Celiwe Sibanda
Johannesburg
Summary
Dedicated and highly organized Legal Secretary with excellent administrative, communication, and document management skills. Experienced in supporting legal professionals through efficient case management, preparation of legal documentation, client liaison, and maintaining confidential records. Proficient in Microsoft Office and office administration with strong attention to detail, excellent time management, and the ability to work independently. Committed to providing professional administrative support while maintaining the highest standards of confidentiality and accuracy.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Legal Secretary
VMW Inc
01.2018 - Current
- Caselines and Court online management
- Drafting vast pleadings and correspondence
- Liaising with sheriffs, counsels, clients and correspondent attorneys
- Setting matters down for hearing and reporting to clients
- Indexing and paginating
- Diary management
- Dictaphone typing
- Switchboard management
- Assisting candidate attorneys with court process (when need arise) and all other relevant office work.
Legal Secretary / Office Manager
David Cartwright Attorneys
02.2012 - 02.2017
- Drafting pleadings and correspondence and serving same to relevant parties
- Indexing and paginating
- Interpreting to clients during consultations (where necessary)
- Attending to Court for observation of Court proceedings
- Mentoring candidate attorneys with Labour Court procedures (e.g. indexing and paginating
- Setting matters down
- Preparing financial reports and other records
- Purchasing and controlling consumables (e.g. stationery) and monitoring daily office expenses
- Managing filing system and monitoring electronic diary (scheduling appointments)
- Dictaphone typing
- Managing emails
- Attending to meetings, minute taking and booking accommodation for meetings where necessary
- Liaising with clients on a day-to-day basis and doing any other office administrative duties as required
Admin Assistant
Malvern Fire Station (EMS)
07.2011 - 01.2012
- Collecting ambulance calls and fire call slips from Platoon Commanders and daily data capturing
- Providing activity report daily
- Ordering and monitoring of stationery and stock for the station
- Managing station commander's diary
- Capturing overtime worked
- Managing filing system, archive and all other station records
- Attending meetings and minute taking.
Education
LLB - Current Studies
UNISA
07.2026
Certificate in Transcribing -
Top Transcribers
01.2024
Certificate in Legal Secretary -
Law Society of South Africa
01.2019
Diploma in Legal Secretary -
Damelin College
01.2015
Certificate in Office Administration -
HAVATECH
01.2010
Certificate in Computers -
Foundation Technical College
01.2004
Skills
- Legal Administration
- Document Preparation and Formatting
- Court File Management
- Diary and Calendar Management
- Client Relations
- Legal Correspondence
- Filing and Records Management
- Meeting Coordination
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Data Capturing
- Minute Taking
- Telephone Etiquette
- Confidential Information Management
- Strong Written and Verbal Communication
Attributes
- Professional and trustworthy
- Excellent organizational skills
- Strong attention to detail
- Ability to multitask
- Confidential and ethical
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Reliable and dependable
- Ability to work independently and within a team
Custom Section
- Ghost Practice
- Time Management
- Organizing the office
- Work/life Balance
- Customer Service
References
Reference available upon request
Timeline
Legal Secretary
VMW Inc
01.2018 - Current
Legal Secretary / Office Manager
David Cartwright Attorneys
02.2012 - 02.2017
Admin Assistant
Malvern Fire Station (EMS)
07.2011 - 01.2012
LLB - Current Studies
UNISA
Certificate in Transcribing -
Top Transcribers
Certificate in Legal Secretary -
Law Society of South Africa
Diploma in Legal Secretary -
Damelin College
Certificate in Office Administration -
HAVATECH
Certificate in Computers -
Foundation Technical College