LUYANDA SANDISO LUTHULI
ADMITTED ATTORNEY
Uitenhage
Summary
Dynamic legal practitioner with extensive experience at Legal Aid South Africa, excelling in complex case management and legal training. Proven skills in legal drafting and strong interpersonal relations have facilitated successful outcomes in criminal and civil litigation. Adept at mentoring candidates and enhancing public legal awareness through media engagement.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
District Court Legal Practitioner
Legal Aid South Africa
08.2023 - Current
- Mentoring and coaching of candidate legal practitioners, and assisting them in dealing with various aspects of criminal and civil litigation.
- Participating in radio interviews, as instructed by the organization's provincial public relations office, to educate the members of the public about the work of our organization and how we deal with legal issues when assisting the indigent members of society.
- Conducting legal trainings from time to time about different legal matters, ranging from Criminal Law, Civil Law, Family Law, Human Rights Law, Immigration Law, Constitutional Law, and other aspects of law.
- Managing most of the complex cases in circumstances where the services of private practitioners outside the organization cannot be sourced.
- Taking over cases being dealt with by candidate legal practitioners when it appears that the matter is becoming too complex, and is likely to be dealt with by a more senior prosecutor.
- Handling more serious cases in the regional court, and moving applications for leave to appeal, where clients have been convicted.
District Court Legal Practitioner (acting)
Legal Aid South Africa
05.2023 - 07.2023
- Representing clients in the district court on criminal matters.
- Advising clients in various legal matters, and assisting in informal mediations where possible.
- Ensuring proper case flow management and maintaining a proper archiving system for the matters allocated to me.
Associate
Ntozake Attorneys
03.2022 - 03.2023
- Heading a criminal unit, I spearheaded the inclusion of the firm in databases of most insurance companies with legal plans for their clients, where our firm would render its services to those clients.
- Leading procurement and bidding for tenders where the firm had an interest in advertised tenders to render legal services.
- Drafting of pleadings for High Court matters, briefing counsel, and attending to any issues relating thereto.
- Representing clients in the District and Regional Courts in different areas of law: Criminal, Civil, Labour, Divorce, and Third Party claims.
- Drafting of settlement agreements in matters that could possibly be finalized outside of court.
- Establishing and maintaining good working relations between the firm and different stakeholders, for instance, information officers of hospitals, station commanders of police stations, clerks, and registrars of various courts.
Executive Personal Assistant to the Mayor
Ingquza Hill Local Municipality
01.2019 - 02.2022
- Facilitated and maintained effective communication between the office of the Mayor and the upper spheres of provincial and national government.
- Ensuring that the policies, as drafted by different departments of the municipality, are consistent with the relevant legislation and with the Constitution before the Mayor peruses and appends his signature.
- Advising the Mayor of any amendments or specifications contained in the Municipal Finance Management Act, the Municipal Systems Act, the Public Finance Management Act, and other relevant laws, as the head of the Executive Committee.
- Advising the Mayor on the necessary legal actions to be taken on non-litigious and litigious matters before convening Executive Committee meetings.
- Facilitating stakeholder engagement meetings between the office of the Mayor and relevant stakeholders.
- Oversaw the proper functioning of the office of the Mayor, ensuring that the allocation of the budget for the office is consistent with the needs of the office.
Candidate Attorney
Legal Aid South Africa
05.2016 - 07.2018
- Consulting and advising clients in criminal and civil matters, as well as defense witnesses.
- Drafting and exchanging pleadings, notices, and affidavits.
- Conduct settlement agreements and negotiations in respect of matrimonial matters.
- General aspects of the administration and planning in an attorney's practice.
Education
LLB -
University of Fort Hare
East London, South Africa 04.2001 -
No Degree - Practical Legal Training
Law Society of South Africa: Legal Education And Development
East London, South Africa 04.2001 -
No Degree - MATRIC
Langa Senior Secondary School
Flagstaff, South Africa 04.2001 -
Skills
Legal drafting
Legal research
Case analysis
Interpersonal relations
Team player
Good communication (verbal and written)
Problem solving
Decision making
Computer literacy
Interpretation of Statutes
Timeline
District Court Legal Practitioner
Legal Aid South Africa
08.2023 - Current
District Court Legal Practitioner (acting)
Legal Aid South Africa
05.2023 - 07.2023
Associate
Ntozake Attorneys
03.2022 - 03.2023
Executive Personal Assistant to the Mayor
Ingquza Hill Local Municipality
01.2019 - 02.2022
Candidate Attorney
Legal Aid South Africa
05.2016 - 07.2018
LLB -
University of Fort Hare
04.2001 -
No Degree - Practical Legal Training
Law Society of South Africa: Legal Education And Development
04.2001 -
No Degree - MATRIC
Langa Senior Secondary School
04.2001 -