Vijeta Vani Kumar
Wellington,WGN
Summary
Hardworking and passionate worker with 1 year of experience in the Legal field. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
LAWYER
M.A KHAN ESQ
06.2023 - 07.2023
- Providing legal advice to clients on various issues
- Representing clients in court proceedings
- Drafting legal documents
- Manage and oversee paralegals and legal assistants
- Assisting staffs in conveyancing matters
- Managing court diaries liaising with clients and other governmental bodies through phone and email.
- Analyzed and applied legal principles and performed legal research to support litigation strategy.
LITIGATION LAW CLERK
REDDY & NANDAN LAWYERS
12.2022 - 06.2023
- File management
- Drafting legal documents for litigation and conveyancing matters
- Met with clients on legal team's behalf to gather case information and discuss upcoming litigation.
- Assisted attorneys with case organization and administrative tasks.
- Expedited court filings through diligent proofreading and editing of legal documents before submission to the court.
- Reduced workload for attorneys through meticulous preparation of initial drafts of discovery requests and responses.
- Researched laws, court decisions and other documents relevant to cases before court to aide in judge's decision-making.
- Managed court sessions, maintaining attendant records for court proceedings.
- Created and prepared legal drafts by organizing and assembling information for legal documents and forms.
- Attended court sessions to record and listen to critical information.
- Drafted correspondence, pleadings and memoranda.
- Applied effective time management techniques to meet tight deadlines.
- Exercised leadership capabilities by successfully motivating and inspiring others.
- And other duties assigned by the principal lawyers.
PARALEGAL
NAMBIAR LAWYERS
03.2022 - 06.2022
- Updating court diary
- Performing administrative and office tasks
- Reduced attorney workload by drafting routine legal documents such as pleadings, motions, and affidavits.
- Researched statutes, decisions, legal articles, and codes.
- Drafting of minor documents such as Sale and Purchase Agreement, Bill of Costs, Caveat and Transfers.
- Contributed to firm-client relationship building through professional interactions with clients during meetings or phone calls, conveying empathy while maintaining confidentiality.
- Ensured compliance with court rules and procedures by accurately preparing and submitting legal filings within established timeframes.
- Researched and analyzed legal issues and cases to provide accurate advice to clients.
- Reviewed, edited and proofread litigation for proper grammar, spelling and punctuation.
- Communicated pertinent information to clients via phone, email, and mail.
PART TIME SALES ASSISTANT
NU-LOOK FIJI
01.2018 - 01.2020
- Assisting customers in sales and other duties assigned by the managers.
RECEPTIONIST AND CUSTOMER SERVICE
HAIYI EDUCATION FIJI
05.2016 - 01.2017
- Performing reception duties and assisting customers in sales.
PART TIME ACCOUNTS CLERK AND SALES ASSISTANT
SKY GLORY LIMITED
01.2014 - 01.2015
- Preparing payroll; Assisting in banking and other administrative tasks; Assisting customers in sales;
Education
GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN LEGAL PRACTICE - Legal Studies
THE UNIVERSITY OF FIJI
Fiji02.2023
BACHELOR OF LAWS - Law (Pre-Law)
FIJI NATIONAL UNIVERSITY
Fiji01.2022
Skills
- Good command of oral and written English
- Pleasant speaking voice
- Public speaking ability
- Assist in making/building better team relationship
- Adept user of Microsoft Office applications: Word, Excel and PowerPoint
- Adept user of various email applications such as Microsoft Outlook
- Legal Drafting
- Legal writing
- Establishing Effective Relationships
- Legal Research
- Organization and Administration
- Litigation Experience
- Legal Document Preparation
Personal Information
Date of Birth: 10/27/1997
Hobbies and Interests
Meeting new people and making new friends, Reading story book, Researching motivational books and exploring nature.
Timeline
LAWYER
M.A KHAN ESQ
06.2023 - 07.2023
LITIGATION LAW CLERK
REDDY & NANDAN LAWYERS
12.2022 - 06.2023
PARALEGAL
NAMBIAR LAWYERS
03.2022 - 06.2022
PART TIME SALES ASSISTANT
NU-LOOK FIJI
01.2018 - 01.2020
RECEPTIONIST AND CUSTOMER SERVICE
HAIYI EDUCATION FIJI
05.2016 - 01.2017
PART TIME ACCOUNTS CLERK AND SALES ASSISTANT
SKY GLORY LIMITED
01.2014 - 01.2015
GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN LEGAL PRACTICE - Legal Studies
THE UNIVERSITY OF FIJI
BACHELOR OF LAWS - Law (Pre-Law)
FIJI NATIONAL UNIVERSITY
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