Paralegal

Solange Flores Santisteban

E: ac0ufz@r.postjobfree.com M: +1-484-***-****

Employment history

Foulsham & Geddes Part time Law Graduate Internship September - December 2016

Litigation; conducted legal research; attended court; reviewed subpoenaed documents; billed up to five hours per day; reviewed contracts; attended conferences with supervisors; compiled and organised court books. Drafted: chronologies; contracts; letters of advice; letters to opponents; court documents; and cost disclosure/agreements. Worked on variety of matters involving Commercial and Family Law.

Cue/ Veronika Maine Casual Sales Assistant July 2012 - April 2017

Achieved and exceeded individual targets/ budgets; acted as manager; worked independently and within a team; attended meetings/style nights; cash management. Rewarded with gift vouchers, team dinners and cited within weekly company magazine for significantly exceeding individual targets.

Maurice Blackburn Part time Medical Negligence Paralegal September 2014 - February 2015

Worked closely with Senior Solicitor and Partner. Litigation; reviewed extensive medical records and expert reports; reviewed subpoenaed documents for privilege; billed up to seven hours per day; legal research; investigated points of claim; attended conferences with supervisors; worked on multiple matters simultaneously; and completed administrative tasks. Drafted: letters of advice; expert report literature reviews; summaries/chronologies.

Cotton On Casual Sales Assistant Dec 2010- June 2012

Jacquie Hornsby Casual Sales Assistant Feb 2008- March 2010

Education

College of Law, St Leonards Legal Professional training August - November 2016

University of Notre Dame, Sydney Bachelor of Laws (Graduate Entry) 2013 - 2016

Australian Catholic University Bachelor of Nursing 2010 - 2012

Asquith Girls High School Higher School Certificate 2009

Other Languages: Spanish Skills: Proficient in Microsoft softwares

Achievements & Extra-Curricular Activities

Notre Dame Witness Examination Competition 2015, placing 2nd.

Clayton Utz Negotiations Competition 2015, placing 3rd.

Steven Vuaran Lawyers Moot Court 2014, placing 1st.

Selected from among 43 students in 2013 to participate in the St Thomas More Society Mentoring Program.

Previous Ambassador of Wake Up (not-for-profit organisation): young people working towards a cultural change in attitudes of young people towards drugs, alcohol and violence. Presented at High Schools; composed blogs; research; social media; and attended meetings.

Participated as a Mentor in the Notre Dame University Mentoring Program 2016.

Volunteered as a Nurse with the Australian Catholic University, in Port Vila Central Hospital (Vanuatu), 29th June to July 14th 2012.

Referees

Anya Bihancov (Senior Lawyer at Foulsham & Geddes)

Ph: +61-049*-***-*** E: ac0ufz@r.postjobfree.com

Libby Brookes (Partner at Maurice Blackburn)

Ph: (+61) 2 8267 0969 E: ac0ufz@r.postjobfree.com

Ashleigh Giffney (Manager at Cue/Veronika Maine)

Ph: +61-043*-***-*** E: ac0ufz@r.postjobfree.com

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