Natasha Mashego

I am a 31-year-old Graduate who studied at the University of Johannesburg. I completed my Certificate in Paralegal at Boston City Campus and National Diploma in Law (Paralegal) at University of Johannesburg, Currently enrolled at the University of South Africa (Unisa) for Bachelor of Laws (LLB). I am well-disciplined skilled worker with a great work ethic, who can adapt to any kind of workplace environment.

I have the ability to work under pressure and to follow procedure. I enjoy working in a group with a common goal and finding solutions to challenges that may arise and also able to work individually. I am creative and innovative, in any task that am assigned to do.

I have experience in administration that deals with procurement and finance under Support Services and experience as a Legal Cost Consultant and currently employed as a Receptionist and Legal Secretary.

Receptionist and Legal Secretary - Lerato Modise Attorneys

• Typing, formatting and proofreading legal documents (pleadings, affidavits, contracts).
• Filing documents at High Court, Magistrate's Court and other relevant courts.
• Managing diaries, scheduling appointments and coordinating court dates.
• Dictaphone Typing.
• Handling correspondence (emails, letters, and phone calls).
• Opening and maintaining client files (both physical and electronic).
• Assisting with billing and drawing statements of account.
• Liaising with clients, attorneys and court officials.
• Court Online and Caselines

Assistant Teacher - Primrose Primary School

(2021-02 - 2021-06)

• Assisting the teacher with learner's work
• Marking work books
• Class administrable duties

Legal Cost Consultant - Costing The Law

(2018-01-08 - 2020-04-30)

Company Closed during Covid 19

• Party and party bill of costs
• Attorney and client bill of costs
• Attorney and 'own' client bill of costs
• Drafting bill of costs.
• Mark and check bill of costs.
• Draw notice of intention to oppose that specifies formal objection of item taxed off from the bill of costs.
• Send out offers to plaintiff's attorneys and/or legal consultants within prescribed time period.
• Attend negotiation/settlement of bill of costs.
• Attend taxation in front of the taxing master in respect of both Magistrate and High Court matters.
• Draw account of amount to be paid to plaintiff's attorney after settlement and submit same to the RAF timeously.
• Request taxation date on both Magistrate and High Court.
• Notifying the opponent of the taxation date to appear before the taxing master.

Support Services and Office of the HOD Intern - Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality: Communications and Brand Management Department - Bedfordview

(2015-10 - 2017-09)

• Provide word-processing and secretarial support.
• Provide office support services in order to ensure efficiency and effectiveness within the Office.
• Managing HODs' calendar and preparing meeting's agenda and minutes taking.
• Planning and preparation of meetings, conferences and conference telephone calls.
• Receive, direct and relay telephone messages.
• Direct the general public to the appropriate staff member.
• Maintain the general filing system and file all correspondence.
• Make preparations for committee meetings.
• Maintain an adequate inventory of office supplies.
• Respond to public inquiries.
• Type confidential documents on a word processing system.
• Assisting the Admin Officer maintenance of the divisional and departmental filing system, including departmental correspondence and the departmental asset register.
• Providing quality checks of quotations for goods and services that are submitted by departmental official.
• Completion of requisitions, petty cash vouchers and cheque/payment applications to Central Procurement Office (CPO) and Finance department.
• Assisting the Admin Officer with liaising with CPO regarding purchase orders that have not been generated according to agreed turnaround times.
• Assisting the Admin Officer with updating of payments in departmental archive system via the Venus system.
• Provision of Receptionist Services
• Perform procurement duties (from request to procure form, quotations, supporting documents, requisition form, till invoices payments are made).
• Budget checking and re-allocation of funds.
• Perform any duties delegated.

Bachelor of Laws - LLB - University of South Africa (Unisa) (2024 - currently) National Diploma - Paralegal Studies - University of Johannesburg (2018 - 2020) Certificate - Paralegal - Boston City Campus (2014 - 2015) Matric - Bushbuckridge Secondary School (2012 - 2012)