Paralegal
STA Law Firm
Total years of experience :5 years, 1 Months
• Draft correspondence and legal documents such as statement of claim, agreements and legal notices.
• Court summary preparation and amendments to legal translated documentation.
• Gather and arrange evidence and other legal documents for attorney review and case preparation.
• Conduct extensive research on relevant laws, regulations, and legal articles.
• Organize and maintain documents in a paper or electronic filing systems.
• Write proficient legal articles for internal Court magazines.
• Assist lawyers with proof reading documents, arranging files and daily chores (including outdoor enquiries/research).
• Accompany lawyers to meetings and seminars both in the office and outdoor.
• Prepare detailed minutes of boards meetings, seminars, and minutes of annual general meetings.
• Investigate the facts of a case and gather and arrange evidence and other legal documents for attorney review and case preparation including assisting in filling of various petitions.
• Drafting and preparing documentation required to support commercial legal actions.
• Corresponding directly with producers, directors and production managers in fulfilling practical production demands while maintaining budgets and schedules.
• Organize film crews, including recruiting, directing and supervising pre-production legalities.
• Cooperating with other professionals to ensure business law legitimating.
• Dealing with external parties (regulators, external counsel, clients).
• Drafting rental agreements and process contracts between clients for purposes of hiring of gear and studio lease.
• Seeking and obtaining legal permits for purpose of conducting TVC and photography productions.
• Meeting all other basic legal objectives within the company.
• Management of legal department projects in an efficient and effective manner.
• Provision of administrative support to lawyers.
• Liaising with other corporate departments.
• Organization and maintenance of legal files.
• Maintaining electronic-filing database.
• Preparing various documents including legal briefs, spreadsheets and other office-related letters.
• Scheduling client appointments.
• Taking notes during legal meetings.
Bachelor of Law L.L.B. Criminology: University Of South Africa (Unisa) Degree Completed