Matea Lerato

Highly skilled and accomplished Legal Secretary and a Law graduate with a strong track record of attention to detail, accuracy and exceptional critical thinking. The experience I have accumulated in these years in the legal field has contributed to the best and most successful matters that I have worked on. I possess the crucial ability to maintain composure in high-pressure situations.

Legal Secretary - Dyason Attorneys

(2024-04)

• General litigation, Debt Collection, Commercial Litigation
• RAF: lodgements, summons, applications and trials/default judgements
• Medical Negligence from Statutory Notice to Trial
• Unlawful arrest from Pleadings to Trial
• Curatorship: Applications by way of motion for Curator ad litem and Curator bonis (from interception to finalisation)
• Trust: applications to appoint trustee by way of motion application
• Utilise and manage platforms such as Case Lines and Court Online proficiently
• Divorce and Estates
• Correspondence and interaction with clients, attorneys and advocates
• Lexpro system
• Medi-help system
• Liaising medico-legal appointments
• Dictaphone
• Handle FICA documents on a day to day basis
• Conduct client verification in line with FICA
• Perform KYC (know your customer/client) and FICA checks for new and existing clients

Legal Secretary (Voluntary) - Phetla Attorneys

(2023-08 - 2024-03)

• Third party claims RAF and Unlawfully arrest
• Drafting legal documents such as summons, affidavits and related documentation
• Liaising Medico legal assessments
• Utilize and manage platforms such as Caselines and Court Online
• Section 129 notices and companies act
• Conducting legal research

Education Assistant - Tsegofatsong Special School

(2021-01 - 2021-10)

• Getting the classroom ready for lessons
• Assisting learners with school work and teaching

Admin Clerk - Moleleki a Tlala Transport and Projects

(2017-01 - 2019-12)

• Answering of the telephone
• Typing
• Compile and maintain records of business transactions
• Maintain moderately complex indexes and files
• Emailing, filing and faxing
• Assisting children who need additional assistance to complete tasks
• Assisting teachers to plan learning activities and complete records

Diploma in Law - Law - University of South Africa (2021)

Higher Certificate - Economics and Management Sciences - University of South Africa (2022)

Grade 12 (Matric) - St Josef's Comprehensive School (2014)