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Dwight Buys

Legal Adviser
Pretoria,GP

Summary

Hardworking and passionate job seeker with strong organizational skills.

Skilled in researching and interpreting legal documents, resolving disputes and successfully negotiating settlements. Handles multiple tasks, prioritizes efficiently and meets tight deadlines.

Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy.


Overview

12
12
years of professional experience
2
2
Languages

Work History

Senior Legal Advisor

Liberty
12.2014 - Current

1. Support the business in it`s efforts to becoming more advice driven through skills and knowledge development.
2. Legal and Technical presentations/workshops delivered to our partners and colleagues in order to equip them with the knowledge and skills to deliver or support better advice.
3. Improve advice provided to clients (policy holders) at preparation stage with a focus on larger complex cases.
4. Support financial advisers when preparing for the advice process.

5. Provide legal and technical advice with a focus on estate planning, business assurance, retirement planning and investment planning.
6.Training for financial advisers on holistic financial planning.

7. Personal consultations with clients and financial advisers.
8. Improve advice provided to clients (policy holders) at client engagement stage with a focus on larger complex cases.
9. Production of Legal & Technical collateral with the aim of improving skills and knowledge of Financial Advisers.

10. Support underwriting, product development, claims and Advice Model Design with expertise and knowledge needed for them to enhance their offerings and product to the field.


Junior Legal Adviser

Old Mutual
01.2012 - 12.2014

1. Assisted Old Mutual Broker distribution with comprehensive Estate planning, retirement planning and business assurance reports.
2. Support financial advisers when preparing for the advice process.
3. Support financial advisers understanding of the advice process when it relates to legal and technical aspects.
4. Improve advice provided to clients (policy holders) at client engagement stage with a focus on larger complex cases.
5. Support financial advisers when engaging clients at the point where advice is provided.
6. Compiled legal and technical articles on an annual basis which was published in Old Mutual Premiums and Problems.

7. Training for financial advisers on holistic financial planning.

8. Personal consultations with clients and financial advisers.

Education

Post Graduate Diploma in Financial Planning CFP - Financial Planning And Services

University of The Free State
Free-State
04.2001 -

LLB - Law

University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
04.2001 -

Matric -

Highschool FH Odendaal
Pretoria, South Africa
04.2001 -

Skills

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Interests

Fishing

Gholf

Family

Timeline

Senior Legal Advisor

Liberty
12.2014 - Current

Junior Legal Adviser

Old Mutual
01.2012 - 12.2014

Post Graduate Diploma in Financial Planning CFP - Financial Planning And Services

University of The Free State
04.2001 -

LLB - Law

University of Pretoria
04.2001 -

Matric -

Highschool FH Odendaal
04.2001 -
Dwight BuysLegal Adviser