Mmami Dinah Rathidili
Attorney
Pretoria
Summary
Effective legal professional with proven record of providing legal counsel and support to clients. Skilled in researching and interpreting legal documents, resolving disputes and successfully negotiating settlements. Handles multiple tasks, priorities efficiently and meets tight deadlines.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
13
13
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Attorney
Rathidili Attorneys Incorporated
07.2020 - Current
- Appearances in Magistrate’s Court
- Drafted and reviewed contracts for clients, ensuring accuracy and compliance with applicable laws while protecting their interests.
- Conducted thorough due diligence investigations to uncover critical information pertinent to clients'' legal matters.
- Communicated with clients and collected information to research cases and prepare settlement offers.
- Prepared and filed pleadings, motions and other legal documents in court proceedings.
- Drafted, reviewed and negotiated contracts and other legal documents to support client needs.
- Conducted thorough due diligence investigations to uncover critical information pertinent to clients'' legal matters
Attorney Authoristion(AAF) Specialist
Clientele Legal
05.2022 - 03.2023
- Assess civil and labour claims submitted by legal advisors
- Finalising claims in order to appoint external attorney or reject same based on merits
- Approve or reject external attorney invoices as per service level agreement
- Identify operational issue and suggesting improvement to management
- Supporting legal advisors and maximizing customer satisfaction.
- Communicated with clients and collected information to research cases and prepare settlement offers
- Developed strategies to resolve cases in client's best interest
- Drafted, reviewed and negotiated contracts and other legal documents to support client needs
- Managed complex caseloads effectively by prioritizing tasks and keeping organized records of case materials
- Researched and interpreted laws, rulings and regulations to advise clients on business and legal transactions
- Conducted thorough due diligence investigations to uncover critical information pertinent to clients'' legal matters
- Explained available courses of action and possible repercussions of cases to clients
- Analyzed legal documents and identified pertinent issues for clients
- Managed time efficiently in order to complete all tasks within deadlines
- Demonstrated leadership skills in managing projects from concept to completion
- Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions
Candidate Attorney
Mashala Komane Masekela Incorporated
02.2019 - 03.2020
- Client meeting and discussing cases
- Research
- Drafting pleadings, applications, and all associated correspondence
- Preparing for Court cases
- Briefing of Counsels
- Attend Court, tribunals, and hearings
- Providing Legal Advice and opinion
- Perusal of Judgments
- Research
- Helping to establish terms for negotiating settlement and outcome for clients
- Management assistance, planning and forecasting.
Anti-Money Laundering Regulatory Specialist
African Bank
11.2017 - 07.2018
- Attend to FICA ad-hoc issues, i.e., KYC queries, reporting of cash transactions above threshold, suspicious transactions, section 27 emails, and any other reports as assigned by the Head of AML
- Review the register that should be maintained by the AML administrator and AML Investigators to ensure that the CTR /STRs are properly investigated and processed daily
- Escalate with immediate effect any non-compliance occurrence to the Head of AML in relation to failures by the Bank to comply with CTRs, STRs and other reports as required by legislation
- Perform recon’s and reviews to ensure that all that CTR’s, STR’s and section 27 responses are accurate
- Compile monthly reports and distribute to role players
- Provide advice and guidance on AML/CTF & Sanctions related matters to the business
- Creating awareness of legislative requirements and ensuring that staff are aware of and competent in all aspects of Compliance, inter alia through Compliance and Monitoring
- Provide expert advice on various AML/CFT & Sanctions issues affecting designated business units because of compliance obligations.
- Performed and documented quality control checks to maintain compliance with company initiatives
- Maintained and archived regulatory paperwork
- Monitored changes in legislation, adjusting company policies accordingly to maintain compliance standards
- Prepared and submitted regulatory file applications and supporting documentation
- Provided pre-, ongoing, and post-inspection follow-up assistance to governmental inspectors
- Wrote or updated standard operating procedures, work instructions or policies
- Recommended improvements to processes
- Assisted with day-to-day operations, working efficiently and productively with all team members
- Worked well in a team setting, providing support and guidance
Assistant Compliance Officer
Financial Intelligence Centre
04.2016 - 11.2017
- Assist in managing the implementation process of the FIC Amendment Bill
- Report on the development of the targeted financial sanctions capability and framework
- Monitoring of registrations by Accountable/Reporting institutions
- Assist in issuing compliance handbook for internal consumption
- Respond to written public queries
- Guide and advise accountable and reporting institutions on their FIC Act compliance obligations.
Compliance Specialist
Bidvest Bank
01.2014 - 12.2015
- Preparation of Risk Management Plans (RMP’s) in accordance with departmental Regulatory Risk Profiles and maintenance of the RMP’s thereafter
- Review of compliance monitoring reports prior to presentation to Heads of Department
- Management of the Compliance on-line awareness training and survey program
- Preparation and submission of Financial Service Board and National Credit Regulator reports
- Maintenance and management of the FAIS Supervision process
- Arranging and booking regulatory exams for representatives.
