Kasendra Moodley

• Drafting, vetting and negotiating a variety of corporate and commercial Legal Agreements which includes, inter alia, Non-Disclosure Agreements, Group Framework Agreements, Intermediary Services Agreements, General Service Agreements, Master Procurement Agreements and Local Country Agreements.
• Drafting, vetting and negotiating Settlement Drafts.
• Drafting, vetting and negotiating Letters of Non-Conformance, Letters of Non-Performance, Notices of Breach.
• Analysis of Risk Documents.
• Interpretation and analysis of various International Legislation and Directives for contractual application.
• Drafting of Risk Acceptance Documents.
• Drafting of Contract Legal Analysis.
• Drafting of Contract Risk Analysis.
• Drafting of Contract Deviation Briefs.
• Development and updating of Legal Templates.
• Assisting with Supplier Onboarding.
• Drafting and Project Managing Local Country Agreements between MTN Group and MTN's Operating Companies throughout Africa.
• Legal scoring of prospective Suppliers.
• Monitoring of Supplier performance.
• Tracking of Supplier Service Level Agreements performance.

• Management of Legal Contracts from onboarding to completion.
• Drafting, Review and Negotiation of Vodacom standard Agreements, which includes, inter alia, Master Procurement Agreements, Reseller Agreements, Master Distribution Agreements, Data Protection Agreements, Proof of Concept Agreements, Memorandum of Understanding Agreements and Non-Disclosure Agreements.
• Drafting, Review and Negotiation of Supplier template Agreements, which includes, inter alia, Master Services Agreements, Partner Distribution Agreements, Framework Agreements, Data Protection Agreements, Proof of Concept Agreements, Memorandum of Understanding Agreements and Non-Disclosure Agreements.
• Provision of Legal support from a contractual perspective together with decision making based actions that contribute to what is operationally acceptable by the Business.
• Assisting and supporting Category Management with the measuring and monitoring of Supplier performance and scoring.
• Assisting and supporting Category Management with administrative based tasks ensuring compliance of Suppliers with Vodacom's minimum standards.
• Reviewing of large value agreements to find loop holes in instances where there has been breach and revenue loss.
• Uploading of Agreements onto the Contract Approval Platform to facilitate internal reviews and approvals and to facilitate the creation of OLA payment codes.
• Ensuring that the Contract Administrator completed the external signatory process on DocuSign and Signing Hub.
• Uploading of executed Agreements onto Contract Watch.
• Frequent reporting on Contract progress and status updates to various stakeholders within Vodacom.
• Ad-hoc reporting on Contract and Procurement related topics as requested by Management.

Contract Management:

• Managing life cycle of Contracts from start to finish.

• Drafting, vetting and negotiation and ensuring internal business and regulatory compliance of various corporate and commercial contracts which includes but is not limited to, Master Services Agreements, Master Resource Agreements, Master Product Agreements, NDAs, Confidentiality Agreements, Barter/Exchange Agreements, Memorandum of Understanding, Statements of work, Services Attachments, Installer Agreements, Licensing Agreements etc.

• Ensuring Agreements pending expirations are communicated to the correct stakeholders.

• Ensuring documents are in compliance with internal DoA.

• Ensuring Contract Management System is updated.

• Creating processes and templates to ensure seamless operation of Contract Management process.

Drafting of internal Policies for MCSA.

Legal Advisory:

• Legal review of a variety of agreements and internal policies.

• Providing Legal Counsel to departments on a variety of business operational instances which includes but is not limited to; handing agreement breaches, internal legal letters received, Legal Termination letters sent out, communication to claimant’s representation both legal and non-legal, assisting Head of Departments with legal responses to handle domestic business operations disputes and arbitration.

• Receiving summons from the Sheriff where MultiChoice is the Defendant, logging litigation on the system, with the Head of Legal, as well as our external Attorneys if necessary.

• Providing external Attorneys with instructions regarding facts of the matter as well as next court related and non-court related steps.

• Providing external Attorneys with settlement instructions within court and out of court.

• Receiving summons from the Sheriff where MultiChoice employees receive claims against them that involves payroll department, maintenance orders, garnishees etc.

• Logging the above with payroll department.

• Variety of support services to Senior Legal Counsel and Head of Legal.

• Variety of non-legal administrative tasks.

• Data Protection (POPI and GDPR)

• Drafting of Data processing agreements for affiliate companies of MCSA,

• Ensuring POPI and GDPR compliance in transactions and agreements,

• Negotiations between MCSA and external parties for POPI and GDPR agreements both on internal agreement templates and external.

• Liaising with Data Protection Officers for higher level approvals of POPI and GDPR deviations if applicable.

Movement from the ITC sector into the broadcasting and media space has exposed my ambit of knowledge to include more cross boarder/international exposure and has increased exposure to a greater variety of contracts and corporate law.

