being admitted as an attorney of the High Court in 1999. I started my articles at a labour law firm R C Futter and Associates and then went on to work at Thomas Lawrence Attorneys where I obtained work experience in all aspects of law. From criminal court to civil work, divorce, maintenance and debt collection process (summons to warrants) RAF.

I have managed to work in every aspect of the Law, as well as assisting in High Court trials and divorces. After a few years I moved over to Michael Howcroft Inc which is an accounting and auditing firm, where I took over the legal side and formed Close Corporations, Companies, Trusts, Lease Agreements and Wills. In 2001, I was employed at Maurice Miltz Inc and attended to Civil trials, debt collection, MVA, maintenance, divorce proceedings, debt collection and issuing summons to trial stage.

I completed my conveyancing exam and was admitted as a conveyancer of the High Court in 2003. After 5 years I then moved to Burmeister De Lange where I was employed in the Conveyancing department where I assisted with the Developments (Parsons Vlei/ Parsons Green/Parsons Ridge) and attended to the transfer of properties as well as attending to all the registration of all major banks for bond registrations. I liaised directly with all estate agents and all the major banks.

After 5 years at Burmeister's I was head hunted by Investec Bank and started working in their legal risk department. I managed the bond and transfer registrations, payouts of the bonds, all payouts made daily on behalf of the bank. I was appointed as the bank proxy.

After almost 5 years in that role, I was employed in 2014 as the Employee Wellness Officer at Compsol and have been in this role for 11 years. I give legal advice, assist the staff with budgeting, financial issues, wills and counselling. I feel that I can contribute as a Lecturer as I have experience in all aspects of the Law and have also completed a course as a Lay counsellor.

I am passionate about helping others, especially young people. Over the years I have become involved with and often have to prepare and talk in front of over 100 people, and I am very comfortable in this area, and although I have not lectured (only in varsity as a student assistant) I feel very comfortable. I have administration skills and very good with time management and attention to detail.

I work extremely well in a team and believe I could be an asset at your campus.

Employee Wellness Officer/Legal Advisor - Compensation Solutions (Pty) Ltd - Port Elizabeth

(2014-01)

• Assisting staff with budgeting and legal advice for approx. 300 staff.
• Assist staff with counselling on a daily basis.
• Have arranged and managed many successful charity events on behalf of the company, as well as toiletry, food and blanket drives, as well as annual Christmas parties for children's homes etc
• Give legal advice for maintenance, divorce, family violence, debt review, assist staff in making arrangements for debt.
• Draft sale agreements and Lease Agreements, Wills etc for staff
• Capturing monies spent on a monthly basis onto the Sage system
• Capturing our staff achievements onto our Crown Awards system
• Being responsible to complete and upload our companies Fasset application and proof of submission annually

Attorney and Conveyancer in the Legal Risk Department - Investec Bank - Port Elizabeth

(2009-05 - 2013-12)

• Assisted with the registration of bonds and the transfer of properties and development payouts. Communicating with attorneys/estate agents and clients
• Registration of motor vehicles and payouts.
• All daily payouts made at the bank.
• Issuing guarantees, lodging, prep and registration
• Overseeing documentation compliance and Fica compliance.

Professional Assistant Attorney and Conveyancer - Burmeister De Lange Inc - Port Elizabeth

(2005-06 - 2009-05)

I really enjoyed being on the other side of the conveyancing process.

• Downloading all Bond instructions form all major banks and updating milestones on Ghostconvey,Webconvey,Lawactive and attorney Gateway.
• Checking all documentation and signing all bond and transfers with clients
• Issuing bank guarantees, lodging, prep and registration of bond and properties
• Drafting Deed of Sales, entire transfer process, rates clearance, lodging and prepping docs to Cape Town
• All bank queries, Formation of Trusts, Close Corporations.

Professional Assistant Attorney - Maurice Miltz Inc - Port Elizabeth

(2001-05 - 2005-06)

• Attending to all collection matters (from summons through to Warrant)
• Civil Litigation – attention court trial, drafting all court processes
• Maintenance court and divorce court, from summons to court appearance
• Application for Rescission of Judgement and court appearance
• Road Accident Fund claims, Form consult to submission of claims with RAF
• Attending High Court civil litigation and Divorce litigation
• Working out expenditure and income for children in child maintenance cases.
• Attending to Disciplinary hearings on behalf of clients

Legal Advisor - Michael Howcroft Incorporated - Port Elizabeth

(1999-12 - 2001-05)

• Drafting CK docs and attending to all amendments
• Name reservations of Close Corporations
• Formation of Companies
• Change of Directors
• Name reservation of Companies
• Drafting Lease Agreements, Contracts for clients
• Drafting Trusts

Article Clerk - Thomas Lawrence Attorneys - Port Elizabeth

(1998-11 - 1999-12)

• Attending to all criminal legal aid work from consulting with clients at St Albans prison and North End prison to attending to Bail hearing and Trials
• Attending to all civil litigation from drafting court processes to attending court
• Maintenance court and divorce court – attending to all processes and trial.

Article Clerk - Roger Futter and Associates - Port Elizabeth

(1997-04 - 1998-11)

• Legal Aid Work – attending to Bail application and postponements and trials
• Attending to Civil court for application and rescissions, all court processes
• Attending to Divorces with the advocates in the High Court
• Attending to Divorces in the Southern Divorce Court, from summons to trial
• Attending at the CCMA – for conciliation, mediation and arbitration
• Attending at Labour court, handling of trials and all process work

Cashier - Woolworths Greenacres - Port Elizabeth

(1992 - 1998)

Casual employee working every weekend and every school holiday from Grade 10 until final year of university. Cashier in the foods department for 6 years.

B Proc - Law - University (Port Elizabeth) (1996)