1. CURRICULUM VITAE
OF
CAROLIEN DE WET
Date of Birth 1961 – 11 – 30
Contact number 072 133 2222
Home language Afrikaans
Other language English
Health Excellent
Marital status Married
Residential address 1177 Commercial Street
Pretoria Gardens
Pretoria
0082
Email carolien.dewet30@gmail.com
Drivers license Code B
QUALIFICATIONS
Secondary qualification - Matric 1979
Tertiary qualification & courses - Certificate: Legal Secretarial
Practice
- Debt review
- English for professionals

2. Computer programs: - Search works
- CMS
- Business Connect
- Foreclosure bank links
- Outlook
- Patricia
- MS Word 07
- Excel (level 1)
- Worksite
- Debtcol
SPECIAL ABILITIES
• Specializing in Bad Debt Collecting, Magistrate Court / High Court
Litigation & Foreclosures and attending to high volumes of Dictaphone
typing if needs be.
• I am an individual who is always open to challenges, not afraid to change,
and a good member of team work and I accept instructions.
• Good telephone and communication skills.
• Ability to work accurately with attention to detail & independently.
• Service-orientated and strong sense of personal obligation.
• Willingness to learn and improve own performance to become more
efficient and effective.

3. • Assisting in superior’s practice and facilitate best use of his/her
professional time;
CURRENT EMPLOYER
Attorneys Adams & Adams : 15 September 2008 – current (7y4m)
Occupation: Paralegal : Foreclosures
(independently) & HC Litigation
Reason for leaving : Foreclosure Department closed
Reported to: Equity Partner –Leander Opperman
Client base: Nedbank Homeloans -Foreclosures
Nedbank Business Banking-
Foreclosures & other
Nedbank Corporate – Foreclosures &
other
Investec - Foreclosures
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
• Diarising files and attending to administration of office files;
• Receiving & sending of e-mails;
• Taking messages & making appointments;
• Liaising with clients, sheriffs, counsels & preparing letters and briefs and
following up on service and outstanding documents;
• Attending to queries from clients, sheriffs & other attorneys;
• Attending to faxes, photocopying;
• Dictaphone typing (if required);

4. • Attend to payment of invoices and drafting of client’s
statements;
• Drafting of letters of demand – all cause of actions;
• Drafting summonses – Ordinary/Combined/Foreclosures/Installment Sale
Agreements;
• Judgments – Default and Summary Judgment with supporting affidavit;
• Drafting of Applications in terms of Rule 31 read with Rule 46 to declare
immovable property executable, arranging for same to be signed and
served;
• Attend to obtaining of provisional court dates & final enrollment;
• Attend to drafting of writs – movable and immovable property;
• Drafting of Rule 45 – indemnity;
• Obtaining sale dates, arranging sales, obtaining arrear rates and taxes,
attend to publication thereof and liaising with client regarding reserve price
and representative to attend sale;
• Instructing Conveyancing Department to attend to cancellation of bond
and transferring of property;
• Uplifting of interdicts, caveats;
• Negotiations with debtors writ repayment arrangements & attend to
drafting & signing of acknowledgement of debt.
• Calculation of outstanding balances (interest and fees) & final settlement
offers;
• Sequestration / Liquidation Applications (with assistance); and
• Returning original documents to clients and close file.
Referees
1. Melissa Dreyer (Associate) 012 432 6133
2. Vuyokazi Ndamse (Associate) 012 432 6000

5. 3. Pinky Sibonyoni (colleague) 012 432 6029
4. Esther Shiburi (colleague) 012 432 6000
5. Leander Opperman (Partner) 012 432 6117
6. Brian Farham (Manager at Nedbank) 012 4367902 (Client)
7. Marlize Smit (Manager at Nedbank) 012 4367905 (Client)
Previous employers
Attorneys Rooth & Wessels Inc 1991 – 2008 (17years)
Occupation: Paralegal : Foreclosures
Reason for leaving: Agency called me and made me a better
salary offer (I was not in the market)
Reported to: Partner – Nigel Petzer (passed away)
Associate : Jaco Strauss
Client base: FNB – Foreclosures
Wesbank – Repossessing of vehicles
Pioneer – Collections
Coastal Tool Hire – Collections
Saambou – Foreclosures and
Collections
Various Pharmacies – Collections
Law Society – Attorneys struck from roll
- attending to collection of taxed costs
Referees: Jaco Strauss (Tel: 012 342 9895)
Duties and Responsibilities
(Same as above)

6. Attorneys Ehlers & Partners 1981 – 1991 (9 years 3 months)
Reason for leaving : Better salary offer
Occupation: Secretary
Reported to: Partner: Albert Von Bergh
Referees: No contact details, partners split up
Attorney Jan A R Botha 1981 (3 months)
Reason for leaving: Firm closed due to medical condition of
attorney – one man practice
Occupation: Receptionist, book keeper and
secretary, administration and all legal
work related to legal office environment
Reported to: Partner
Referees: Firm closed
W S Coetzee & Fourie 1981 (6 months)
Reason for leaving: Firm strikes from the roll by Law
Society)
Occupation Secretary
Reported to: Partner
Referees: None - Firm struck from the roll.
Duties and Responsibilities (last 3 firms)

7. Magistrate Court Collections
• Diarising files and attending to administration of office files;
• Receiving and sending of faxes and making of copies;
• Taking messages & making appointments;
• Liaising with clients, sheriffs, & preparing letters and following up on
service and outstanding documents;
• Attending to queries from clients, sheriffs & other attorneys;
• Drafting of letters of demand;
• Drafting summonses – Ordinary
• Judgments – Default and Summary Judgment with supporting affidavit;
• Attend to obtaining of provisional court dates & final enrollment;
• Attend to drafting of writs – movable and immovable property;
• Drafting of Rule 38 – indemnity;
• Obtaining sale dates, arranging sales, attend to publication thereof;
• Negotiations with debtors wrt repayment arrangements & attend to
drafting & signing of acknowledgement of debt.
• Calculation of outstanding balances (interest and fees) & final settlement
offers;
• Returning original documents to clients and close file.
• Section 65 Notice – Emolument attachment order/Section 72 Application;
• Garnishee orders etc.
• Warrant of arrest;
• Attending to divorce matters, accompanied clients to counsel and court
• Attending Companies Office for company searches etc.
Thank you for your time!