Proactive Law Clerk and Estates Administrator with experience in conveyancing, estates, and trusts. Skilled in drafting legal documents, managing estates, and conducting legal research. Strong client communication and office administration abilities, bringing organized, ethical, and proficient support to legal teams.
Providing administrative assistance to the firm in the areas of conveyancing, estates and trusts.
Contacting clients and institutions to ascertain status of matters, gather important information and confirm positions.
Drafting documents and providing drafts to supervising solicitors.
Managing all estates (relevant to the Waiheke office) and ensuring timelines are met.
Drafting legal documents for review by the supervising solicitors.
Sitting in on client meetings to gain and understanding of the professional interaction between lawyers and clients.
Completed research assignments to assist the solicitors and partners in the areas where needed.
Presenting to the firm on a subject of interest.
Attending networking and fundraising events with solicitors and partners.
Completed administrative jobs for senior solicitors and partners i.e. trust reviews, estate administration (probate applications, claim and closure forms).
Developed an understanding of useful administrative and technological systems including Word, Excell, Land Online and ADLS.
Introduction to drafting legal documents, predominantly in the trust and estates area of law.
Completing research tasks to assist solicitors and partners with their matters and providing concise summaries of findings.
Learnt to speak to a variety of people to help them find items as well as interest them in further items.
Arranging stock and ensuring the shop floor was tidy and presentable.
Collaborated with team members to accomplish sales goals and improve overall store performance.
Interacted with customers proactively, identifying needs and offering suitable product recommendations.
Mucked horse stalls while the horses worked.
Tapped back and mucked the tracks to ensure they were kept to a manner of premiere quality.
Assisted with maintaining the grounds and completing tasks to develop the grounds.
Successfully ran and operated a calf rearing operation on my home farm of upto 60 calves in a year.
Learnt to budget and apply expenses and profits to run a viable business.
Committed to the welfare and the growth of the calves and able to run this operation for a few years without a single loss.
In my spare time I enjoy getting outside and spending time with my dog or any animal for the matter. My roots come from living on a horse stud in Cambridge where I was privileged enough to grow up around horses, dogs, sheep, calves and chickens. I now live on Waiheke island where I can enjoy the lush walking tracks and beaches with my puppy.
Winner of the Linda Bragg Award at St Peter's School Cambridge, for the student who epitomizes the school philosophy of body mind and spirit.
Public Law class representative at Victoria University of Wellington.