Sindiswa Patricia Ndzeleni
Gqeberha
Summary
Skilled attorney of the High Court with over 6 years' experience in legal advisory and government litigation; as such knowledge of legal practices, including South African constitutional law and other legislative frameworks, demonstrating strong accountability and ethical conduct.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
6063
6063
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work history
Assistant Director (Case Worker)
Department of Home Affairs (Refugee Appeals Authority of South Africa)
Gqeberha
11.2023 - 09.2025
- Independently managing the RAASA office in the Eastern Cape Region
- Ensuring that appeal hearings are adjudicated upon timeously
- Familiarising myself with the Department’s prescripts and ensuring compliance thereof by members of RAASA
- Profiling cases and identifying cases of risk and conducting further investigations on those matters by obtaining additional documents such as movement reports, having client’s status verified, and so forth, to ensure that all necessary information is available before appeal hearings
- Preparing and endorsing notices of hearings
- Conducting research on country of origin information
- Ensuring RAASA project optimization within my region, by ensuring that all notices of hearings are scheduled in accordance to RAASA rules, guarding against usual causes of delay and postponement of Appeal hearings and mitigating such risks,
- Partaking in stakeholder engagements to fully explain RAASA rules and procedures in order to optimise service delivery,
- Fostered relationships with stakeholders for increased collaboration and support.
- Prepared comprehensive reports to provide insights into Eastern Cape Regional office operations, and
- Performing general administrative duties.
Assistant State Attorney
State Attorney’s Office
Gqeberha
04.2020 - 10.2023
- Representing the state departments e.g. South African Police Service, National prosecuting Authority, Education department and others in all forums such as; Magistrate Courts, High Courts, Supreme Court of Appeal, etc.
- General skills essential to legal practice such as; consultations, drafting pleadings, attending to trials, applications and taxation
- Attending to drafting legal documents and research and as such familiar with research software models such as; Juta, LexisNexis , etc.
- Opposing applications based on PAIA and Judicial reviews as per PAJA.
- Drafting legal advisory opinions upon proper analysis of each case and thorough legal research supported by legislation and case laws,
- Planning, organising and exercising control over my workload by efficiently managing time and employing strategic means in the execution of my duties.
- Partaking in settlement and or mediation negotiations with the aim of settling bad cases to reduce litigation costs.
- Securing the attendance of witnesses for my trials by ensuring that they are timeously subpoenaed
- Recover any financial loss on behalf of the state.
- Reducing legal costs paid by the state and attending to payments in respect of creditor timeously, to avoid interest accruing.
- Established trusting relationships with clients through consistent communication and transparency.
- Prepared detailed reports on case progress to keep clients informed and reassured.
- Forging and maintaining good relations with stakeholders, and
- Coaching candidate attorneys and guiding admin staff.
Candidate Attorney
Legal Aid South Africa
Gqeberha
05.2017 - 07.2019
- Providing legal advice and representing to clients who cannot afford legal representation on criminal, civil and family law matters
- Preparing representations on behalf of clients
- Studying cases dockets and charge sheets, properly analysing facts, preparing for trials, and finally conducting examination in chief, cross- examination, re-examination where necessary, and addressing the presiding officer on sentence in courts
- Attending to round table meeting and or plea-bargaining negotiations in certain cases, in order give effect to Alternative Dispute Resolution
- General legal research and general file administration
- Maintaining accurate statistics and proper keeping of allocated case records on MAR (Matter Activity Report), and
- Attending to community outreaches and awareness campaigns with the aim of preventing crime.
Education
Bachelor of Laws - LLB
Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
Port Elizabeth04.2017
Grade 12 - Matric
Khanya Naledi High School
Practical Legal Training - Criminal Court Practice, Labour Dispute Resolution, Commercial Contracts, Practical Legal Ethics, High Court & Magistrates Court Practice
Law Society of South Africa
Ethics in the Public Service -
National School of Government
Nyukela Public Service SMS Pre-entry Programme - undefined
National School of Government
Project Management Essentials -
Cornerstone OnDEmand Foundation
04.2024
Skills
- Computer literate (MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, Internet, Outlook and TEAMS)
- Thorough knowledge of the legal practice and procedures; familiar with prescripts such as eg RSA Constitution, National Road Traffic Act, Public Finance Management Act, POPI Act, etc
- Negotiation and mediation skills
- Client orientation and customer focus
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Good analytical and problem solving skills
- Stakeholder Management
- In possession of a valid Driver’s Licence
Certification
Admitted as an Attorney of the High Court - 2019-10-01
References
- Ntsikelelo Makaluza, Immediate Supervisor, Ntsikelelo.Makaluza@dha.gov.za , 012 316 9800, 072 072 848 9149, Legal Aid South Africa
- Nolusindiso, Fudumele, Senior Assistant State Attorney, 041 585 7921, 071 597 6361, State Attorney’s Office
- Una, David, Principal Attorney, 041 408 2800, Legal Aid South Africa
Timeline
Assistant Director (Case Worker)
Department of Home Affairs (Refugee Appeals Authority of South Africa)
11.2023 - 09.2025
Assistant State Attorney
State Attorney’s Office
04.2020 - 10.2023
Candidate Attorney
Legal Aid South Africa
05.2017 - 07.2019
Grade 12 - Matric
Khanya Naledi High School
Practical Legal Training - Criminal Court Practice, Labour Dispute Resolution, Commercial Contracts, Practical Legal Ethics, High Court & Magistrates Court Practice
Law Society of South Africa
Nyukela Public Service SMS Pre-entry Programme - undefined
National School of Government
Bachelor of Laws - LLB
Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
Ethics in the Public Service -
National School of Government
Project Management Essentials -
Cornerstone OnDEmand Foundation
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