Nasreen Shaik Hassan

Nasreen Shaik Hassan

260 Montdene Drive, Croftdene Chatsworth, 4092
Telephone: 031 403 1346; Mobile: 071 331 9780;
Email: nasreenraschid08@gmail.com

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

A versatile and results-oriented professional
Attentive to detail with a practical approach to problem solving and the organisation required to ensure that deadlines and objectives are achieved
Enjoys being part of a successful and productive team and thrives in highly pressurised and challenging working environments and can work individually
An exceptionally professional and accomplished legal assistant with an impressive range of secretarial and office management skills applied in the legal field.
A peoples person, I employ my naturally friendly and helpful persona and will go the extra mile to assist client’s with queries whether via email of telephonically.

OBJECTIVE

Currently looking for a new and challenging position within the legal sector, one which will make best use of existing skills and experience acquired in privately owned companies while enabling further personal and professional development.

EXPERIENCE SUMMARY

2013 – Present Paralegal / Legal Secretary

Undertaking a range of administrative duties ranging from secretarial to office management. Excellent writing skills in drafting brief, legal memorandums, pleadings and correspondences. Conduct all legal business professionally and with little guidance from attorneys and supervisors. Adapt to various legal personnel including Associates, Clerks, Sheriff and other legal secretaries.

Key responsibilities:

Organise client correspondences, email and handle high call volumes
Manage office Court diary
Assisting clients and updating them on their matters
Attending to clients when they come in the office
Billing
Taxations and drafting bills
Accurately enter data into company- based software system
Managing office diary, appointments and consults with clients
Dictaphone typing
Sitting in on meetings and taking minutes
Diarising files
Corresponding with clients and other attorneys
Expert in general Court procedures in the various Magistrates and High Courts
Litigation-drafting and typing of all pleadings and contracts and attending court to issue/grant same
Index and paginating court files
Keeping track of dies and diarinsg files and working according to time frames independantly
Reporting to.attorney on matter and updating them
Liaising with various Sheriffs
Estates documents and attending Master’s office
RAF claims
Labour matter procedures
Legal reaserch for case laws
Arranging conveyancing documents to be sent to Deeds office
General office administration

EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS:
2016 – Present 3rd year LLB Student at Unisa Kzn
2015 Lexis Nexis (Ghost convey course completed)
2010 Completed Matric at Ihsan Girl’s College


FURTHER SKILLS

I.T. Proficiency: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Internet and Email
Languages: English

PERSONAL DETAILS

Driving Licence: Code 08/Clean
Health: Excellent; non-smoker

REFERENCES (more information available on request)

2011-2012- FNB Legal Credit Services - assistant in legal department and data capturing
2013 – Present Simrithi Sharma & Associates Inc. - Paralegal / Legal Secretary