Sinead Dolan Email & Phone Number

Ireland

Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

Greater Dublin

• Assisting a team of 1 Partner, 1 associate, 1 solicitor, 1 legal executive and 2 paralegals in all secretarial admin functions • preparation of briefs for courts, drafting court documents and discovery in both physical and electronic format • preparing and filing court documents in the relevant office, • management of non-SLA cases on electronic case management system i.e. Legal Evolve (SLA cases are managed by paralegals)• liaising with counsel re preparation and delivery of documents for trial• liaising with clients re the collection of required documents for discovery • assisting with the billing process from start to finish e.g. pre-billing for approval from client, preparation of invoice & collection of payment. Working on a small team the secretarial role overlaps with that of a paralegal on a regular basis and as a result I have been able to expand my skills beyond that of a legal secretary.

• Hospitality Supervisor of floors 2 and 3 of the Killanin stand at the 2013 Galway race festival. • Supervision of a large team of catering staff guaranteeing effective running of a high profile restaurant system including service, time management (i.e. staff breaks) and set up. • Point of contact between client and company ensuring the client was satisfied and that their needs were met. • Improved my management and organizational skills.• Duties for the 2014 & '15 race festivals remained the same however this year I was able to participate - fulfilling the same role - at race meets in Ballinrobe and Roscommon also.

Greater Boston Area

• Provide client assistance through verbal and written communication• Assisted in drafting and preparing motions, subpoenas, orders, correspondence and various legal documents while working to a deadline• Contacted relevant providers and conducted follow up in order to obtain medical records etc.• Liaised with coordinators and case managers to secure treatment programs for various clients• Conducted legal research• Summarised large volumes of discovery and trial documents• General office duties and running errands as necessary.Worked with an attorney specialising primarily in Criminal defence but handling civil cases also. I was lucky enough to accompany him to court on many occasions and receive “real life” hands on experience.

Dublin, Ireland

• Participated in general office work.• Sorted through case files in order to compose an understandable brief summary available to all at the firm.• Improved my case analysis and interpretation skills as I was required to read large volumes of information and isolate the most important elements.• Accompanied Mr. Bowman to court on a number of cases, participated in discussions in relation to cases, court processes and remedies.• Was sent on behalf of the firm to accompany a visiting barrister to family law hearing• Studied areas of law including criminal, employment, land, company and family.

Bachelor Of Laws (Llb), Law

Activities and Societies: Law Society,• Covered: Tort, Contract, Constitutional, Legal Writing and Advocacy, Moot, Administrative, EU.

Bachelor Of Laws (Llb), Law

Activities and Societies: Law Society• Covered: Tort, Contract, Constitutional, Legal Writing and Advocacy, Moot, Administrative, EU.