Attorneys • Conveyancers • Notaries

Virtue Grows Beneath Pressure.

Verveen Steyn Inc. is a dynamic Pretoria-based law firm delivering rigorous, accessible, and ethical legal counsel across South Africa.

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Meet the Team

Shaina Kim Steyn (Verveen)

Director, Attorney & Conveyancer
Shaina Kim Steyn (Verveen)
Civil Litigation Insurance Law Personal Injury Law Legal Recoveries Conveyancing

Shaina obtained her LLB degree at the University of the Free State in 2013 and completed her articles at Adams & Adams Attorneys in 2014. She was admitted as an Attorney of the High Court in May 2016 and advanced to senior associate in the litigation department, specializing in medical negligence, Road Accident Fund claims, and General High and Lower Court litigation.

In 2020, Shaina became a director at a well-known firm in Pretoria heading the personal injury and recoveries department. In 2023, she co-directed a practice where she secured appointments on legal panels including the Land and Agricultural Development Bank of South Africa. In 2025, Shaina established Verveen Steyn Inc. to provide focused litigation and conveyancing services.

Nicole Buys

Candidate Attorney
Nicole Buys
Civil Practice Legal Research Vocational Training

Nicole obtained her BA Law degree from the University of Pretoria in 2021, followed by her LLB degree from the University of Pretoria in 2024.

In 2025, she commenced her practical vocational training as a candidate attorney and is completing her final year of articles at VS Inc. Nicole is dedicated to the pursuit of justice, procedural legal knowledge, and client care. Outside her professional life, she enjoys golf and adventure activities.

Yasmin Verveen

Trust & Business Bookkeeper & Secretary
Yasmine Verveen
Trust Accounting Practice Management Client Support

Yasmine is a BCom Law graduate from Varsity College Pretoria. She joined the VS Inc. team in September 2025 as the firm’s Trust and Business Bookkeeper.

With a background in law and accounting, she manages fiduciary compliance and client relations with precision, diligence, and structure.

Tandeka Ketwa

Attorney, Conveyancer & Notary
Tandeka Ketwa
Conveyancing Notarial Deeds Judicial Research

Tandeka holds an LLB from Walter Sisulu University of Science and Technology in Umthatha. She served her articles at Legal Aid South Africa and holds triple admission as an Attorney, Notary, and Conveyancer.

Her professional background includes serving at the Gauteng High Court, North Gauteng, Pretoria as Secretary & Law Researcher to a Judge of the High Court, as well as practicing as a conveyancer in Pretoria and Kimberley.

About Us

Firm Background

Founded by Shaina Kim Steyn (Verveen) in April 2025, Verveen Steyn Inc. is a proudly South African law firm situated at the Fintech Campus in Pretoria, Gauteng. Although founded in Pretoria, the firm provides accessible, premier legal counsel and conveyancing services to corporate, public sector, and individual clients across the country.

Our firm is dedicated to delivering the most affordable legal expertise to our clients without compromising excellent quality, speed, and procedural efficiency. We are committed to pioneering innovative legal solutions tailored to contemporary commercial and personal matters.

As a Level 1 BBBEE Contributor with 100% Female Black Ownership, Verveen Steyn Inc. is actively dedicated to transforming the legal sector to become all-inclusive, setting a benchmark for diversity, equity, and female leadership.

Our Communication Ethos

Our foundational ethos is practicing constant and open lines of communication with our clients to ensure they are continuously updated on the status of their legal matters.

We have found that clients respond positively to being proactively informed, eliminating uncertainty, anxiety, and delay. We strive every day to maintain this high standard of transparency and client care.

Within our firm, the greatest measure of success is not solely winning high-stakes litigation or meeting strict commercial deadlines, but doing so with uncompromising professionalism, moral integrity, and deep respect for every individual we represent.

“Virtue Grows Beneath Pressure”

Our motto serves as a powerful reminder that true character is forged when circumstances are demanding. In a law practice, pressure is an inevitable reality—tight court deadlines, complex transactions, and high-stakes decisions test every professional.

