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Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

• Building and maintaining relationships with some of Australia’s largest fund managers and investment professionals across a range of asset classes. • Lead business development meetings with prospective clients • Conduct market research to help set strategy for the business and identify revenue-generating opportunities• Strong verbal and written communication skills required to effectively communicate with clients, partners, and internal teams.• Possess a deep understanding of the Australian investment industry.

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

• Wrote financial markets coverage and investment commentary for an audience of over 250,000 readers.• Produced written investment research drawing on a range of different sources such as FactSet, IBISWorld and company reports (example). • Required strong business acumen and markets knowledge to explain complex financial concepts.

• Researched across a wide variety of practice areas and collaborated with senior lawyers to prepare case strategies.• Drafted pleadings and particulars for Court, and organised documents for service. • Worked independently to think through complex legal issues and contribute to strategy meetings.• Prepared briefs for counsel in Supreme Court matters, notably on money laundering and equitable fraud cases.

Sydney, Australia

• Was responsible for the day-to-day operations of a boutique law firm, including managing client files and reviewing documents and particulars. Drafted correspondence to clients, third parties and opposing firms.• Transitioned the firm’s conveyancing process online. Increased the speed to finalise property matters by over 100%.