Meah Moale

Entry-level Associate Attorney with experience supporting corporate and commercial, litigation, arbitration, estate planning and various legal matters within regulated environments. I have exposure to and proven ability in contract drafting and review, corporate governance, regulatory compliance, risk mitigation and due diligence investigations, and legal advisory services. I am an Admitted Attorney of the High Court of South Africa with strong analytical, critical thinking, problem-solving, and client relationship management skills seeking to transition into roles that expose me to more knowledge and experience in corporate commercial law and/or the financial services industry.

Associate Attorney/Associate Designate at MABOTJA ATTORNEYS (2024-09 – Present)

Specializing in corporate/commercial law.

• Supported the development of corporate governance frameworks and corporate restructuring transactions where clients sought to rebrand their businesses.
• Estate planning and attending to registering trusts and administering estates.
• Reviewing commercial contracts to identify regulatory and risk exposure.
• Reviewing and advising on complex legal transactions and ensuring their execution through legal guidance to clients.
• Providing strategic legal advice and solutions in alignment with applicable legislation in order to ensure legal compliance.
• Training and leading candidate attorneys through various transactions.
• Supporting and planning arbitration proceedings by conducting research, preparing documentation and liaising with senior counsel.

Candidate Attorney at MABOTJA ATTORNEYS (2022-02 – 2024-08)

Engagements: General Litigation and Corporate/Commercial Law

• Preparing bundles in preparation for trial and other litigious proceedings.
• Drafting of summons and notices in accordance with court rules and procedures.
• Utilising Caselines and Courtonline in accordance with the developing practice standards.
• Briefing, liaising with and assisting Counsel in trial-related-matters.
• Preparing settlement proposals to the Road Accident Fund.
• Debt collection and assisted clients with rescinding judgments against them.
• Drafting correspondence to clients and fellow legal colleagues in relation to the various disputes and matters.
• Drafting and reviewing contracts/agreements.
• Performing different company secretariat duties on the CIPC as well as drafting the various accompanying documents including but not limited to company resolutions, share certificates, shareholder registers and memorandum of incorporation.
• Researching and giving legal advice to individual clients and business entities in complex business engagements.
• Drafting the accompanying memorandum/report as it relates to legal advice to clients.
• Providing transaction support in due diligence investigations and preparing risk-focused legal reports in relation to mergers and acquisitions.

Certificate of Completion in Practical Legal Training – Enterprises University of Pretoria (2023 – 2023)

Bachelor of Laws in LLB – University of Pretoria (2019 – 2020)

Bachelor of Arts in Law Subjects in BA Law – North-West University (2016 – 2018)

National Senior Certificate – Hoërskool F.H Odendaal (2011 – 2015)