Experience

McInnes Wilson Lawyers

• Australia
• Law Practice
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Medical Negligence Solicitor

  • Oct 2021 - Present



Suncorp Group

• Australia
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Claims Advisor

  • Jun 2021 - Oct 2021

• Claims Advisor

  • Feb 2019 - Jun 2021



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• In between jobs

  • Jan 2019 - Jan 2019



Slater and Gordon Lawyers

• Australia
• Law Practice
• 700 & Above Employee

• Managing Law Clerk

  • Oct 2017 - Jan 2019

• Senior Paralegal

  • Jun 2010 - Oct 2017

  I presently work in the following areas of Personal Injury Law: Motor Vehicle Accidents (‘MVA’), Workers Compensation (‘WC’) and Occupiers Liability (‘OL’)General duties:• Frequent client communication both in person and via telephone• Drafting correspondence to clients, insurers, opposing solicitors, Counsel, and third parties• Undertaking liability investigations when liability is in dispute• Taking instructions from clients, witnesses, client employers/co-workers and care providers• Drafting statutory declarations• Drafting Statements of Loss and Damage• Drafting court documents: Claims, Statements of Claim, Replies, Lists of Documents, Consolidated Pleadings, Extension of limitation period Applications, Affidavits and Consent Orders• Briefing Barristers and actioning their advice• Attendance at client meetings, informal and compulsory conferences and trials• Preparing matters for settlement conferences• Trial preparation, including but not limited to, preparing agreed evidence briefs, securing expert witnesses, drafting and issuing subpoenasMVA claim specific duties:• Liaising with insurers and treatment providers to arrange client rehabilitation and/or reimbursement of expenses• Drafting Notice of Accident Claim forms and Additional Information FormsWC claim specific duties:• Drafting workers compensation Notices of Claim for Damages• Preparing Schedule of Damages for annexing to Notices of ClaimOL claim specific duties:• Drafting PIPA Part 1 and Part 2 Notices of Claim



Construct Law Group Pty Ltd

• Australia
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Law Clerk

  • Nov 2016 - Dec 2016

  ­November – December 2016 – University Student Placement as a Law Clerk: - Assisted with trial preparation (collating agreed evidence briefs and preparing ‘proof of evidence’ witness statements) - Attended a District Court trial to assist Counsel and instructing solicitor as required - Undertook research in respect of the Qld Building and Construction Commission Act 1991; Domestic Building Contracts Act 2000; QCAT Rules and the availability of costs orders; and the Fair Work Act 2009 - Drafted a QCAT Minor Civil Debt Claim - Drafted a District Court Defence - Drafted various correspondence to clients, opposing solicitors and experts - Prepared a Brief to Liability Expert with instructions - Drafted a settlement offer in accordance with the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 1999



Trilby Misso Lawyers

• Australia
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Paralegal

  • May 2005 - Jun 2010

  Worked in all areas of Personal Injury Law: ­Motor Vehicle Accidents (‘MVA’), Workers Compensation (‘WC’), Occupiers Liability (‘OL’) and Medical Negligence (‘MN’) claims General duties: • Frequent client communication both in person and via telephone • Drafting correspondence to clients, insurers, opposing solicitors, Counsel, and third parties • Undertaking liability investigations • Taking instructions from clients, witnesses, client employers/co-workers and care providers • Drafting statutory declarations • Drafting Statements of Loss and Damage • Drafting court documents: Claims, Statements of Claim, Replies, Lists of Documents, Consolidated Pleadings, Extension of limitation period Applications, Affidavits and Consent Orders • Briefing Barristers and actioning advice • Attendance at client meetings, informal and compulsory conferences and trials • Preparing matters for settlement conferences • Trial preparation, including but not limited to, preparing agreed evidence briefs, securing expert witnesses, drafting and issuing subpoenas MVA claim specific duties: • Liaising with insurers and treatment providers to arrange client rehabilitation and/or reimbursement of expenses • Drafting Notice of Accident Claim forms and Additional Information Forms WC claim specific duties: • Drafting workers compensation Notices of Claim for Damages • Preparing Schedule of Damages for annexing to Notices of Claim OL claim specific duties: • Drafting PIPA Notices of Claim MN claim specific duties: • Undertaking medical research • Reading, collating and summarising large medical files • Drafting Preliminary Notices pursuant to s9A of PIPA • Preparing briefs to medical experts and drafting letters of instructions • Drafting Part 1 and Part 2 Notices of Claim in accordance with PIPA • Coordinating a class action including mass drafting and serving of s9A Notices and PIPA Part 1 and Part 2 Notices of Claim; and then progressing those claims towards settlement



MinterEllison SA/NT

• Paralegal

  • 2003 - May 2005

  ­2003/2004 Paralegal, Compulsory Third Party TeamTasks undertaken:• Briefs for Counsel and Experts• Arranged medico-legal appointments and accident reconstructions• Drafted letters to liability and medico-legal experts• Drafted Lists of Documents and assisted with inspection of discovery• Drafted Non-Party Discovery Applications and supporting Affidavits• Attended to file closure procedures, including settlement payments, statutory charges and Deeds of Settlement­July 2004 – February 2005 – Claims Manager, Department of HealthWorked with a Partner in relation to medical malpractice claims arising from adverse events in public hospitals.Tasks undertaken:• Organised claims management files and developed file procedures• Drafted daily correspondence to health units and panel solicitors• Analysed incidents and assessed whether to appoint a panel solicitor• Prepared extensive monthly and quarterly reports for the client• Developed an IT system which managed KPI requirements• Considered panel solicitor advice and provided instructions where appropriate­February 2005 – May 2005 – Paralegal, Insurance Team Claims Management• Assist in claims management role for the Department of Health • Prepare monthly reports for the Department of Health• First point of contact for the Department of Health’s administrationGeneral Insurance• Prepare running Briefs, and Briefs for Counsel• Prepare Lists of Documents• Prepare Non-Party Discovery Applications and Affidavits• Prepare draft Defences• Interview witnesses and take statements• Provide costing advice to solicitors on settled matters• Prepare Short Form and Long Form Bills of Costs for taxation• File closure processes, including attending to settlement payments, statutory charges and Deeds of Settlement• Assist in the daily running and investigation of insurance files, including the drafting of updates to clients, letters to investigators and medico-legal letters

• Legal Secretary

  • 1998 - 2003

  ­1998 Junior Legal Secretary, Industrial Relations Team- Worked with two junior solicitors- Extensive internal training program, including training in Reception, Court Rounds, Photocopy Centre, Mail Centre and Accounts Department­2001 Legal Secretary, Commercial Litigation Team- Worked with two solicitors and a Senior Associate- Secretarial and administrative tasks- Typing speed of approximately 70wpm – 98% accuracy­2002 Personal Assistant, Compulsory Third Party Team- Worked for a Partner- Secretarial and administrative tasks- Preparation of Briefs for Counsel- Drafting of basic precedent documents, including Court documents­2002/2003 Team Co-ordinator, Compulsory Third Party Team- Worked with a team of eight solicitors and four support staff- Co-ordinated work flow amongst the team- Maintained a central Court diary- Created and managed a client Key Performance Indicator (‘KPI’) compliance program for the team- Held KPI training and awareness sessions with staff- Prepared monthly and quarterly reports for the client- Undertook monthly scale costing of files in accordance with client requirements and the Supreme Court Rules- First point of contact for the client- Organised the setting up of files, running briefs and Briefs for Counsel- Assisted team members with their preparation for informal conferences, settlement conferences and trials