Nicoleen Bruwer
Glenbrook,Auckland
Summary
Professional with experience in conveyancing, adept at handling aspects of all property transactions. Skilled in managing documentation, liaising with clients, and ensuring compliance with legal requirements. Strong focus on team collaboration and achieving results, flexible and dependable in dynamic environments. Known for excellent organizational skills, attention to detail, and effective communication.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Conveyancing Assistant
Conveyancing Plus
NZ
01.2024 - Current
- Drafting of Invoices and settlement statements
- Liaising with clients per email and per telephone. Answered incoming calls promptly and professionally, routing messages as needed.
- Good computer skills- Excel, Word.
- Identified potential risks within transactions before they become an issue and sought appropriate solutions accordingly.
- Organized client meetings and completed associated paperwork for settlements.
- Completed Land online Registry forms accurately ensuring all deadlines were met.
- Utilized excellent attention to detail when reviewing title searches and preparing title summaries for clients.
- Requesting land and water rates, as well as requesting regional rates.
- Prepared legal documents for property sale and purchase transactions such as contracts of sale, transfer of land and mortgages.
- Following through with settlements on Sale and/or purchase and refinance transactions.
- Ensured compliance with Anti-Money Laundering Regulations during all stages of a conveyancing case.
- On boarding and off boarding of clients on Onelaw Practice.
- Provided administrative support to conveyancing practitioner and legal executives in conveyancing matters, including filing documents, drafting correspondence and maintaining records.
- Drafting of Enduring Power of Attorneys and arranging with clients for signing.
- Preparing lease agreements, and Deed of right of renewal of leases as well as keeping record on when renewal must happen
- Managed communication between clients, solicitors, and estate agents to ensure smooth processes.
- Facilitated preparation and review of legal documents for property transactions.
Conveyancing Assistant & Deceased Estate Liaison
Du Toit Mandelstam Attorneys [RSA]
RSA
07.2021 - 09.2023
- Strong administrative skills
- Drafting of Offer to Purchase
- Consulting / Liaison with clients (seller & Purchaser)
- Obtaining clearance figures at the local Municipality
- Obtaining Clearance levies (when transferring sectional Titles)
- Obtaining Transfer duty Receipt
- Submit all documents to Deed’s Office for registration
- Reconciliation of transaction
- Pay outs to Seller & Purchaser
- Winding up deceased estate
- Consulting with clients
- Reporting deceased estate at Master of the High Court
- Contact persons: Conrad Butler – +2783 298 2002 & Shanelle Olckers – +2782 527 3482
Deceased Estate Secretary and Commissioner of Oath
AV Theron & Swanepoel Attorneys
08.2017 - 06.2021
- Complete all documents to report estate late at Master of High Court;
- Drafting offer to purchase for a vehicle and other movable property;
- Consultations with clients;
- Handling all queries of the Master of the High Court;
- Placing section 29 advertisement on an estate;
- Drafting letters to inform institutions of the death of a deceased;
- Closing accounts that is on a deceased’s name;
- Correspond with banks, policy holding companies and pension funds to pay out to the estate;
- Transfer of shares to the surviving spouse or Heir’s name;
- Sale of share that is on the name of the deceased to pay out to the estate bank account;
- Drafting of a Liquidation and distribution account;
- Prepare all relevant documentation for submitting the Liquidation and Distribution account at the Master of the High Court;
- Placing of Section 35 advertisement in the Government Gazette and the local newspaper;
- Following up with the Master of the High Court for his permission to Distribute;
- Complete all vehicle registration papers for the Heirs for registration on their name;
- Drafting of a cash recon;
- Working with the Heir’s inheritance;
- Making payments to the institutions and the Heirs;
- Drafting of the receipts according to the L & D account for the Heirs to sign and sent them to the Master of the High Court for Formal Discharge of Executor on the estate;
Executive Assistant to 2 Directors and Client Liaison
Specialized Business Activity (Pty) Ltd (SBA)
02.2011 - 04.2017
- All administrative work:
- Experience in estate restructuring and insolvent matters
- Finalizing voluntary liquidation instructions
- Registering of new companies CIPC
- Consultation with clients
- Liaison with clients
- Finalizing and compiling file content
- Liaison work with other attorney’s firm
- Working independently
- Executive PA to 2 Directors of the company.
- Excellent in: Microsoft Office packages, Windows and Internet.
- Take minutes of meetings, filing, copying of documents.
- CONTACT PERSON: Paul de Beer (DIRECTOR) +2787 802 7278- OFFICE
Massage Therapist
Canyon Range Cruise Liners
09.2009 - 12.2010
- Beauty treatments
- Massages
- Reflexology
- Aromatherapy
- Body wraps
- Sales and Marketing
- CONTACT PERSON: Thalia Shaer – Tshaer@canyonranch.com
Education
No Degree - Health And Wellness
Placècol Institute
South Africa02-2004
Skills
- Customer support
- Driven individual
- Strong attention to detail
- Effective communication
- Target focused
- Customer Care and after care
- Skilled at prioritizing tasks simultaneously
- Document formatting
- Confidential data protection
- Effective team collaboration
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Effective problem resolution
Languages
English
Full Professional
Timeline
Conveyancing Assistant
Conveyancing Plus
01.2024 - Current
Conveyancing Assistant & Deceased Estate Liaison
Du Toit Mandelstam Attorneys [RSA]
07.2021 - 09.2023
Deceased Estate Secretary and Commissioner of Oath
AV Theron & Swanepoel Attorneys
08.2017 - 06.2021
Executive Assistant to 2 Directors and Client Liaison
Specialized Business Activity (Pty) Ltd (SBA)
02.2011 - 04.2017
Massage Therapist
Canyon Range Cruise Liners
09.2009 - 12.2010
No Degree - Health And Wellness
Placècol Institute