Nasreen Bux

Admitted Attorney within the High Court of South Africa with over 8 years post admission experience. With experience as an Attorney and Legal Advisor, I have an above average understanding of how the legal system operates, and how to manage client expectations.

Experience in both Magistrate's Court and High Court litigation including attending both courts as well as facilitating and assisting in matters. Extensive exposure to the criminal justice system. Positive, hardworking individual that thrives under new challenges. Ability to work under pressure.

LEGAL CONSULTANT at SINGULARITY LPO - OUTSOURCED TO COURMACS LEGAL UK (2025-06 – Present)

• Pre litigation work-Housing disrepair matter and omnibus claims
• Telephone consultation with clients
• Providing update to clients on all legal developments
• Complete witness statement questionnaires
• Drafting letters of complaint
• Drafting correspondences to clients and Third Parties
• Drafting schedules
• Ensuring tasks completed within stipulated time frames
• Providing weekly stat updates

TEAM LEADER LITIGATION EXECUTIVE at ALPHA BPO - OUTSOURCED TO HF SOLICITORS UK (2024-01 – 2025-05)

• Team Leader-Managing a team of Ten legal professionals
• Telephone consultation with client to ascertain missing information
• Perusal of file to ensure file is ready for litigation
• Drafting and e-mailing correspondences to policy holders, third parties, Third party insurers, credit hire company as well as personal Injury Solicitors
• Weekly performance appraisals of team
• Training of new staff and development of individuals within the team
• Auditing of files to ensure compliance by the team as per UK firm instructions
• Ensuring Time Management of the team
• Compiling of stats and reports to UK firm of Solicitor to show progress of team and productivity on weekly basis

LEGAL ADVISOR/PROPERTY SPECIALIST at SCORPION LEGAL PROTECTION (2018-10 – 2023-12)

• Assessing claims and cover of matters
• Consulting with clients and providing accurate legal advice
• Communicating with third parties and attorneys
• Assessing and finalizing complaints from clients
• Perusal and drafting of contracts
• Attend to research and keep abreast of all legal developments
• Drafting legal documents such as following: Letter of demand, Eviction notices, Lease agreements, Termination Notices, Consent agreement, Acknowledgement of Debt, Purchase and sale agreement
• Assisting in Lodging and liaising with complaints with the following tribunals: Rental housing tribunal, Community Schemes Ombudsman (CSOS), COGTA, Public Protector's office, Human Settlement Ombudsman, Banking Ombudsman of South Africa

ADMITTED ATTORNEY at PATHER AND PATHER ATTORNEYS (2018-04 – 2018-09)

• Consultations with clients
• Carrying out Court Appearances in Magistrate's Court and Regional Court
• Drafting Summons, Pleadings, Pre-Trial Notices and Legal Opinions
• Set Down of Taxations and taxation meetings
• Indexing and Paginating
• Corresponding with third parties and attorneys
• Negotiation of Settlements and Drafting of Settlement Agreements
• Drawing Briefs to Counsel and Attorneys
• Attend to complete Tender documents for legal services

ADMITTED ATTORNEY at PATEL AND ASSOCIATES (2017-05 – 2017-10)

• Carrying out the first consultation with clients to assess claims and injuries
• Managing the second consultation process
• Attending to request medical records and accident reports
• Lodging documents with Road Accident Fund whilst making appointments with relevant medical experts
• Assessing merit offers and communicating with client
• Carrying out the assessment of offers of quantum
• Drafting motivation and legal opinions to RAF and attorneys
• Perusing expert medical reports
• Drafting all pleadings and pre-trial notices including expert notices
• Attending to index and pagination whilst attending pre-trial conferences
• Drafting minutes and filing it at court
• Briefing counsel whilst attending to applications in court
• Drafting costs settlements
• Attending estates matter whilst attending to undertakings
• Attend to office administration work

CANDIDATE ATTORNEY at N.OODIT AND ASSOCIATES (2014-01 – 2017-04)

• Taking instructions from and reporting to Senior Attorney, Professional Assistant, Instructing Attorneys, counsel and clients
• Consultations with clients
• Researching law and drafting legal opinions
• Attending Applications at Regional court
• Attending Pre-Trial Conferences, Taxations
• Attend to drafting, issuing, serving and delivering of Magistrate's Court, Regional court and High Court pleadings and notices
• Attending to indexing and paginating court files
• Preparing briefs for council
• Drafting settlement agreements whilst drafting statements of accounts to clients
• General office administrative duties
• Carrying out lodgments with the Road Accident Fund whilst drafting pre-trial notices- High court
• Cost settlement
• Managing requests for clients

ASSISTANT at LEGAL AID SOUTH AFRICA (SATELLITE OFFICE STANGER) (2013 – 2014)