I am Sherlene Moonsamy, Currently working for Department of Science and Innovation as Action Chief Director: legal Services. I have Masters in Intellectual property law(LLM), Bachelor of Laws(LLB) and BA (Law)degree. I also worked as a Deputy Director: Legal Services at KZN Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs.

I attend the following International and Local Conferences

January 2020 – Completed the Leadership and Economic Diplomacy Course, Civil Service College, SINGAPORE.

• April 2019 – Attended International Bar Association’s Annual (IBA) Employment and Diversity law conference in PARIS, FRANCE.
• October 2018 – Attended International Bar Association (IBA) Annual conference in ROME, ITALY.
• April 2018 – Attended IBA World Women Lawyers conference in LONDON, ENGLAND.
• May 2017 – Attended World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) Workshop on Intellectual Property National Strategies and Innovation Policy for African Countries, STELLENBOSCH, SOUTH AFRICA.
• • October 2016 – Completed WIPO Academy Advanced Distance Learning Course on Intellectual Property Management (DL450).
  • November 2016 - Attended Federal Bar Association Conference on Legislative Drafting at the World Bank in WASHINGTON, DC, in a bid to keep up with the current world standards and trends on legislative drafting.
  • December 2016 - Completed World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) Summer School on Intellectual Property, CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA.