Plaxedes is an experienced Disputes lawyer in the Alternative Legal Services (ALT) team at Herbert Smith Freehills. She was integrally involved in the set-up of the Johannesburg ALT team in 2017, which forms part of a market-leading, innovative global team of 350 lawyers, technologists and legal analysts operating across 11 international locations. As well as serving on the Johannesburg Pro Bono Committee and the Regional Race Champions Committee, Plaxedes was also instrumental in setting up the Social, Diversity, CSR and Mental Health Committees. In addition to managing complex cross-jurisdictional international disputes projects, Plaxedes’ responsibilities include the recruitment of legal analysts as part of the market-leading International Legal Development Programme. When recruiting, she ensures that she and her colleagues are championing individual uniqueness, and that the teams they recruit are diverse. As a result, more than half of the legal analysts recruited in January 2021 were women. Outside of work, Plaxedes has raised funds for a breast cancer patient who could not afford treatment and for a Biokinetics student to be able to register for her second year of studies.
