Wonderboy Siyabonga Mndawe

from August 2020 to February 2022 - Senior Legal Assistant

From February 2022-February 2024-Candidate Legal Practitioner/Officer Manager

From February 2024-January 2026-Office Manager

From 23 January 2026 to date -Professional Assistant (Admitted Legal Practitioner

My duties included the following.

• Conducted diverse client consultations to understand legal needs.
• Manage litigation files from initial instruction through to settlement or finalization.
• Managed litigation files from initial instruction to settlement, ensuring thorough documentation and timely progression.
• Conducted legal research to inform and develop effective litigation strategies, enhancing case preparation.
• Liaise with SAPS, hospitals, and third parties to obtain medical records, dockets, and accident reports.
• Liaised with SAPS, hospitals, and third parties to secure essential medical records, dockets, and accident reports for case support.
• Attend court for motion proceedings, filings, and case management.
• Maintain court diaries, monitor deadlines, and ensure compliance with procedural requirements.
• All forms of consultations
• Mentored junior attorneys on best practices in law, contributing to their professional growth and development within the firm.
• Drafted comprehensive legal documents such as contracts, wills, trusts, pleadings, motions, and briefs for successful outcomes in various matters.
• Consistently met billable hour requirements while maintaining high levels of client satisfaction and case success rates.
• Improved internal communication by implementing a centralized document management system accessible by all team members.

• Assisted lead attorney with client consultations to clarify case strategy
• Prepared legal files for court submission
• Drafted all notices and pleadings to ensure compliance with court requirements
• Prepared executive summaries to facilitate informed decision-making
• Monitoring all paralegals and secretaries

• Prepared briefs for counsel to support case strategy
• Drafted all notices and pleadings to ensure compliance with court requirements
• Prepared executive summaries to distill complex legal issues for stakeholders
• Preparing executive summaries
• Coordinated expert appointments for legal cases