• Drafting of Specialized Contracts and Service Level Agreements for the Enterprise Technology Business Unit.

• Drafting, vetting and negotiation of Statements of Work and related terms contract terms and commercials.

• Drafting, vetting and negotiation of Service Schedules and related terms.

• Drafting, vetting and negotiation of Customer Contracts and related terms.

• Drafting, vetting and negotiation of Service Level Definitions and related terms.

• Drafting, vetting and negotiation of Service Level Agreement and related terms.

• Liaising and assisting Supply Chain Management with RFP and the on boarding of Vendors.

• Liaising with Product Management, Contract Management, Supply Chain Managing and various other stakeholders.

• Drafting of Memorandum of Understanding. and other specialized agreements on a per solution/service basis.

• Liaising with POPI Department to ensure compliance.

• Liaising with Risk Department to ensure compliance.

• Ensuring compliance with POPIA, CPA and other applicable legislation.

• Ensuring compliance with regulations and standards enforced by ICASA.

• Vetting of Customer proposals.

• Drafting, vetting and negotiation of a variety of commercial agreements which includes but it not limed to MOUs, MOIs, NDAs, Professional Service Agreements, Due Diligence Reports.

• Project managing solutions from a contractual perspective.

Seamlessly transitioning from Legal practice into the ITC sector, has proven my sense of adaptability, continuing to provide a superior standard of work which has supported multiple honorable mentions communicated to the business. Having shown value and proving my ability to deliver on my skill set, despite being relatively new in my team, I was the one resource who had been given the opportunity, by my Manager, of being included in high level and confidential projects in which my mandate included the reviewing of various legal agreements to ensure compliance from a business operation, legislative and regulatory purview.

• Provision of Legal support to Directors and Department Heads and Stake Holders.

• Drafting of pleadings for Civil and Commercial Crimes lower and higher courts.

• Creation and legislative updating of precedents for Civil and Commercial Crimes lower and higher courts in accordance with relevant legislative changes.

• Assistance the compilation of financial including but not limited to RODI, Matrix, portfolio updates and legal balancing for FSPs.

• Assisting with Client Liaison Services, Negotiations, Settlements, and various other administrative functions for FSPs.

• Appearances in Lower, Higher and Superior Courts.

• Legislative updating, revising and drafting of Settlement Agreements.

• Drafting of Wills.

• Drafting of contracts, service level agreements and acknowledgments of debt.

• Direct liaising with clients. Most of them which are large financial corporate clients.

• Vetting and reviewing of employment and agent contracts for assigned Corporate Client.

• Administration of Blakes Maphanga Inc. business related operations in support of Share Holders and Directors practically and from a regulatory perspective which included but was is not limited to ensuring compliance by updating processes with Companies Act Legislation, internal regulations and directives, Labor Law Legislation and Directives and BCEA Regulations and Directives.

• Supported Human Resource Manager in BCEA and LRA related matters.

• Talent acquisition process within the department.

• Facilitated performance review process from a legal and talent perspective.

• Drafting of employment contracts.

• Company Secretarial Duties included, inter alia:

• Drafting Memorandum of Incorporation.

• Creation of Trusts.

• Drafting of Partnership Agreements.

• Registrations and updates on CIPC.

• Administrating due diligence.

• Submission of Change of Directorship on CIPC;

• Submission of Deregistration of Companies on CIPC;

• Change of Auditor submissions on CIPC;

• Changes related to Shares

• Drafting and submission of Notice of Incorporation on CIPC and

• Submission of Annual Returns on CIPC.

• Managing a subsidiary of Blakes Maphanga's, Dunrose Trading Pty Ltd with regard to ensuring regulatory compliance, drafting of leases and facilitation of litigation proceedings.

• Legal support on a large scale in terms of the National Credit Act.

• Legal support on a large scale for financial institutes in terms of recoveries.

• Legal support on a large scale for financial institutes in terms of NCA related class action against FSPs.

• Provision of regulatory function, by vetting and ensuring compliance on FSP transaction and agreements in terms of the NCA 34 of 2005.

• Provision of legal opinions of NCR queries and complaints lodged queries panel FSPs with regard to non-compliance.

• General research and knowledge of Companies Act.

• Providing advice on the Consumer Protection Act to FSPs and other panel Corporates.

• Regulating compliance between FSPs, Corporates and the NCR.

• Presenting and negotiating for the acquisition of new business.

• Indirect management of soft recoveries call center, overseeing related litigation ensuring compliance with relevant legislation.

• Attorney liaison to panel certain FSPs and Commercial entities.

• Initiation and completion of financial month ends with regard to portfolio fees tax invoices and compliance with internal processes within the FSPs.

• Initiation and completion of financial month ends with regard to my assigned Corporate Clients.

• Weekly Trust Pay Overs on portfolios.

