I am an experienced Legal Practitioner with 8 years of dedicated practice in various legal settings, including High and Lower Courts. I adept at navigating complex legal landscapes, I've honed my expertise in legal analysis and dispute resolution at esteemed institutions like Namibia Training Authority. My career is marked by a commitment to excellence, demonstrated through innovative legal solutions and fostering robust team collaborations. I excel in adapting to diverse legal challenges, ensuring compliance and governance excellence.
- Advise Board members on the legal, governance, accounting, risk, and tax implications of proposed policies.
- Contribute to Board meeting discussions as needed, within areas of expertise.
- Monitor changes in relevant legislation, the regulatory environment, and ensure the Board adheres to it.
- Liaise with external regulators and advisors, such as lawyers, and auditors.
- Facilitate relevant litigation processes.
- Provides legal advice to all NTA departments and centers as needed.
- Organize board and board subcommittee meetings.
- Formulates meeting agendas.
- Collects, organizes, and distributes Board and Board subcommittee documentation.
- Prepares and issues notices of meetings.
- Assists with resolution summaries and follow-up.
Researches and advises on best practices relating to governance principles.
- Facilitate the induction of board members and executive management into their roles.
- Advises management with respect to their duties and responsibilities, with special emphasis on compliance with legislation.
- Monitor and review all legal and regulatory developments that may affect NTA operations.
- Assess and manage compliance in the governance domain, and inform all relevant persons of any changes with regard to governance.
- Provide academic support to students
- Attendance to supervise the drafting of pleadings and provide guidance regarding the interpretation and application of the Court Rules and Practice directives
- Advise and provide guidance as to the application of the relevant legislature
- Attend to Court on behalf of clients and provide feedback to Supervising lecturer
- Attendance to marking of scripts
- Court appearances on behalf of clients in the High and Lower Courts
- Conduct prompt and substantive legal research and advise on a daily basis to clients
- Pay strict attention to details, due diligence and promptly apply problem solving techniques.
- Supervise Candidate Legal Practitioner and Legal interns
- Act as chairpersons of disciplinary hearing and attend to labor tribunals of behalf of clients
- Draft and prepare legal documents including contracts as per client's instructions
- Advise and provide guidance as to the application of the relevant legislature
- Attend to Court on behalf of clients and provide feedback to Supervising lecturer
- Attendance to marking of scripts
- Provide the required legal support to the CEO and board
- Act as the administrative link with external stakeholders
- Supervise collections and participate in strategic discussions to maximize collections
- Scrutinize, prepare and draft contracts and memorandums of agreements with clients
- Provide advice and act as Employer's representative in labor related matters
- Liaise with external legal Representatives in the event of Court cases
- Prepare Board meetings and provide all the necessary support
- Court appearances on behalf of clients in the High and Lower Courts
- Conduct prompt and substantive legal research and advise on a daily basis to clients
- Pay strict attention to details, due diligence and promptly apply problem solving techniques.
- Supervise Legal Practitioners and Legal interns
- Act as chairpersons of disciplinary hearing and attend to labor tribunals of behalf of clients
- Draft and prepare legal documents including contracts as per client's instructions
- Consultation with clients; legal research and provide advise
- Attendance to court on behalf of clients in in High and Lower Courts (Civil, Criminal, Matrimonial and labor matters)
Innovation and Creativity
- Attendance to drafting pleadings inclusive of bill of costs and attendance to mediation and taxation
- Prepare legal memorandums
- Provide supervisory support to Candidate Legal Practitioners
- Conduct all Legal Practitioner duties as assigned
- Administrative head of Claims Department at branch
- Supervise Legal Consultant and Legal Secretary
- Middle management duties
- Consultation with clients and asses claims
- Provide advice, research and apply relevant legal principles
- Process claims for external attendance
- Discuss and sought approval from Supervisor
- Attend to inhouse labor matters inclusive of advise and representing Employer in disciplinary hearings
- General research, drafting of memorandums and advise
- Act as link between external stakeholders and department
- Consultation with clients; egal research and provide advise
- Attendance to court on behalf of client in Lower Courts (Civil, Criminal and labor matters)
- Attendance to drafting pleadings for Supervisors approval, inclusive of bill of costs
- Prepare legal memorandum to client's, Conduct Deeds searches and attendance to high and lower Courts for filling
- Navigate the legal electronic system for purposes of filling pleadings
- Provide administrative support to supervisor in the form of diarization and retrieving Court orders
- Consultation with clients and asses claims
- Provide advice, research and apply relevant legal principles
- Process claim for external attendance
- Discuss and sought approval from Supervisor
- Attend to inhouse labor matters inclusive of advise and representing Employer in disciplinary hearings
- General research, drafting of memorandums and advise
- I am an admitted legal practitioner of the lower and high court of Namibia.
- I have been appointed to supervise the final law students at the University of Namibia in their practical legal course.
- I have further been appointed to serve on legal expertise boards, specializing in communal land issues.
2020-09 Compliance Management
2017-06 Legal Practitioners Justice Training Certificate
Mr Kevin Anderson
Head: Insurance
Trustco Insurance Limited
Tel: +264 (0)61 275 4162
Mr. Julius Nyamazana
Chief ExecutiveOfficer
RedForce Debt Management
Tel: +264 61 253 159/2
Mr. Kadhila Amoomo
Director
Kadhila Amoomo Legal Practitioners
Tel: +264 61 227 271
Mr. Tomas Nekongo
Company Secretary
Namibia Training Authority
Tel:+264 61 2078 110
Mr. Phillipus Balhao
HOD: Public and Procedural Law
School of Law: University of Namibia
Tel: +264 61 206 3663