Yet these challenges create opportunities to cultivate integrity, resilience, discipline, patience, and sound judgment. Just as a diamond is formed under pressure, a resilient legal practitioner is shaped by the ability to remain calm, ethical, and steadfast in demanding environments. It is under pressure that our values are truly tested—and strengthened.

Representative Experience & Institutional Clients
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Nedbank Limited
Department of Human Settlements, Northern Cape Logo
Dept of Human Settlements (NC)
Mogale City Municipality Logo
Mogale City Municipality
Land Bank Attorney Panel Logo
Land Bank Attorney Panel
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Boeketlong Lodge
VS Inc. Legal Landscape

Our Legal Expertise

Strategic, partner-led legal counsel delivered with procedural accuracy, regulatory discipline, and transparent communication across South African jurisdictions.

01

Conveyancing & Property Transfers

Specialized land title and property conveyance services handled with end-to-end statutory accuracy. Our conveyancers manage conventional freehold and sectional title registrations, bond registrations for major financial institutions, private bond drafting, estate transfers, subdivisions, and consolidations. We oversee municipal rates clearance certificates, SARS transfer duty clearances, and meticulous Deeds Office lodgements to eliminate transaction delays.

02

Notarial Practice & Attestation

Comprehensive notarial counsel authorized to draft, attest, and execute specialized legal deeds requiring statutory notarial oversight. Our admitted notaries structure antenuptial contracts (with or without accrual), notarial deeds of servitude, long-term lease agreements, notarial bonds over movable assets, apostilles, and consular verifications for South African documents intended for official international use.

03

Corporate & Commercial Law

Full-spectrum corporate legal infrastructure designed to safeguard commercial enterprise and institutional transactions. We specialize in structuring and vetting commercial contracts, shareholders’ agreements, service level agreements, regulatory due diligence investigations, review applications under PAJA, business restructuring, mergers and acquisitions, liquidations, and formal corporate sequestrations.

04

Debt Recoveries & Collections

Results-driven corporate collections and structured debt recovery frameworks designed to restore liquidity while preserving statutory compliance. Our practice handles high-value corporate arrears, financial institution recoveries, Section 129 National Credit Act compliance, pre-litigation letters of demand, default judgments, warrants of execution against movable and immovable assets, and Section 65 proceedings.

05

Personal Injury & Delictual Claims

High-caliber advocacy for complex delictual litigation and bodily injury claims. Drawing on senior litigation tenure against state entities and insurers, our practice champions Road Accident Fund (RAF) compensation, specialized medical negligence and malpractice litigation, public liability and slip-and-fall claims, unlawful police arrest, detention, police brutality actions, and professional indemnity negligence claims.

06

Deceased Estates, Wills & Trusts

Fiduciary solutions tailored to preserve wealth, govern inter-generational estates, and protect family rights. We advise on holistic estate planning, drafting and secure safekeeping of wills, formal reporting and administration of deceased estates with the Master of the High Court, curatorship applications, and the registration and administration of both *mortis causa* and *inter vivos* trusts.

Transfer Calculator

Estimate transfer costs based on SARS Transfer Duty rates and statutory South African conveyancing guidelines.

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Enter the agreed purchase price in South African Rands

Estimated Breakdown

SARS Transfer Duty: R 0.00
Conveyancing Legal Fee (Excl. VAT): R 0.00
VAT on Legal Fee (15%): R 0.00
Estimated Deeds Office & Sundries: R 3,500.00
Total Estimated Costs: R 0.00

*Note: This estimation follows SARS brackets and guideline legal fee structures. Actual transfer figures may differ depending on bond registration, municipal rates clearances, and specific Deeds Office disbursements.

Contact Us

Our Office

Fintech Campus, 81 Botterklapper Street
The Willows, Pretoria
Gauteng, South Africa

Consulting Hours

Monday – Friday: 08:00 – 16:30

Weekends & Public Holidays: Closed