SKILLS AND STRENGTHS Personal profile • Responsible • Creative • Independent • Calm • Responsive • Flexible • Energetic • Communicative • I am highly focused, goal orientated and motivated • I am eager to learn and to work my way to the top • Time management is very important to me. I see myself to grow along with the company over a long period of time. • When I work, I work hard. • I have learned a lot from previous employers, especially how to provide clients with excellent service. • One of my best qualities are people skills and customer care. I love people and always glad to assist them in any way I humanly possibly can. • I believe to be dressed in a good way and to look at your best every day always be presentable, if you look good you feel good, besides you are representing the company. • I believe in equal opportunities for everyone and get along with anyone. I do not get involved in the most popular office gossip topic, when it happens I simply smile turn away and walk, best way to avoid office politics and gossip to not get involved and that way there will be no atmosphere after all we are all here to work and be a team. Special skills • Diary, email and travel management • Preparation of meetings • Being the first point of contact for the Directors • Pre-empting the needs of the Directors • Proof, format and edit documents • Handle confidential issues and information • Minutes of meetings • Processing monthly expenses • Administration • Strong secretarial skills and competency in MS Office Suite • A mature outlook, good communication skills and ability to provide high-level administrative support to a dynamic senior management team • Ability to work independently, prioritise work demands and show initiative. • A fast and accurate typing speed • Proven experience supporting a busy team • Proficient at billing and diary management • The ability to demonstrate a high level of initiative • Strong attention to detail • Email management • Arranging for the delivery of legal paperwork • Typing correspondence and legal paperwork • Transcribing court proceedings and other recorded meetings • Scheduling, coordinating and confirming court dates, appointments, and meetings • Conducting research in legal matters Legal background • Drawing up letter of Demand • Summonses • Default Judgments • Warrant of Execution (Movable & Immovable) • Section 66(1)(a) (to declare immovable property executable for sale in execution) • Sale of Goods (movable / immovable property) • Section 65 (Emolument attachment order) – Haven’t done same in 12 years • Section 32 Applications • Warrant of ejectments • General Correspondence • Magistrates Court and High Court Rules (South African Law) • Service and Filing • Index and Paginate Court File • Liaise with Government Gazette and different newspapers for adverts of notices • Lease Agreements • Joint Venture Agreements • Sale Agreements • Commercial Agreements • Dictatyping – (55 wpm) – electronic machine • Microsoft Word • Microsoft Excel • Microsoft Outlook • Legal Suite • AJS Fee Earner • Windeed • Searchworks (CIPC, Deeds Office search, Personal Search, Certificate, Awards & Licence verification, Credit Search, Affordability report, Vehicle report)