As a Senior Associate, my mandate included duties carried over from my scope as a Junior Attorney but with a greater magnitude and increased responsibility. In addition, I was given the opportunity to manage internal processes within the Department to ensure a more automated approach insofar as internal and external regulations are complied with. I describe my role during this time as being the "go to" person for the entire department, indirectly managing and leading the department under the control of the Head of Department/designated Director. The skills obtained as a result of my employ at Blakes Maphanga has been invaluable in the sense of establishing a strong work ethic, going above and beyond and always availing myself to other departments and stakeholders. Such has formed a proven track record which has helped me establish a strong rapport at Vodacom.

• Appointed to Banking, Finance and Credit Department as a main function of a Junior Manager whilst assisting other departments on a ad-hoc basis.

• Provision of comprehensive Legal support to Directors and Department Heads and Stake Holders.

• Drafting of pleadings for Civil and Commercial Crimes lower and higher courts.

• Creation and legislative updating of precedents for Civil and Commercial Crimes lower and higher courts in accordance with relevant legislative changes.

• Assistance the compilation of financial including but not limited to RODI, Matrix, portfolio updates and legal balancing for FSPs.

• Assisting with Client Liaison Services, Negotiations, Settlements, and various other administrative functions for FSPs.

• Appearances in Lower, Higher and Superior Courts.

• Legislative updating, revising and drafting of Settlement Agreements.

• Drafting of Wills.

• Drafting of contracts, service level agreements and acknowledgments of debt.

• Direct liaising with clients. Most of them which are large financial corporate clients.

• Vetting and reviewing of employment and agent contracts for assigned Corporate Client.

• Appearances in Lower Courts and High Court.

• Proceeding of trial matters from inception to conclusion.

• Conduction arbitration sessions, including but not limited to Evictions, Divorce Proceedings, s65 proceedings, opposed applications, unopposed applications, ex parte applications and rescission.

• Managing a subsidiary of Blakes Maphanga's, Dunrose Trading Pty Ltd with regard to ensuring regulatory compliance, drafting of leases and facilitation of litigation proceedings.

• Legal support on a large scale in terms of the National Credit Act.

• Legal support on a large scale for financial institutes in terms of recoveries.

• Legal support on a large scale for financial institutes in terms of NCA related class action against FSPs.

• Provision of regulatory function, by vetting and ensuring compliance on FSP transaction and agreements in terms of the NCA 34 of 2005.

• Provision of regulatory function, by vetting and ensuring compliance on FSP transactions in terms of the FAISA 32 of 2002.

• Provision of regulatory function, by vetting and ensuring compliance on FSP transaction in terms of the SARB Act 90 of 1989.

• Provision of legal opinions of NCR queries and complaints lodged queries panel FSPs with regard to non-compliance.

• General research and knowledge of Companies Act.

• Providing advice on the Consumer Protection Act to FSPs and other panel Corporates.

• Management, delegation and advisory on defended litigation initiated against the panel FSPs.

• Regulating compliance between FSPs, Corporates and the NCR.

• Presenting and negotiating for the acquisition of new business.

• Indirect management of soft recoveries call center, overseeing related litigation ensuring compliance with relevant legislation.

• Attorney liaison to panel certain FSPs and Commercial entities.

• Initiation and completion of financial month ends with regard to portfolio fees tax invoices and compliance with internal processes within the FSPs.

• Initiation and completion of financial month ends with regard to my assigned Corporate Clients.

• Weekly Trust Pay Overs on portfolios.

• Mentoring and training of Candidate Attorneys and other Support Staff.

After the completion of my articles, I was one of two candidates that was retained from a team of four, placed as part of the Banking, Finance and Lending Department. As a Junior Manager I was give responsibilities that exceeded what could be inferred by the title thus allowing me to display qualities of a self-starter, resilience and adaptability.

• Assigned to various departments on a rotational basis to gain well rounded experience during clerkship.

• Provision of administrative and legal support to Associates, Directors and Department Heads.

• Assistance in the following departments; Conveyancing and Property Law, Civil, Corporate and Commercial Litigation, Private Estates, Motor Vehicle Accident/RAF litigation and Corporate Legal Collections.

• Drafting of pleadings for Civil and Commercial Crimes lower and higher courts.

• Signing up of clients for Conveyancing Transactions.

• Assisting with Bond Registration and Cancellation Transactions.

• Compilation of Client Briefs for RAF Litigation.

• Assistance the compilation of financial including but not limited to RODI, Matrix, portfolio updates and legal balancing for FSPs.

• Assisting with Client Liaison Services, Negotiations, Settlements, and various other administrative functions for FSPs.

• Appearances in Lower Courts.

• Drafting of Settlement Agreements.

• Drafting of Wills.

During my articles of clerkship I had gained experience in the various areas within the Legal Industry, ultimately being assigned to the Banking, Finance and Lending Department in which I was groomed into a managerial position. In having been thrown into the deep end of a very busy practice, I thrived and was able to prove my self as a valuable resource.