Becky Leeming Email & Phone Number

Brisbane, Qld, Au

Brisbane, Qld, Au

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Brisbane

18-months of Legal Operations experience (within my Paralegal role) where I designed / created and helped build (with a Business Tech Engineer) a Legal Operations platform (which Youi won the 2022 Australasian Law Awards for, and it contributed to Youi winning the 2023 Lawyer’s Weekly Awards) where the business can request work from the Legal team - it gets managed through Microsoft Forms, Powerflows and a Powerapps. The data then gets sent through to a Tableau report for reporting purposes. Once built I continued to manage the platform alongside my other Paralegal role requirements.

Brisbane

6-months of Project Manager experience (within my Paralegal role) managing the rollout of a Legal Operations platform I designed / created and helped build with different stakeholders in the business.

This position was split between typical EA administration role responsibilities, including managing initiatives and projects and the following:People and culture engagement, coordination and management;Stakeholder rapport building and relationship management; andEvent planning and management - including vendor management.

Brisbane, Australia

My position as a Float Legal Assistant required me to have knowledge and be able to cover all administration positions, therefore, I have knowledge and experience as a PA in Building, Construction and Infrastructure team, Property and Commercial, and Commercial Disputes and Insolvency, as well as in a receptionist position, in a WP (Word Processing) position and doing office assistant duties, but the majority of my time spent at Mills Oakley lawyers was in the Property and Commercial team.PA duties: • Opening, closing and archiving files.• Intermediate to advanced knowledge in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint 2010 and 2013.• Using the Mills Oakley in-house software programs (Affinity).• Typing and amending correspondence and documents such as Affidavits, Deed of Covenants, Leases, Deed of Agreement, Contracts, Wills, Testamentary Trusts, Statement of Claim, Amended Statement of Claim and so forth.• Dictation - typing up a wide range of documents (example; court documents, Leases, letters to clients and so forth).• Preforming important mail procedures on documents being served to other parties.• Performing title and company searches.• Email and diary management.• Corresponding with, and acknowledging client emails.• Preparing and filing court documents.• Maintaining an up to date contacts list in Outlook.• Answering author’s telephones, taking messages and acting on instructions.• Entering and posting author’s time in Affinity.• Preparing drafts, amending and finalising client invoices.• Photocopying and filing.• Reviewing files and constantly keeping files up to date.• Transferring files to other firms.• Organising expense form for reimbursement for solicitors.WP duties:• Dictation - typing up a wide range of documents ranging from court documents to Leases to letters to clients.• Typing up hand written correspondence and documents.Wide spectrum of Receptionist and Office Junior duties as well as Personal Assistant duties.

Wellington, New Zealand

Key Responsibilities• Typing documents and correspondence.• Diary management.• Corresponding with, and acknowledging client emails.• Preparing and filing patent applications.• Checking Notices of Acceptance.• Managing and prioritising all filing deadlines and commitments.• Using the AJ Park in-house software programs (Inprotech, iManage, etc).• Full training is given on all AJP systems.• Preparing standard letters for reporting to clients and drafting responses to IPONZ.• Ordering and/or downloading documents from, and liaising with IPONZ.• Maintaining an up to date contacts list in Outlook (the AJP email package).• Taking telephone messages and acting on instructions.• Completing forms for updating information relating to client and patent filings into AJP computer systems and checking these details are correct.• Preparing client invoices, including entering time and standard charges.• Reviewing file charges and maintaining up to date billing processes.• Maintaining reminder system for upcoming deadlines.• Coordinating of other administrative requirements as requested.• Complying with AJ Park Health and Safety practices and procedures. Core Skills• Strong written and oral communication skills.• Spelling and grammar of a high standard.• Accurate and fast keyboard skills.• Proficiency in Microsoft Word and the ability to learn new software packages quickly.Client Service• Ability to develop strong working relationships with internal and external contacts.• Demonstrates a positive can do attitude.• Professional, efficient and friendly telephone manner.• Strong client focus, showing willingness, flexibility and commitment to follow through with work obligations.• Communicates in a professional, friendly and tactful manner eg. relates to clients, partners and staff in a manner which is respectful.Organisational Skills• Ability to prioritise and meet deadlines.• Remains calm and works effectively under pressure.

Wellington, New Zealand

• Knowledge in Word 07 and Excel 07. • Typing legal documents/making amendments to Statements of Claim, amended Statements of Claim, Affidavits, Memoranda, Briefs, Reporting letters, etc.• Dictaphone typing.• Writing and typing up minutes and agendas.• Organising travel arrangements (dealing with flight agencies, rental car agencies, hotels, motels, various taxi companies, dealing with money etc).• Organise reimbursement for lawyers from the account when necessary.• Billing (drafting invoices, drafting the disbursements, calculating figures, finalising bills, sending bills to clients and Ministry of Justice, drafting and finalising estimates to the Ministry of Justice.• Filing legal documents with the Waitangi Tribunal via email such as Statements of Claim, amended Statements of Claim, Affidavits, Memoranda, Briefs, etc.• Answering phones, taking file notes (graduated level 1 of Telephone Training Programme).• Monthly reports relating to marketing Rainey Collins.• Entering Solicitors timesheets (along with my own) and also daily averages (calculating their timesheets – firm time/client time and entering into an Excel worksheet).• Sending out marketing letters (with newsletters and business cards attached) to bring in new clients.• Mail outs – sending large amounts of documents, which relate to the clients in each inquiry – Northland and Muriwhenua.• Sending emails to clients when required.• Filing – client filing – Record of Inquiry filing – Waitangi Tribunal filing.• Transferring files over to other legal firms when required, tabbing important documents and photocopying.• Opening and closing client files.• Create information packs for clients at Hearings, Judicial Conferences, Hui’s, etc.

Legal And Marketing

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