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Work History
Education
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Warren Foster

Warren Foster

Attorney Of The High Court Of South Africa
Cape Town

Summary

Admitted attorney with five years' post-admission experience who began in the legal sector as a paralegal in 2016. Has a wealth of professional experience and two tertiary degrees. Strong communication skills and well-maintained relationships with clients, Bilingual, hardworking with excellent time management skills and a true team player.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience

Work History

Litigation Attorney

MHI Attorneys
11.2022 - Current

Litigation Experience:

  • Contract Law: Lease Agreements; Employment Contracts; Distribution Agreements, Non-Disclosure Contracts; Service Level Agreements; Acknowledgments of Debt
  • Family Law: Divorce in both the Regional and High Courts from initiation to final Order; Interim maintenance; Child maintenance; Care and Contact agreements; Contempt of court application;
  • Protection from Harassment and Domestic Violence applications;
  • Property Law: Evictions (commercial and residential), Encroachments and removals, claims against sellers/agents, insurance disputes.
  • Collections: Arrear maintenance; Arrear Rental (incl. rent Interdict); Levies; General
  • Damages claims: Construction; Employment; Unjust Enrichment; Motor Vehicles and other non-personal injury claims
  • Criminal Law: Advising, First Appearances, Representations to Prosecutor, municipal fines and charges.

Associate

MG Law Inc
9 2021 - 10.2022
  • Started a new role as Associate at a promising firm from Johannesburg that had just opened offices in Cape Town
  • The role has given me more experience in the Labour and Commercial fields while growing my experience in Family Law as well, with much more mediation work coming my way.

Associate

Greenberg & Associates
06.2019 - 08.2021
  • Associate at the firm where I completed articles
  • I managed my own case load, 74 active files, Most of my practice involved debt collection; family law matters including divorces and maintenance matters; evictions; and damages claims
  • I did obtain some experience in Criminal and Conveyancing.

Candidate Attorney

Greenberg & Associates
04.2017 - 06.2019

Paralegal

Greenberg & Associates
06.2016 - 04.2017
  • Began work in the legal field while completing my law degree

Copy Writer & Editor

e.tv
03.2009 - 06.2016
  • Writing, editing and providing final proof for advertising copy, press releases, press packs, internal publications, rate cards and web content for various departments including Marketing, Sales and News.

Junior Reporter

Mail and Guardian Media Ltd.
07.2007 - 12.2008
  • Worked as a staff reporter for the Mail and Guardian Newspaper under the guidance of then editor Ferial Haffajee
  • Covered legal, political and arts and culture beats.

Education

BLLB -

UNISA
04.2001 -

BJourn -

Rhodes University
04.2001 -

Skills

Legal writing

Legal Analysis

Legal Research

Contract drafting

Client Counseling

Written Advocacy

Civil Law

Court Procedures

Case interpretation

Areas Of Experience

  • Damages
  • Divorces
  • Evictions (residential)
  • Evictions (commercial)
  • Maintenance
  • Debt Collection
  • Commercial contracts
  • Criminal


References

References available upon request

Timeline

Litigation Attorney

MHI Attorneys
11.2022 - Current

Associate

Greenberg & Associates
06.2019 - 08.2021

Candidate Attorney

Greenberg & Associates
04.2017 - 06.2019

Paralegal

Greenberg & Associates
06.2016 - 04.2017

Copy Writer & Editor

e.tv
03.2009 - 06.2016

Junior Reporter

Mail and Guardian Media Ltd.
07.2007 - 12.2008

BLLB -

UNISA
04.2001 -

BJourn -

Rhodes University
04.2001 -

Associate

MG Law Inc
9 2021 - 10.2022
Warren FosterAttorney Of The High Court Of South Africa