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Sewlal has over 21 years of work experience of which 16 years were spent in senior management in the public sphere. Her work experience relates to the drafting and vetting of commercial contracts and agreements. She is responsible for identifying the institutions rights and obligations in terms of contracts and manage the execution process of contracts, the direction and management of legal strategies, identifying risks, decisions on litigation processes, ensuring a sound strategy of legal compliance, setting up of the internal legal compliance framework.
Sewlal has over 21 years of work experience of which 16 years were spent in senior management in the public sphere. Her work experience relates to the drafting and vetting of commercial contracts and agreements. She is responsible for identifying the institutions rights and obligations in terms of contracts and manage the execution process of contracts, the direction and management of legal strategies, identifying risks, decisions on litigation processes, ensuring a sound strategy of legal compliance, setting up of the internal legal compliance framework.
==Career History==
==Career History==
* 2017 - Current, Department of Justice and Constitutional Development, Comparative study of Solicitor General and similar offices internationally. Field research on service delivery and gaps in state attorney offices. Development of an electronic practice management system, electronic diary system, electronic prescription alerts, electronic desktop litigation resource manual, development of e-learning systems
* 2017 - Current, Department of Justice and Constitutional Development, Acting Chief Director Legal Services: Project Leader on the Transformation of State Legal Services
* Comparative study of Solicitor General and similar offices internationally. Field research on service delivery and gaps in state attorney offices. Development of an electronic practice management system, electronic diary system, electronic prescription alerts, electronic desktop litigation resource manual, development of e-learning systems
Research on Solicitor General, Comparative Analysis,Mediation,State Litigation
• Policy Development,
• Policy Development,
• Stakeholder Management: State Attorneys, Law Societies, Bar Councils, State Departments: presenting at stakeholder forums on policies. Developing stakeholder forums to improve relations with state attorneys and develop standardised working mechanisms to improve and enhance performance.
• Stakeholder Management: State Attorneys, Law Societies, Bar Councils, State Departments: presenting at stakeholder forums on policies. Developing stakeholder forums to improve relations with state attorneys and develop standardised working mechanisms to improve and enhance performance.
Organisation Department of Justice and Constitutional Development
Organisation Department of Justice and Constitutional Development
Job Title Master of the North-Gauteng High Court( Head of Office) from 1st July 2016 to date
* Job Title Master of the North-Gauteng High Court( Head of Office) from 1st July 2016 to date (8 years and 11 months- Senior Manager) Master of the Durban High Court( Head of Office from 1 January 2009)
(8 years and 11 months- Senior Manager)
* Period 1st January 2009 to date
Master of the Durban High Court( Head of Office from 1 January 2009)
Key Responsibilities -
Period 1st January 2009 to date
Oversee the regulation of Deceased Estates, Insolvencies, Curatorship’s and Trusts, Guardians Fund verifications and applications, strategic and operational leadership of the Masters Office.
• Project Management of e-systems in the Masters environment, deployment of e-services to all magistrates courts,e-filing, policy development ,
Conducting of legal research and analysis, policy development
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Project Management of e-systems in the Masters environment,
deployment of e-services to all magistrates courts,e-filing, policy development ,
• Implementation of Paperless Estates Administration System (E-filing),
• Implementation of Paperless Estates Administration System (E-filing),
• Project Manager on the use of advanced electronic signatures in issuing insolvency certificates,
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Project Manager on the use of advanced electronic signatures in issuing insolvency certificates,
• development of e-learning modules,
• development of e-learning modules,
• electronic diary management,
• electronic diary management,
• research in e-filing and e-government systems.
• research in e-filing and e-government systems.
Preparation of briefs and court reports
Management of Litigation
Preparation of briefs and court reports
Development of co-operation agreements to enhance productivity
Monitoring and Evaluation, Developmental Interventions,
Results-Based Management, Improved planning processes, Improve accountability, transparency through Monitoring and Evaluation for the departmental branch. Encompassing citizen engagement in improving service delivery.
Development of value chain, service delivery and evaluation systems to enhance productivity.
Development of co-operation agreements to enhance productivity
Liaising with local and foreign high-level state officials, advanced stakeholder management
Ensure effective and efficient financial and human resource management. Planning and management of Budgets, procurement processes and administration of the Masters branch Durban.
Ensure effective and efficient financial and human resource management. Planning and management of Budgets, procurement processes and administration of the Masters branch Durban.
Manage effective and efficient service delivery
Manage effective and efficient service delivery
Ensure professional rendering of Masters services
Ensure professional rendering of Masters services
Represent the office in relationships with internal and external stakeholders, NGO’s, International organisations and CSO’s, hosting of international delegations
Provide leadership, direction and training to legal professionals and management team
Represent the office in relationships with internal and external stakeholders, NGO’s, International organisations and CSO’s, hosting of international delegations
Develop and implement strategies for the effective management teams to ensure that all service level agreements are adhered to. Performance targets exceeded due to the introduction of systematic mechanisms to supervise registries and groups.
Represented the Branch at the International Association of Insolvency Regulators(IAIR),AGM and Conferences, Completion of surveys
Develop and implement strategies for the effective management teams to ensure that all service level agreements are adhered to. Performance targets exceeded due to the introduction of systematic mechanisms to supervise registries and groups.
Drafting of complex legal opinions, court reports, internal policy directives, projects for the Chief Master
Served on National Moderating Committee performance assessments, Regional Asset Disposal.
Served on National Moderating Committee performance assessments, Regional Asset Disposal.
Medium Term Strategic Framework reports, business plans, skills plans, strategic planning.
Medium Term Strategic Framework reports, business plans, skills plans, strategic planning.
Management of a staff complement of 100.
Render strategic direction and leadership, promotion of intergovernmental and stakeholder relations, deliver strategic advice, leadership and direction.
Render strategic direction and leadership, promotion of intergovernmental and stakeholder relations, deliver strategic advice, leadership and direction.
Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Interpretation of Statutes.
Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Interpretation of Statutes.
* Office of the Public Protector
(7 years and nine months)
(7 years and nine months)
Period 1st April 2001 to 31st December 2008
Period 1st April 2001 to 31st December 2008
Previous Employment 2
Previous Employment 2
Organisation R. Naidoo and Company ( 2 years and 8 months)
* Organisation R. Naidoo and Company ( 2 years and 8 months)
Period 1st July 1998 to 31st March 2001
Period 1st July 1998 to 31st March 2001
Job Title Senior Associate and Manager of Litigation Department
Job Title Senior Associate and Manager of Litigation Department
Key Responsibilities Managed litigation department
Key Responsibilities
Managed litigation department
Civil and criminal litigation
Civil and criminal litigation
Aviation Law: Aviation Act 74 of 1962
Aviation Law: Aviation Act 74 of 1962
Civil Aviation Act, Carriage by Air, International Air Services Act and Regulations, Civil Aviation Services, Air Traffic and Navigation Services Company
Civil Aviation Act, Carriage by Air, International Air Services Act and Regulations, Civil Aviation Services, Air Traffic and Navigation Services Company
Previous Employment 3Organisation M.S
Previous Employment 3Organisation
Mall and Company ( 2 years)
* M.S Mall and Company ( 2 years)
Period 1996/06/01 to 1998/06/30
Job Title Candidate Attorney
Job Title Candidate Attorney
Key Responsibilities Civil litigation
Key Responsibilities
Civil litigation
Criminal Litigation
Criminal Litigation
Drafting of Pleadings
Drafting of Pleadings