Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Affiliations
Continuous Professional Development
Personal Information
References
Timeline
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Sikhanyiseleni Naledi Mahlangu

Sikhanyiseleni Naledi Mahlangu

Legal Associate | Legal Advisor
Kyalami

Summary

Highly motivated legal advisor with experience in drafting, reviewing, and negotiating various agreements. Currently seeking an opportunity to leverage the expertise acquired over the years expertise optimize contractual processes for organizations. Proven track record advising clients across government, state-owned companies, and private entities in both South Africa and the UK.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Account Lead

Radiant Law
8 2022 - Current
  • As an account lead, in addition to practicing commercial law in my role as a legal advisor, I am responsible for managing delivery under my accounts and ensuring that we are continuously improving the account through innovation to ensure that we meet the client’s needs in a fast, reliable and efficient manner, creative process development, assistance in legal technology development and implementation across the firm
  • My responsibilities also include simplifying client template agreements, working closely with clients to develop and update playbooks and checklists that have increased efficiency, reduced errors, and assisted in the contract review process from start to finish.

Legal Advisor

Radiant Law
10.2021 - 07.2022
  • As a legal advisor I practiced commercial law, where I provided services to our clients including drafting, reviewing and negotiating market data, software as a service agreements and major outsourcing agreements and providing related general legal advice
  • My responsibilities include client and counterparty communication and management, problem solving and negotiating complex deals and working closely with our tech team to create and automate templates in Doc Assemble and Contract Express relating terminations, variations and new agreements.

Junior Associate

Ledwaba Mazwai Attorneys
07.2018 - 09.2021
  • Ledwaba Mazwai is a black owned South African commercial law firm that focuses on rendering Legal Services (including commercial transactions and related work) to Government departments (in the national, provincial and local spheres of Government), State Owned Companies ("SOCs"), as well as commercial and corporate institutions
  • As a junior associate I practised in commercial law, including commercial litigation where I provided services to the firm’s clients including assisting in contract drafting, conducting legal due diligences, conducting legal research, and commercial litigation.

Candidate Attorney

Ledwaba Mazwai Attorneys
02.2015 - 07.2018
  • As a candidate attorney I practised in commercial law, including commercial litigation wherein I provided such services to commercial, corporate governmental institutions and state enterprises
  • I had been involved in general commercial work, including contract drafting, conducting legal research, and litigation, providing such services to, inter alia, Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa, Royal Bafokeng Holdings, RH Managers, Public Investment Corporation and Gauteng Industrial Development Zone Company SOC Limited.

Education

Bachelor of Laws -

University of Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
01.2011 - 04.2015

Grade 12 -

Northcliff High School
Johannesburg, South Africa
01.2010 - 04.2010

Skills

Excellent verbal and written communication skills which assist me in eloquently presenting positions

Accomplishments

  • Being invited by a client to a sod-turning ceremony of a commercial lease agreement I had drafted and assisted in negotiating. Being able to witness the outcome of the efforts was extremely rewarding.
  • Being entrusted by the partner to attend meetings with clients on my own.
  • Being promoted to Account Lead for London Stock Exchange Group companies, namely Refinitiv FXall, UnaVista and TradEcho.

Affiliations

Member of the Law Society of the Northern Provinces

Continuous Professional Development

  • Commercial Drafting
  • Companies Act Update - Companies Act Amendment Bill
  • PoPI and PAIA Masterclass

Personal Information

  • Gender: Female
  • Nationality: South African
  • Driving License: True

References

Available on request.

Timeline

Legal Advisor

Radiant Law
10.2021 - 07.2022

Junior Associate

Ledwaba Mazwai Attorneys
07.2018 - 09.2021

Candidate Attorney

Ledwaba Mazwai Attorneys
02.2015 - 07.2018

Bachelor of Laws -

University of Witwatersrand
01.2011 - 04.2015

Grade 12 -

Northcliff High School
01.2010 - 04.2010

Account Lead

Radiant Law
8 2022 - Current
Sikhanyiseleni Naledi MahlanguLegal Associate | Legal Advisor