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Ruth Zinhumwe (Mzitshwa)

ADMITTED ATTORNEY
Johannesburg

Summary

Admitted Attorney with 7 years’ experience in Legal and 4 years experience in Health. Ruth completed candidate attorney training, contract disputes, research, broad litigation experience, in criminal, family, commercial/business and Labour Law. She has the ability to provide legal advice, assists in handling disputes, and supports companies in handling legal issues. Strength in assisting in CCMA cases, arbitration and jurisdiction. Ruth recently completed an LLM Degree in Human Rights Law. She has strong background in banking within the Asset & Investments sector for 5 years dealing with trusts, offshore or retirement funds and life annuities. Seeking opportunities in Legal advisory, Academic (Lecturer or Research), and Corporate

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience

Work History

Lecturer

Professional Childcare College
01.2023 - Current

Conduct lectures for the following modules

  • Policies and Procedures;
  • Rights and Responsibilities
  • School readiness
  • Children's Rights act


Legal Practitioner (Admitted Attoney)

RIZ ATTORNEYS
09.2021 - Current
  • Appear in various district and regional courts, deal with all types of criminal matters including but not limited to:
  • Driving under the influence
  • Murder, attempted murder, and rape
  • Common Assault
  • Assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm
  • Culpable homicide
  • Fraud & Domestic Violence
  • Intimidation and the like
  • Bail Application
  • Perusal and studying of dockets
  • Analyzing dockets to ascertain material irregularities and inconsistencies in the docket
  • Draft written representations
  • Oversee debt collection matters (Draft letters of demand, summons, court appearances, and warrant of execution
  • Conduct criminal trials
  • Drafting of Trust deeds
  • Consulting services


Labour Law Specialist


  • Identify the nature of the Labour dispute and the jurisdiction of CCMA in hearing certain matters
  • Assess which matters fell within the jurisdiction of the CCMA and the Labour court.
  • Prepare matters for trial in the Labour court and for arbitration proceedings, which were not limited to the below:
  • Draft letters to other attorneys, clients, court documents, and ensured that matters were ripe for trial etc.
  • Expert in drafting of heads of arguments, all type of applications and action proceedings;
  • Expert at civil procedure and criminal procedure, following uniform rules of the court and magistrate court, as amended;
  • Prepare relevant notice in terms of section 3 of the institution of legal proceedings against certain organs of State Act.


Family Law specialist:

  • Provide clients with advice on way forward, in respect to their matters.
  • Extensive knowledge on how different marital regimes are in South African Law
  • Draft court documents to institute divorce proceedings, annulments of marriages and drafting of wills
  • Oversee documents to be submitted to the family advocate and when the advocate could intervene to assist
  • Facilitate contact with minor children applications where one party denies the other party from contacting the minor children.
  • Drafted settlement agreements and parenting plans. Draft contracts, wills, business engagement letters, and inter vivo trust deeds
  • Provide consultations, legal advise, and research services for supervisors
  • Domestic Violence
  • Divorces
  • Parental Plans

Consultant Attorney

GIYAPERSAID INCORPORATED
08.2020 - Current
  • Assist with drafting and serving / filing of court notices
  • Attend legal consultations dealing with civil, Labour at the CCMA, or Bargaining counsel, and family dispute matters

Legal Advisor

Dalia Consulting
09.2020 - 09.2021
  • Admitted as an Attorney on the 6th of May 2021, with right of appearance in the High Court of the Republic of South Africa.

Candidate Attorney

NOOR MOHAMED ATTORNEYS
08.2018 - 08.2020
  • General assistance with Law related matters ranging from Civil, criminal, Estates, Labour, Family and commercial law.


Staff Nurse,

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (ANN LATSKY NURSING COLLEGE
01.2016 - 07.2018
  • Experienced in patient care, reports, doctor's rounds, baby health, pap smears, and other medical administration
  • Conduct presentations on Patients Rights Charter


Offshore Business Administrator

STANLIB
01.2010 - 11.2015
  • Client management - transactions, FICA regulations, investments, and accounts

Education

LL.M (Human Right Law )

UNISA

LL.B

UNISA/ WITS

High School Diploma -

Waverley Girls High
04.2001 -

Skills

  • Civil Litigation
  • Labour Law
  • Contract management
  • Legal advisory
  • Legal legislation
  • Legal opinions

  • Debt collection
  • Court representation
  • Family law
  • Research
  • Strong client and stakeholder relationship management
  • Proven ability to draft and quality control highly complex documents

Timeline

Lecturer

Professional Childcare College
01.2023 - Current

Legal Practitioner (Admitted Attoney)

RIZ ATTORNEYS
09.2021 - Current

Legal Advisor

Dalia Consulting
09.2020 - 09.2021

Consultant Attorney

GIYAPERSAID INCORPORATED
08.2020 - Current

Candidate Attorney

NOOR MOHAMED ATTORNEYS
08.2018 - 08.2020

Staff Nurse,

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (ANN LATSKY NURSING COLLEGE
01.2016 - 07.2018

Offshore Business Administrator

STANLIB
01.2010 - 11.2015

High School Diploma -

Waverley Girls High
04.2001 -

LL.M (Human Right Law )

UNISA

LL.B

UNISA/ WITS
Ruth Zinhumwe (Mzitshwa)ADMITTED ATTORNEY