Ruth Gondwe (Phd) Email & Phone Number

Johannesburg Metropolitan Area

Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

• Managed legal service delivery to 8 key global clients within the gaming, technology, insurance, real estate and legal operations' spaces.
• Built and oversaw a team of 15 attorneys across the multiple clients to ensure that the all legal documents that are reviewed and submitted to clients are sufficiently drafted and quality guaranteed.
• Collaborated with client legal operations teams to implement various digital transformation projects within their legal departments using DocuSign, Thomson Reuters and Microsoft.
• Advised clients on various approaches to knowledge management and innovative management of documents within digital spaces.
• Facilitated weekly client meetings; coordination of team and executive meetings; andteam growth and participation.
• Proposed additional products and services to existing clients to encourage business development.

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

• Managed legal service delivery to 3 key global clients within the fintech, insurance and telecommunications industries.
• Oversaw a team of 6 attorneys to ensure that the all legal documents that were reviewed and submitted to clients were sufficiently drafted and quality guaranteed.
• Reviewed various legal documents including insurance policies, Data Processing Agreements (DPAs), Non-disclosure Agreements (NDAs), and Master Services Agreements (MSAs).
• Collaborated and managed regulatory and compliance projects with various legal firms and in-house counsel using DocuSign, Luminance and SharePoint.
• Facilitated weekly client meetings; coordination of team and executive meetings; andteam growth and participation.
• Proposed additional products and services to existing clients to encourage business development.

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

• Reviewed various business contracts including Non-disclosure Agreements (NDAs), Engagement Letters, Master Services Agreements (MSAs), Terms of Business, License agreements and many others.
• Drafted legal documents including different types of contracts and termination letters.
• Provided knowledge management services that facilitated information sharing across teams andclients on the SharePoint platforms and various in-house tools.
• Identified and developed new services and methodologies to improve efficiencies in service delivery to clients.

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

• Provided judges around Africa with high-quality research. Research includeddrafting comparative research reports; legal opinions; and recommendations forlegal reform
• Worked with Oxford University’s Pro Bono Publico group in their law faculty inproviding legal research to judges and legal professionals for African mattersrequiring comparative, international law, and international.

Lilongwe, Central Region, Malawi

• Represented the government and public officers in civil proceedings by or againstgovernment or public officers
• Drafted advice to various branches of government

Lilongwe, Central Region, Malawi

• Partnered with World Bank to scrutinize Malawian primary and subsidiarylegislation and identify measures applying to import, export, and transit ofcommodities trade in order to create the first Trade Portal in Malawi
• Associated with counterparts from government ministries, departments andagencies both nationally and internationally to assess and advise on gaps that maybe existent in the scope of the legal documentation
• Supervised and managed initial quality check on outputs from legal interns

Lilongwe, Central Region, Malawi

• Facilitated board activities by helping the chairpersons to set agendas
• Primary point of contact and source of legal counsel and guidance for directors andmanagement of the companies as regards the companies and its activities
• Reviewed all legislative, regulatory, and corporate governance developments thatmight affect the groups’ operations

Bachelor Of Laws - Llb(Hons)

Professional Certificate In Legal Tech In The Digital Era, Law

Focusing on 6 key areas: Legal Tech, Legal Marketing, Legal Operations, Leadership and Innovation, Digital Transformation, and Cloud &.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Commercial Law

Thesis titled 'Financial Co-operatives: Regulatory and Supervisory Answers for South Africa and Malawi’ The thesis focuses on regulatory.

Master Of Laws - Llm, Commercial Law, 73.5

Completed courses in Corporate Governance, Corporate Finance, Advanced Company Law and International Economic Law