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Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

My role involves managing the operational elements of charitable giving, including researching and analysing proposals and potential projects; managing internal and regulatory governance and compliance; analysing and implementing systems, processes and operational projects to optimise efficiency and scalability; and working with our recipient partners on impact tracking and reporting. We support local and international development, community sector, and Christian / church organisations.

Tasmania, Australia

I designed, built, grew and recently sold Wild Island Co - a quality, gender neutral clothing label designed to encourage families to embrace everyday outdoor adventures. Inspired by the Scandinavian aesthetic and outdoor lifestyle during our years spent in Europe, a passion for enjoying outdoor adventure with family, our own wild island of Tasmania, and a vision for unique timeless quality clothing that could be worn by both boys and girls, we created this adventurous, gender neutral children’s clothing brand.

Hobart, Tasmania

I practiced in Page Seager’s Dispute Resolution and Insurance groups, advising and assisting on a range of litigation matters across various industry sectors.I undertook a secondment to the in house legal team at Hydro Tasmania, Australia's largest producer of renewable energy, where I provided legal and strategic advice.

London, United Kingdom

Linklaters is one of the leading global law firms. They employ 2,600 lawyers across 29 offices in 20 countries, and undertake the most important and challenging assignments for the world's leading companies, financial institutions and governments. Responsibilities: As one of two Senior Project Leaders in the E-Disclosure & Review division of the Legal Services Centre, I:- Provided technical, strategic and practical advice and know how to internal and external clients in relation to all stages of e-disclosure and review, and other dispute resolution related projects.- Managed projects from start to finish including providing quotes and advice, liaising with external providers, resourcing projects, matter management to ensure completion on time and on budget, quality control, and obtaining feedback.- Co-ordinated, trained, mentored and managed a team of up to 58 paralegals and support lawyers.- Designed, implemented and ran a training program for my team. - Promoted the LSC’s services, developing new service offerings, prepare and present marketing materials and presentations. - Actively managed the growth of the e-disclosure team through marketing and monitoring and responsibility for the team’s KPIs. - Developed and improved processes and systems.

London, United Kingdom

Responsibilities: As one of two project leaders in the Corporate division of the Legal Services Centre, I:- Engaged in day to day team management and project management of many simultaneous projects, including contract review, due diligence, redactions and virtual data room management.- Determined staffing requirements for projects; recruited staff; measured quality control, productivity and performance; co-ordinated, trained and managed a team of up to 28 paralegals and support lawyers.- Managed and built relationships with Linklaters’ lawyers across five continents.- Developed project plans and cost estimates for projects; determined logistics and procedures; briefed paralegals and corrected their work and ensured delivery of projects according to agreed scope, standards and timeframes, keeping instructing lawyers updated. - Managed time, capacity and priorities of a team of paralegals working on a variety of tasks and matters with competing and changing priorities. - Provided solutions to problems, resolved issues, prepared precedents and improved procedures.

London, United Kingdom

Responsibilities:- Dispute resolution: Manual and electronic document review and redactions. - Corporate: Assisted with due diligence, contract review, Excel based analysis, created structure charts, undertook redactions and virtual data room management.

Hobart

Page Seager Lawyers is Tasmania’s largest law practice and one of the State’s leading law firms. Their 13 partners and 50 legal practitioners work in specialised teams to provide high quality commercially practical legal advice, acting for a wide range of clients based locally, throughout Australia and internationally.I joined Page Seager in 2011 and gained a broad knowledge of a variety of practice areas through a 12 month Graduate Rotation Program before choosing to specialise in insurance litigation. Responsibilities:- Managed a varied caseload of files, acting for many major insurance companies and large self-insured employers, with a focus on personal injuries and workers compensation. - Regularly provided advice on quantum, liability, settlement, strategy and day-to-day advice in a wide range of matters, including a variety of physical and psychological claims, some fatality claims and recovery actions, as well as property damage and public liability matters. - Drafted pleadings, analysed and collated evidence, drafted written submissions and prepared for and assisted at conciliations and hearings.- Extensive involvement in numerous multi-million dollar large loss and common law personal injuries claims, with experience briefing Senior Counsel and Queens Counsel on these large matters, as well as providing advice directly to clients and liaising with and briefing various experts and witnesses in preparation for conciliations, Tribunal hearings and Supreme Court trials. - Appeared as counsel at the Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Tribunal at preliminary hearings and at conciliation conferences.

Hobart

UTAS is the only University in Tasmania, and is ranked among the top 2% of universities worldwide.Peer Assisted Study Sessions (PASS) is a non-remedial academic program which provides peer-led study groups which focus on integrating course content (what to learn) with academic reasoning and study skills (how to learn). Responsibilities: - Designed, planned and ran twice weekly sessions throughout the university year for up to 20 second-year law students.- Facilitated students' learning through running varied practical and interactive activities in a communicative learning environment.

Melbourne, Australia

Allens is an international law firm, and one of Australia’s top tier firms, with offices throughout Australia and Asia.During this four week clerkship, I worked in the intellectual property practice group in Allens' Melbourne office.

Graduate Diploma Of Legal Practice - Tasmanian Legal Practice Course

Admitted as a solicitor and barrister to the Supreme Court of Tasmania and the High Court of Australia

Bachelor Of Business And Bachelor Of Laws (1St Class Hons), Marketing And International Business, First Class Honours In Law

Activities and Societies: Member of Tasmania University Law Society, General Representative for Tasmania University Union (2009).