Legal Assistant
Current• Identification and implementation of an effective coordination process by formulating a plan, mostly, a weekly plan, to effectively carry out all the tasks assigned, and sometimes distributing the tasks to other personnel to help me carry out, in case I’m overwhelmed.• Serving as advice and guidance focal point by perusal of court files on behalf of advocates in order to establish the progress and position of the matters, in order to advice clients accordingly.• Serving as the firm’s clerk by effecting service of documents and correspondence to clients and the opposing counsels.• Responsible for obtaining and maintaining a point of contact in various court stations in order to help with consultations and filing of documents, to help save time and resources that would otherwise be used on travelling to the said stations.• Travelling to various parts of the country in order to meet up clients for signing of documents, or in order to collect information and documents from them.• Travelling to various court stations within the country for filing of documents and attending court.• Offering support to advocates by drafting of documents such as notices, affidavits, plaints bill of costs, consents and applications, and also drafting and sending emails to courts and clients.• Preparation of minutes during meetings and preparing a report on the meeting afterwards.