Customer services Consultant at CCI SA (2006 – 2011)
- Customer services Consultant for UK phone and BB product
- Awarded certificates for best 'Customer Service experience'
- Awarded certificates for 'punctuality'
Back office administrator at CCI SA (2012 – 2014)
- Identify and minimize high risk employees by alerting departments on unscrupulous work performance
Continuous Improvement Analyst at CCI SA (2015 – 2016)
- Actively cross-pollinate best practices
- Regularly share innovations with client
- Provide insights to drive operational excellence
Human Resources Representative at CCI SA (2016-05 – 2017)
Administrative and support function provided holistically to the business on HR process and procedure. Contract administration/management.
- Effectively and proactively maintain attrition within designated departments
- Overseeing campaigns such as MTN SA, and other service providers for the UK companies of TalkTalk
Candidate Attorney at Chris Gounden Incorporated (2018 – 2021)
General duties of a CA including office and court work/litigation. Exposure and Experience attained in multiple areas of law.
- Commercial Law: Evictions; Residential and Commercial Property, drafting of rental interdict Summons, Levy Summons/claims for Body Corporates – Sectional Titles Act 95 of 1986, Share blocks Control Act 59 of 1980, Pie Applications; Magistrates Court and High court; Perusal of Lease Agreements; Breach of Commercial Contracts, drafting combined Summons, Simple Summons; Drafting Warrants of Execution/Ejectment; Drafting Section 65A Applications; Drafting Section 72, compliance with the National Credit Act 34 of 2005; Debt collecting; Drafting Section 66 Applications; Magistrate's Court; Legal requirements and administrative work for Auction of Immovable and Movable property
- Family Law: Divorce, drafting of Summons, Plea/Counterclaim, Discovery Affidavit, liaising with Pension Fund Institutions upon settlement order and final decree of divorce for pay-out; Drafting of Divorce Settlement Agreements
- MVA: Drafting of Summons, Pleas, Counterclaims and preparing Discovery Affidavits, acting on both Plaintiffs and Defendants
- Administration of Estates/Wills: Administration/Winding up of Estates; Attendance at and liaising with Masters office Durban; Consultations and drawing of Wills
- Civil Litigation: Drafting of Magistrates and High Court Documents, Rule 43 opposed Applications, Rescission of Default Judgments; Magistrate and High Court; Drafting heads of Argument; Drafting Exception Applications, Litigating on same; Summary Judgment Applications/litigation, drafting of necessary papers; Unlawful arrest and detention matters, drafting of LOD to Summons, litigating at Court
- Domestic Violence and Harassment: Consultations, drafting of new Applications, Settlement agreements and or opposed matters, litigating till enquiry stage; Preparing heads of Argument
- Maintenance Law: Consultations, litigation and preparations to informal or formal Inquiries, Either for the Applicant or Respondent; All administrative work entailed to the field
- Labour Law: Consultations, Drafting all necessary documents, from institution stage (FORM; LRA 7.11 – LRA 7.13), to Conciliation and Arbitration proceedings
- Criminal law: Schedule 1 and 5 Bail Applications, Criminal litigation from inception up until pretrial stage; Offences knowledge: Attempted Murder, MI2P, GBH, Common Assault, Possession of Drugs, Sexual Assault, Theft, Robbery with aggravating circumstances, Shoplifting, Contravention of the Domestic Violence Act/Harassment Act, Fraud, Section 36, Intimidation, Pointing of Firearm; Making written Representations to SPP's; After hour Bail applications; Expungements
- Office Administration: Preparation of Documents for Messenger King, instructing Sheriffs, liaising and corresponding with Correspondent Attorney's, liaising with clients, Instructing Tracing Agents, Instructing Counsel; Attending to and drafting replies to Magistrate's Queries on Request for Default Judgment
- Attending both Magistrate's and High Court with Attorneys and Counsel for various matters
Admitted Attorney at Ishana Maharaj Inc (2021-02 – 2021-08)
Admitted to practice as Attorney in March 2021.
- Management and execution of all court litigation, in various fields of law
- Management, overseeing and training of Candidate legal Practitioners
- All legal and necessary drafting of documents/pleadings in various fields of law
- Consultation
- Billing
- Marketing and ability on securing own clientele base
- Overseeing general office practise
Associate Attorney at JMT Attorneys (2021-08 – 2023-07)
- Litigation and drafting in; commercial law, family law inclusive of divorces, maintenance, domestic, harassment, civil magistrates and high court litigation, legal representations (criminal matters)
- Drafting and vetting of contracts, sale of shares/business agreements
- Criminal Litigation, Unlawful arrest and detention, After hour bail application
- Administration of Deceased Estates
- Labour law Litigation, drafting review applications, statement of claim/mediation/referring and representations at AFSA (Arbitration Foundation of South Africa), CCMA referrals, arbitrations
- All-rounder for office administration and management
- Billing (Law 74)
Associate Attorney (head of the litigation department) at Carol Basson Incorporated (CBI Attorneys) (2023-07 – Present)
- All facets of general litigation (High Court and Magistrates Court); Commercial law, family law, criminal law, civil law, legal collections; Labour law; Foreclosures
- Training and mentoring new staff, management and effectively running the Department, inclusive of administration and billing
