Koketso Kubeka

I have completed my Bachelor of Laws (LLB) at the University of Johannesburg. I am awaiting graduation in the March graduation cohort at the University of Johannesburg. I am ambitious and love learning new skills as well as growing on a personal level. I am a hard worker who is committed to growing themselves professionally while contributing to the organisation. I am a firm believer in justice and ethical workmanship. I am able to balance emotional and intellectual intelligence when interacting with clients during consultations and subsequent communication opportunities. I have also perfected my abilities for costing, more specifically apportionment of damages.

Intern
Lawyers for Human Rights
Sept 2022 – Ongoing
• Assisting in litigating against government departments who violate the human rights of persons
• Assisting unblock, blocked ID numbers
• Attending consultations and advising clients about their problems
• Drafting legal memorandums on questions related to the law
• Phoning clients to update them on their matter
• Summarising legislative pieces for laymen with limited education to understand
• Writing to the Department of Home Affairs to attempt to get stateless persons statehood

Student Assistant
University of Johannesburg
Mar 2022 – Nov 22
• Acting as the point of contact for internal and external clients
• Law students’ faculty support duties
• Managing escalated student issues to senior faculty staff members • Managing phone calls
• Implementing and maintaining a filing system
• Providing general support to visitors
 

Student Legal Practitioner 
University of Johannesburg Law Clinic
Feb 2022 – July 2022
• Advising clients on their legal issues
• Collecting evidence on behalf of the client for their matter
• Consulting with clients on various legal matters
• Contacting clients and communicating any delays or progresses in their matter
• Doing all necessary research for a client’s matter
• Doing daily checks on any case law or amendments to legislation that might affect a client’s matter
• Drafting head of arguments for court proceedings
• Drafting pleadings (for example a summons or a notice of intention to defend)
 

Transcriptionist
Rev.com
Jan 2021 – Ongoing
• Understanding client specifications and noting any formatting or notation requests prior to completing the transcription
•Completingtranscriptionsinatimelymannerandreviewingdraftsfor any spelling, grammar, or formatting errors, as well as other inconsistencies
• Adhering to all confidential guidelines and respecting sensitive information
• Submitting completed drafts to clients and correcting any errors as per their feedback.

Vacation Intern
Commission of Inquiry into State Capture
December 2021
• Drafting letters to implicated persons
• Preparing and annotating Commission documents
• Performing admin related tasks
• Being the point of communication between opposition legal practitioners and the Commission
 

Bachelor of Laws (LLB) - University of Johannesburg