Iulia Simtion

• Developed and implemented lesson plans for diverse pottery techniques.
• Facilitated hands-on workshops, enhancing students' skills in clay shaping and glazing.
• Managed classroom materials, ensuring availability of tools and supplies for all sessions.
• Provided individualized instruction to enhance student understanding of pottery methods.
• Increased student satisfaction with courses by consistently updating curriculum to include new techniques and trends in potterymaking.
• Fostered a creative environment by encouraging students to experiment with various materials, tools, and glazes.
• Developed positive relationships with students by promoting open communication channels and addressing individual needs promptly.

• Developed engaging lesson plans aligned with curriculum standards.
• Implemented innovative teaching strategies to enhance student learning outcomes.
• Assessed student progress through formative and summative evaluations.
• Coordinated extracurricular activities to promote student engagement and community involvement.
• Enhanced classroom engagement through the use of interactive teaching methods, such as group projects and hands-on activities.
• Differentiated instruction to accommodate diverse learning needs, ensuring each student had an equal opportunity for success.
• Managed classroom behavior by establishing clear expectations and procedures.

Assignments with:

• Auckland District Law Society
• Berry Simons Environmental Law
• Niwa central office
• Affinity Services central
• First NZ Capital
• Scheduled appointments and maintained calendar for office staff, optimizing time management.
• Processed incoming and outgoing mail, ensuring timely distribution to relevant departments.
• Assisted in maintaining office supplies inventory, coordinating orders as needed for operational efficiency.
• Provided administrative support by preparing reports and correspondence with attention to detail.
• Answered phone promptly and directed incoming calls to correct offices.

• Company Overview: Michelin is a world leader in tire manufacturing and innovation in Romania. Michelin is well established with three factories and over 3000 employees. Also, Michelin Romania conducts business in a limited degree in Bulgaria, Serbia, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Albania.
• Advice on legal issues concerning the company distribution contracts, commerce campaigns, commercial terms and conditions and other commercial contracts;
• Review of the company’s commercial agreements and trade practices from the perspective of compliance with fair competition and anti-cartel regulations;
• Liaising with external counsels regarding implementation of contract and commercial conditions in Bulgaria, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina;
• Drafting legal opinions on legal issues in which the company is involved, particularly in regard to distribution and commercial terms and conditions;
• Providing counsel to management and heads of departments on legal issues;
• Revising contracts concluded between the company and suppliers/clients according to commercial and civil legislation and the interests of the company;
• Following the latest regulatory developments and informing the company management of the company obligations which arise from such regulatory requirements.
• Organising my predecessor’s files in an easily identifiable manner;
• Compiling data regarding the company’s activity and arranging them into reports required by the Competition Council and other authorities;
• Reviewing bills and other correspondence with external legal advisers across 7 jurisdictions;
• Coordinating projects across multiple jurisdictions and preparing instructions for external lawyers;
• Printing and organising the department’s standard contracts in binders;
• Organising teleconferences with external lawyers and Michelin employees;
• Identifying, negotiating fees and choosing various external service providers such as lawyers, tax advisers, translators, about experts.

• CMS Cameron McKenna is one of the most highly regarded and ranked law firms in Central and Eastern Europe. It is consistently ranked in the top 15 law firms in the United Kingdom and is part of the CMS Network, a legal services organisation with 54 offices in 20 countries, from Portugal to China.
• Legal research in regard to practical issues and working with legislative databases;
• Drafting various documents (shareholder resolutions, board of directors resolutions);
• Performing legal audit (due diligence).
• Advice on employment law, on matters such as employment of management, employment related contributions, individual employment termination, collective dismissals, terminations as a result of business restructuring;
• Assistance with regulatory matters and drafting related documents;
• Part of the team to advice Eureko in regard to their acquisition of a private pension fund, the first transaction of its kind on the Romanian market;
• Drafting procedural documents (court actions, complaints, trademark disputes);
• Secondment at client’s headquarters (advice on day to day activity of the company, revising agreement drafts, drafting framework agreements, advice on legislator changes with an impact on the client’s activity etc. with Nestle and Eureko;
• Printing, filing and organizing documents set to binders for data rooms;
• Making sure court documents are completed in the right order;
• Submitting documents with courts, trade registry offices and other regulatory authorities;
• Maintaining and updating the litigation department’s meeting chart (where ongoing files were discussed);
• Organising client meetings and teleconferences involving several attendees;
• Preparing closing documents in several complex transactions and making arrangements for signing in the firm’s meeting rooms or at client’s offices;
• Taking minutes at negotiation meetings and teleconferences, typing and uploading minutes into the firm’s document management system;
• Preparing and updating my team’s document indexes for transactions;
• Arranging and storing documents during on-going matters in an easily identifiable manner;
• Performing final spelling, formatting and content checks on documents to be sent to clients or authorities in matters I was involved in;
• Making amendments to complex legal documents in English based on commercial feedback from clients and senior associates/partners;
• Reviewing and amending bills to be sent to clients, often without senior sign-off;
• Drafting and negotiating Engagement letters (including scope of engagement and fees);
• Drafting complex emails in English based on instructions from senior associates on my team;
• In preparation for meetings, putting together files containing the last version of documents to be discussed, relevant correspondence and pertinent legal excerpts;
• Offering on-going support to senior team members.