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Perth, WA, AU

Manage strong generalist legal team of five Senior Lawyers and two Restricted Practitioners, in conjunction with ongoing Senior Lawyer role giving advice and representation in criminal-traffic, civil, family and motor vehicle accident matters.

Provision of generalist legal services variously in criminal and traffic restraining orders, criminal injuries compensation, civil and family law matters.

Provision of generalist legal services variously in criminal and traffic restraining orders, criminal injuries compensation, civil and family law matters.

Restraining Orders and Respondents Solicitor undertaking significant minor criminal and traffic law matters

Provision of fortnightly pro-bono advice in criminal and family law, restraining orders, criminal injuries compensation and civil matters.

Dealing with all crime, traffic and restraining order matters in combination drafting and research in family law and wills & estate litigation work

South Hedland, Western Australia, Australia

Based in South Hedland with outreach to remote indigenous communities and towns providing legal advice and representation in:- family law;- child care and protection;- retraining orders;- criminal injuries compensation; and- simple wills / estates.

Casuarina Prison Outreach Family Lawyer Working with sentenced male prisoners providing:Family law advice, preparing Family Court of Western Australia (FCWA) applications in child & property matters, and associated FCWA appearances.

Assisting female Applicants in restraining order matters:- Legal advice and representation in family violence matters (FVRO) variously at ex-parte, mention, variation, final order direction hearings and trials. Negotiating outcomes where possible by consent with often hostile other parties or their legal representatives;- Duty Lawyer service 5 up to days a.

• Significant client case load comprised of:
• Family law matters from taking initial client instructions to preparation of all Family Court of Western Australia (FCWA) documents, negotiation with other parties and their representatives, preparation of consent.
• Various related FCWA appearances, including conciliation conferences, case assessment conferences, trial readiness hearings and undefended trials;
• Types of FCWA matters include: divorce… Show more Significant client case load comprised of:
• Types of FCWA matters include: divorce, spousal maintenance, children’s passports, airport watchlist issues and departure prohibition orders, child support & paternity, parenting plans, and property settlements;
• VRO applications (under previous RO Act), variations, mention-directions hearings, final order hearings;

Significant client case load comprised of various family matters (child support, parenting orders, divorce and property settlement), criminal injuries compensation and violence restraining orders.

Focusing mainly on criminal law (drugs and assaults) and personal injury matters (workers compensation, motor vehicle accident and public liability), with significant research and litigation drafting aspects in both areas.

Cloud Break

Responsible for: overseeing the MQ blending team optimising tonnes and grade in conjunction with integrated planning team; Bauer processing plant / metallurgical laboratory team, as well as contract oversight of Mine Analytical Laboratory and QA/QC of associated data accounting, reporting and analysis from all of the above.

Cloud Break

Worked with Mine Quality on ore blending and quality control role, with particular focus on ore blending optimisation, production chain quality from mine to port and de-bottlenecking.

Cloudbreak, Newman, Port Hedland

Providing metallurgical direction and oversight of remote Pilbara iron ore pilot plants, operators and projects. Helped set up sampling system for interim export ship loader sampling, processing and reporting.

Murdoch University

Pannawonica

In charge of the overall operation of an iron ore scrubber-trommel pilot plant; and working in Perth office analysing the plant data within the Planning and Development Department

Science, Law, Sustainability And Social Sciences

Activities and Societies: Elected Member: Murdoch University Guild of Students Secretariat (2001-6), Elected Member: Murdoch University.

Graduate Diploma Of Legal Practice