Legal Positions

CURRICULUM VITAE

PERSONAL INFORMATION

NAME: Lionel Dugmore Wallace
TELEPHONE: (+27 21) 443 6700
EMAIL:[email removed]
LANGUAGES: English, Afrikaans
(021) 443 6700
(082) 558 1745
HOME ADDRESS: 1552 Riverside Lofts Tygerberg Waterfront
WORK ADDRESS: Cape Law Society, Riebeeck Street
POSTAL ADDRESS: 30 Chanteclair, Onrus, Hermanus
AGE: 33
CITIZENSHIP: SOUTH AFRICAN

QUALIFICATIONS

SCHOOL / UNIVERSITY QUALIFICATION
Secondary Education - Durban North College
University Education - B PROC
School for Legal Practice - UCT
Law Society of the Cape - Certificate in Labour Law High Court of South Africa, Cape of Good Hope Provincial Division - Admission as Attorney
High Court of South Africa, Cape of Good Hope Provincial Division - Admission as Conveyancer

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Bachelor and Associates Article Clerk 01/06/00 –28/02/01 Specializing in Personal Injury and Road Accident Fund Claims.

Buchanan Boyes Attorneys -Article Clerk 01/03/01 –01/11/01

Venter and Van Eeden Attorneys Professional Assistant 01/02/02 – 01/08/03
Smit and Associates - ProfessionalAssistant 01/09/03 –01/06/05

The Listening Company: AOL Broadband - Selling and Marketing of the AOL brand 21/11/05 – 03/03/06

Wallace Attorneys: Sole Proprietor - Specializing in Civil and Commercial Litigation
01/11/06 – 01/01/08

WHY I BELIEVE I CAN ADD VALUE

I have reached the point where I must optimize every opportunity that is given to me. The bigger the opportunity the harder I will work to ensure optimum reward for myself and the employer I work for.

The one benefit of running a small practice was the fact that you had to rely on yourself to work independently. You had to take full responsibility and there was nobody else to back you up and protect you. I had to succeed with the minimum resources at your disposal.

I consider myself as extremely responsible and competitive. All instructions and assignments are approached with commitment and determination.

LITIGATION EXPERIENCE

Litigation Experience (continue)Civil Magistrates Court Litigation: Motion Court Applications, Civil Court Action proceedings, Drafting of pleading documents, Attendances at Motion Court proceedings. Representation in Family law disputes. Attending to Round Table Settlement proceedings as well as opposed and unopposed Court appearances at the Divorce Court. Criminal Court Appearances at the District and Regional court level. Representations to the office of the Director of Public Prosecution.
Collections: The institution of legal proceedings in terms of section 57 and 58 of the Magistrates Court Act. The processing of Default Judgments and Sale in execution notices
UK Work experience: Marketing and selling the O2 brand name.

Cape Law Society Experience

Cape Law Society Experience (continue) Reviewing and Analyzing qualified audit reports, Following up and clearing qualifications on audit reports, Following up on the misappropriation and theft of trust funds, Corresponding with the four major banks on behalf of attorneys for purposes of Business Development, drafting of Practice Support and Compliance letters to Attorneys and Auditors, advising Attorneys on Trust Accounting and Trust Investments, attending to Practice Support and Business Development presentations to Law Firms in the Western Cape region, overseeing the compliance and implementation of the Attorneys Act and the Society Rules in respect of trust accounting and trust investments and drafting of Practice Support Circulars to firms in the Western Cape Region in respect of developments within the profession

FAMILY

Mother: Registered Nurse
Father: Municipal Manager of the Overberg
Sister: Legal Professional

Sport

Played 1ST Team Rugby and under 21 club rugby
Completed in half marathons
Play golf on a recreation level

REFERENCES

Barry Halliday: 021 418 7579
Stephen Boyes: 021 406 9100
Philip Van der Merwe: 021 979 3771

Lionel Wallace 15 Apr 2009, 07:32 - Report