- Collected detailed notes on investigations and other communication to adhere to legal requirements and enhance recordkeeping
- Identified, investigated and documented compliance violations and recommended corrective measures
- Evaluated existing policies regularly, identifying areas for improvement and recommending revisions as needed
- Monitored and assessed compliance risks associated with operational processes and procedures
- Managed practical action plans to respond to audit discoveries and compliance violations
- Conducted regular reviews of vendor and third-party relationships, ensuring that all external partners adhered to appropriate regulations and maintained our high standards of ethical behaviour
- Evaluated and monitored supplier and partner relationships to support compliance
- Developed strategies for addressing identified gaps in regulatory knowledge within the organization, enhancing overall compliance awareness
- Completed field checks to verify licenses and permits for various business
- Managed quality programs to reduce overdue compliance activities
- Developed and maintained system for tracking and reporting compliance violations
- Identified deficiencies, discrepancies, misinformation and compliance issues with loan documentation in order to determine ineligibility or acceptance status and return non-compliant packages to teams for resolution
- Conducted thorough risk assessments to identify potential areas of non-compliance and recommended corrective actions
- Assessed fees related to registration of property-related documents
- Developed risk assessment models to identify potential compliance risks
- Promoted a culture of ethical behaviour within the organization by underscoring the importance of adhering not only to regulations but also to established company values
- Responded to employee inquiries regarding compliance regulations and procedures
- Conducted periodic compliance audits and reviews to identify areas of improvement
- Developed and implemented corrective action plans for non-compliance issues
- Prepared and submitted regulatory filings in timely manner
- Performed quality reviews to uncover workflow and communication issues
- Organized and detail-oriented with a strong work ethic
- Developed strong communication and organizational skills through working on group projects
Assistant Compliance Officer
Nedbank
12.2012 - 12.2013
- Collate training statistics for the cluster
- Attend to regulatory training queries
- Advise on internal policies
- Advise on regulatory implications
- Quarterly compliance reports
- Weekly monitoring of policies acknowledgements and queries
- Advising management of monitoring dates and drawing up of engagement letters
- Compliance monitoring.
Billing Officer
Nedbank
01.2008 - 12.2012
- Tracking financial errors and liaising with vendors on a weekly basis to ensure proper billing
- Produce updated financial schedule with irregularities highlighted
- Ensure no duplicate invoice payments
- Evaluate monthly Suppliers (Telkom, Dimension data, Neotel, Mtn, Data pro, Eoh, Si Future and CSC) accounts report
- Evaluate variances between payments schedule and general ledger reports
- Ensure no late payment of invoices
- Ensure invoice processing schedule is updated and generate provisions
- Update monthly recovery schedule reflecting debits and credits
- Ensure financial recovery of suppliers is against the right branch
- Update monthly Opex recovery and attach to invoice payments.
Securities Administrator/ Banker Fulfilment
Nedbank
10.2005 - 12.2007
- Capturing and auditing student loans documents
- Preparing documents for individual and small business overdraft
- Releasing sureties and policies
- Following up on outstanding documents
- Advising credit department to pay once all documentation are in order
- Liaising with insurance companies regarding releasing cession on loans which are paid up
- Home loans transfers
- Issue interest, balance and tax certificates
- Electronic payments and Waste capture
- Close accounts (Current and savings)
- Verify signatures for issuing of cards and payment of investment
- Handle reports (Download, distribute and action daily General ledger report)
- Administration (Sort mail, distribute documents to support team (Home loans, vehicle finance).
Education
BACHELOR OF LAW(LLB) - LAW
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA
Pretoria 01.2014 - 04.2018
POSTGRADUATE-DIPLOMA COMPLIANCE -
UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG
Johannesburg 01.2016 - 04.2017
BACHELOR OF COMMERCE(BCOM LAW) -
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA
Pretoria 01.2011 - 04.2014
BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY BANKING -
UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG
Johannesburg 01.2002 - 04.2006
Skills
Leadership
Dispute resolution
Mediation
Risk assessment
Regulatory reporting
Communication effectively
Conflict resolution
Leadership
Legal Analysis
Client Representation and Advisement
Family law
Case Law
References
- Cyril Mbata, Manager: Clientele Legal, +27 76 284 6137, +27 78 465 9417
- Unathi Mbana, Senior Compliance Officer, Financial Intelligence Centre, +27 82 850 4214
- Advocate Fumisa Nqcele, Colleague, +27 81 524 9100
Affiliations
Legal Practice Council
Timeline
Attorney Authoristion(AAF) Specialist
Clientele Legal
05.2022 - 03.2023
Attorney
Rathidili Attorneys Incorporated
07.2020 - Current
Candidate Attorney
Mashala Komane Masekela Incorporated
02.2019 - 03.2020
Anti-Money Laundering Regulatory Specialist
African Bank
11.2017 - 07.2018
Assistant Compliance Officer
Financial Intelligence Centre
04.2016 - 11.2017
POSTGRADUATE-DIPLOMA COMPLIANCE -
UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG
01.2016 - 04.2017
Compliance Specialist
Bidvest Bank
01.2014 - 12.2015
BACHELOR OF LAW(LLB) - LAW
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA
01.2014 - 04.2018
Assistant Compliance Officer
Nedbank
12.2012 - 12.2013
BACHELOR OF COMMERCE(BCOM LAW) -
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA
01.2011 - 04.2014
Billing Officer
Nedbank
01.2008 - 12.2012
Securities Administrator/ Banker Fulfilment
Nedbank
10.2005 - 12.2007
BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY BANKING -
UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG
01.2002 - 04.2006