Zoë Watson Email & Phone Number

Brisbane, Australia

In this role, I acted as the law clerk for Merlo Law and worked on matters involving construction law, work place health and safety issues, contract law, tort law, family law, and criminal law. This role required me to:- Draft correspondence and letters of advice to clients- Take instructions from clients- Receive initial client enquiries and interview clients- Draft correspondence to opposing solicitors- Undertake legal research on various areas of law- Draft memorandums for the firm partners- Apply legislation and building codes to client matters- Draft and file affidavits and depositions in relation to a parenting dispute in the Federal Court- Draft and file affidavits in relation to a domestic violence matter- Liaise with police prosecutors regarding bail undertakings and trespass charges- Liaise with the Independent Children’s Lawyer in relation to a parenting dispute in the Federal Court- Collate information from Magellan Reports, Psychiatric Assessments, and Family Reporter documents to create a case outline- Liaise and instruct barristers in relation to family law and criminal law matters- Maintain up-to-date and accurate time-keeping records and billable hours- File and maintain client records- Draft Claims and Statement of Claims

In this role, I worked in the Illegal Import/Export and Human Exploitation and Border Patrol practice group, and the Revenue and Benefits Fraud practice group of the CDPP. This role required me to:- Conduct legal research into various aspects of drug importation/exportation- Draft court documents in accordance with the Criminal Practice Rules- Research and apply comparative cases for the purposes of sentencing- Draft sentencing submissions in accordance with the Crimes Act (Cth) and CDPP policy- Organise briefs of evidence- Provide advice on whether a person has been charged with the correct indictments- Assess and provide advice about whether to pursue cases in accordance with the considerations in the CDPP Prosecution Policy- Maintain confidentiality in accordance with the Commonwealth Secrecy requirements- Apply Federal and State legislation to current matters- Provide assistance and organise evidence exhibits for the jury in the Court- Provide assistance to the instructing solicitor and barrister during a Court hearing

Strathpine

I attended the domestic violence court at Strathpine to provide assistance to the duty lawyer for the aggrieved. In this role, I was the first point of contact for people wanting to access the duty lawyer service and was responsible for the facilitation and maintenance of the client list. I also sat in on client interviews and when the duty lawyer appeared on behalf of a client.My duties involved:- Arriving at court before it opened to the public- Collecting the court lists for the day and cross-checking with the duty lawyer’s copy- Maintaining the duty lawyer client sign-on sheet- Assisting clients complete the duty lawyer forms- Performing conflict checks to ensure there was no conflict for the duty lawyer to provide advice to the client- Liaising with the respondent duty lawyer and police prosecutor to ensure clients were able to receive advice before appearing in court- Liaising with the domestic violence support workers to ensure clients were receiving support- Inform the duty lawyer when a client had completed the forms and were ready to be seen- Maintain client confidentiality- Maintaining up to date knowledge of domestic violence law, family law, and service requirements

In this role, I was required to provide administrative support to the RRG Team Leader. I was also required to use the DART system to enter information the Field Officers send through. My duties involved:-Familiarising and becoming competent in the DART system-Entering information, and attaching evidence in DART-Scheduling relevant meetings and trainings-Conducting audits of current equipment-Making phone enquiries on behalf of RRG Supervisors-Designing and running training sessions focussing on the CARS Back to Basics goals, and Team Identity Building-Acting as an advisor during transition period of a new team leader

Brisbane, Australia

Caring for up to six children aged 4-10 for multiple hours. Providing activities, nutritional food, and first aid as needed.

Brisbane, Australia

Tutored primary and secondary students 1-on-1 on a variety of subjects including: Maths, English, Accounting, Basic Literacy, Basic Numeracy, Study of Religion, Ancient History, Modern History, Study of Society, Business and Communication Study, Chemistry, Biology, Physics

Resource Development Project WorkThe aim of the project was the compilation and interpretation of survey results, including data and comments from 250 electrical apprentices. The survey encompassed all areas of the 4-year apprenticeship at different stages. My duties involved-Sorting and entering data into demographic areas to give cross-section of survey population-Working with both scaled data questions and open feedback questions-Analyzing each open feedback question for recurring areas of improvement according to trade and location-Manipulating scaled data into graphs for easier interpretation of results using Microsoft Excel-General duties-Filing-Data entry-Fact checking-Scanning and Photocopying-Mail distribution

Graduate Diploma In Legal Practice, Law

Bachelor'S Degree, Law (Second Class Honours) And Behavioural Science (Psychology), Completed

Activities and Societies: QUT Senior Moot 2017, Semi-Finalist QUT Client Interview Competition 2017, QUT Witness Examination Competition.

High School, 8-12