Hi, I’m
Silindile Hlophe
Lawyer
Durban
Summary
Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills. Persuasive expert analyzes complex legal issues, formulates legal arguments and provides sound advice on wide range of topics. Adept at navigating legal systems, leveraging resources and communicating with clients. Thorough understanding of precedents and regulations.
Overview
19
years of professional experience
1
year of post-secondary education
Work History
LR Gcaleka and Company
Candidate Attorney
01.2021 - 04.2023
Job overview
- Administration of Estates
- Drafting of Wills
- Medical Negligence Matters
- Land Disputes Matters
- Domestic Violence
- Drafting of Legal Letters
- Drafting of Legal Papers
- Road Accident Fund Matters
- Divorce Matters
- Court Appearances mostly civil matters
BONGIWE FAITH NENE ATTORNEYS
Paralegal
12.2019 - 12.2020
Job overview
- Medical Negligence
- Administration of Deceased Estates
- Domestic Violence
- Road Accident Fund Matters
Izethembiso Health Center
Data Capture and Human Resource Assistant
01.2019 - 10.2020
Job overview
- Capturing of patient data to the districts online program
- HIV/AIDS prevention, care and support programming
- Capturing accurately and analyzing data
- Contact tracing HIV/AIDS defaulting patients
- Doing follow ups on their progress
- Capturing employee leave applications
- Capturing and updating of employee personal details
- Issuing employee pay slips
- Onboarding, training and out-processing of staff
- Ensuring that the staff is up-to-date with the relevant employment
KwaZulu Natal Law Society
Assistant Archivist
08.2018 - 10.2018
Job overview
- Evaluating, selecting, retrieving and arranging materials
- Answering enquiries
- Making the archives accessible to a wide range of users
- Storing and preserving perishable documents
- Identifying and bidding for funding
- Safe keeping of client files
- Capturing of client data for curator department
KZN Provincial Government
Legal Administration Officer
08.2016 - 07.2017
Job overview
- Render professional legal support to the MEC and the Department
- Provision of legal opinions and advise to line functionaries on administrative Legal matters
- Advising the MEC and HOD regarding problems of interpretation, legal liability, exercising of power as well as other legal issues
- Interpreting, drafting and editing a wide variety of legal documents such as MOUs and Guarantees etc
- And to ensure that it complies with norms and standards in order to protect the interest of the Department
- Drafting MOUs with other Government Departments and relevant stake holders
- Drafting legal notices that govern school governing bodies
- Handling legal actions instituted by or against the Department MEC/Department
- Handling queries with regards to disciplinary actions and making recommendations on investigation reports of the Appeal Board
- Attending to request of information with regards to learner affairs and school safety
- Advising Human Resources on Employment issues and proceedings as per the applicable legislations
- Drafting briefs to the State Law Advisor on Complex Legal Opinions
- Assist with drafting of laws and sub-ordinate legislation applicable to the Department
- Conducting Legal research, provide general legal advice and opinion to the Minister or Head of Department
- Preparing of correspondence for instruction and briefing of the State Attorney/Advocate where matters are going to court
- Conduct compliance risk management monitoring processes through site visits
- Assist and advise on the development of training and awareness material
- Prepare and submit monthly reports to the Minister and Head of Department.
Legal Aid South Africa
Legal Assistant
06.2015 - 06.2016
Job overview
- Dealing with all human rights violation issues on the capacity of a legal assistant
- Litigation & overall legal administration
- Representing people on disciplinary hearings
- Managing programme facilitators, interns, volunteers and support staff
- Development of operational work plan
- Drafting legal documents to the relevant stakeholders
- Vetting validity of contracts and making amendments with all the agreements with other partners
First National Bank
Branch Administration Officer
08.2004 - 11.2009
Job overview
- Basic complaints relating to Banking Policy: National Credit Act, Financial Intelligence Compliance Act
- Implementation of the relevant legislation with regards to electronic banking channels
- Conducting monthly branch audits and ensuring compliance with the National Credit Act
- Provision of administrative support and preparation of audit reports
- Opposing illegal use of banking channels and managing disputes
- Dealing with deceased estates and ensuring that necessary procedures are followed in winding up of estate late accounts
- Preparing detailed and comprehensive reports on all the risk matters and actions that were taken by the Branch
- Attending to queries and correspondence from external and internal clients
- Ensuring that proper compliance channels are followed in regard to Foreign Exchange Transaction
- Monitoring the Investments Transactions that are into at Branch level
- Quarterly monitoring of politically exposed clients
- Durb
- Durb
Education
University of Kwazulu Natal (UKZN)
Bachelor of Laws (LLB)
University of Kwazulu Natal
Bachelor of Social Science
Regulatory Examination Certificate
Planning Institute of South Africa
Financial
03.2012 - 09.2012
Skills
Facilitation, planning and implementationundefined
Timeline
Candidate Attorney
LR Gcaleka and Company
01.2021 - 04.2023
Paralegal
BONGIWE FAITH NENE ATTORNEYS
12.2019 - 12.2020
Data Capture and Human Resource Assistant
Izethembiso Health Center
01.2019 - 10.2020
Assistant Archivist
KwaZulu Natal Law Society
08.2018 - 10.2018
Legal Administration Officer
KZN Provincial Government
08.2016 - 07.2017
Legal Assistant
Legal Aid South Africa
06.2015 - 06.2016
Planning Institute of South Africa
Financial
03.2012 - 09.2012
Branch Administration Officer
First National Bank
08.2004 - 11.2009
University of Kwazulu Natal (UKZN)
Bachelor of Laws (LLB)
University of Kwazulu Natal
Bachelor of Social Science
Regulatory Examination Certificate
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