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Legal Operations Manager
Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)Legal Operations Manager
Aug. 2024Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Manager
King & Wood MallesonsManager
Jan. 2020 - Aug. 2024Sydney, AustraliaPartnering with legal practice groups, I support major litigations, class actions, regulatory investigations and Royal Commissions. Drawing on my 20+ years of team work and team leadership, I bring together the right people, with the right skills at the right time. Risk assessment, matter strategy, stakeholder management and team effectiveness are key. Key responsibilities include: - matter management - data management - tenders, pitches and cost estimates - designing and drafting department intranet site - leading a National Standards Project - leading Confluence knowledge project, including deployment - team recruitment - firmwide presentations I have continually developed and have attained: - Nuix Master Certification - Safe Document Handling - Agile Legal Transformation White Belt
Manager
Clayton UtzManager
Dec. 2006 - Jan. 2020Forensic & Technology ServicesI led, coached and developed multi-disciplined legal and technical teams of up to 50 to support large-scale commercial litigations, pharmaceutical and banking class actions, regulatory investigations and financial remediation schemes. This included negotiating project scope, designing and executing project workflows, e-discovery, trial preparation, contract review and early case assessment. I resourced, planned and executed matters across State and International boundaries in relation to banking and financial services, administrative and public law and the laws governing pharmaceutical products and medical devices. In providing trial team support, I managed the preparation of electronic evidence, bundles of vital materials for Senior Counsel, electronic cross-examination materials using e-court books, discovery databases and hyperlinked transcripts to ensure that litigation teams have access to all trial material in the most efficient way. I also prepared and presented to clients on emerging legal technologies, discovery databases, document exchange protocols and discovery obligations, including the Supreme Court and Federal Court practice notes. I have managed high profile litigations from inception to e-trial, with clients including global pharmaceutical manufacturers, an Australian industrial enterprise and a top four bank. My work included managing international e-discovery efforts, extensive electronic evidence preparation and providing e-trial support through to successful appeal. I also managed large Australian-based review teams across three States, and the USA. I also designed project workflows, directed large paralegal teams, and provided extensive project management, documentary and e-trial support. To streamline work, optimise efficiency and elevate productivity, I introduced workflows, documentation and process standardisation.
Contracts Manager
Meat and Livestock AustraliaContracts Manager
Sep. 2005 - Dec. 2006I used SAP software to manage hundreds of research grants and research contracts in the beef, sheep and goat industries, with responsibility for monitoring contract milestones and approving payments to grant recipients. This role involved extensive liaising with primary producers, researchers and industry specialists regarding contract deliverables, funding payments and the monitoring of the overall R&D portfolio. A key component of the role included monitoring and managing $15m+ R&D project agreements valued at $15m+ to ensure project timelines, milestones and budgets remained on track. I forged solid relationships with grant recipients to ensure smooth project progress, monitored and risk managed projects not tracking to schedule and worked with Program Managers to ensure portfolio and top-level funding was on-track.
Asia Pacific Contracts Manager
AC NielsenAsia Pacific Contracts Manager
Jan. 2005 - Sep. 2005I assisted the company’s Regional Legal Counsel in contract negotiations with multi-national clients, and in implementing consumer data contracts in 14 Asia-Pacific countries. This enabled the company to forecast the provision of services and pricing consistently across the region, while maintaining a consistently high-level of service to existing clients. I designed and introduced templates for master license agreements for regional and multi-national clients, monitored and managed the master license agreements for the company’s top 20 major clients across the Asia-Pacific, and liaised with regional managers and Legal Counsel to ensure contractual and legal compliance in each country. I also forged robust relationships with Country Managers and Legal Counsel across the region to broaden regional communication and ensure consistency in services and pricing.
Legal and Compliance Paralegal
HSBC Bank Australia LimitedLegal and Compliance Paralegal
Sep. 2002 - Dec. 2004Legal and Compliance DepartmentThis role involved responding to Federal and State subpoenas, Notices to Produce, Centrelink and Child Support requests, Garnishee Orders and Court Orders. I drafted statements and affidavits of bank officers regarding commercial litigations and regulatory investigations, prepared and distributed guidance notes to internal business units regarding "best practice" for operations. In addition, I assisted internal fraud/security/compliance investigations by tracking funds moving between accounts, conducting research, obtaining evidence from bank officers, and preparing standard documentation for use within the business. I also prepared compliance and anti-money laundering reports for Divisional Managers as input into monitoring and reporting for corporate governance.
Commercial Litigation and Insolvency Paralegal
Henry Davis YorkCommercial Litigation and Insolvency Paralegal
Sep. 2000 - Sep. 2002Banking, Insolvency and Reconstruction ServicesIn managing a team of up to 10 paralegals, I scheduled and delegated tasks, trained casual paralegals and implemented guidelines and protocols. This role also involved liaising with clients, including banks, insurance companies, solicitors, barristers, and witnesses regarding sources of documents that were needed for evidence and to prepare witnesses. I was the preferred paralegal on a number of large matters, including the HIH Royal Commission and made appearances at the Supreme Court and District Court of New South Wales for return of subpoena.
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