Dimity Reid
Herston
Summary
Professional with strong background in legal support, equipped to handle variety of tasks in fast-paced environment. Expertise in legal research, document management, and case preparation, ensuring accuracy and compliance. Known for effective team collaboration and adaptability, always focused on achieving results and meeting deadlines. Strong organizational skills and proactive approach to problem-solving make for reliable asset.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Thynne & Macartney Lawyers
09.2014
- General administrative duties
- Filing
- Legal Research
- Attended Court Hearings
Paralegal
South Geldard Lawyers
10.2022 - Current
- Assisted solicitors throughout the entire transaction of multimillion dollar commercial and rural sale and purchase contracts, including pre contract terms negotiations, client communication, contract drafting
- Coordinated the settlement of property transactions, including detailed knowledge of PEXA, liaising with clients, banks, and other stakeholders to ensure timely completion
- Assisted solicitors in drafting and reviewing legal documents, including contracts, leases, commercial agreements, titles office forms, wills and power of attorneys ensuring and compliance with legal standards and accuracy
- Conducted detailed research on property and commercial law issues, preparing concise reports to support case preparation and legal decision-making
- Provided diary and email management
- Provided administrative and organisational support for case management, including maintaining accurate records and managing deadlines
- Completed the QRO stamping processes
Relationship Analyst
Rabobank
06.2021 - 10.2022
- Collaborate with Account Managers and Credit Analysts to deliver client outcomes
- Complete New to Bank processes of on-boarding
- Plan, schedule and take minutes for Branch weekly meetings
- Actively engage in preparation of loan applications
- Prepare and issue client correspondence documentation
- Maintain annual credit reviews and account manager reviews to credit policy requirements
- Complete financial analysis and preparation of loan applications and reviews in accordance with policy and procedure requirements
- Monitor branch prudential reports weekly and actively ensure all key dates are met and not run overdue
- Monitor loan arrears and accounts in excess to take appropriate action from a commercial and prudential perspective
- Develop and foster strong working relationships with all key stakeholders
- Complete Comprehensive Customer Due Diligence reviews and risk analysis
- Organising client events and functions including booking catering, sending invitations, hiring venue and set up event spaces
Personal Banking Adviser
Westpac Banking Corporation
02.2021 - 06.2021
- I have completed all relevant study and modules to be accredited as a personal banker and am just yet to be signed off
- Qualification - Tier 2 Personal Advice Deposit Products General Insurance
- Thus far my role has involved completing all daily teller duties including: cash balancing, deposits and withdrawals, card and cash enquires, account authority documents, filing, customer phone calls etc
- As I am not yet accredited to open accounts, apply for personal loans and insurance myself
- I have sat in on numerous appointments with my colleagues to oversee and learn these processes
Retail Sales Assistant
Cotton On
01.2017 - 12.2020
- Shift supervisor – acting in as the daily manager and running the store
- Ensuring all staff understood their personal responsibilities and duties for the day
- Checking in on KPIs and each staff member throughout the day
- Encouraged staff to enthusiastically strive towards the daily KPI goals and give the best customer service possible
- In charge of customer complaints or queries
- POS manager – I was appointed this role over the peak Christmas period in 2019-2020
- This involved being fulltime on POS over the 3 month period ensuring all queue formers were sufficiently stocked, maintaining KPIs at an exceptional standard
- Overseeing the POS team, encouraging and driving for the best KPI results possible
- Training new Christmas casuals
- Providing exceptional customer service
- I was in charge of all customer issues and complaints that came through POS
- Junior staff would direct queries to me and would I address and manage all issues in a professional manner and if necessary alerting my store manager
- Start and end of day cashing, banking and reconciling
- Training new employees
- Answering store phone
- Fitting room duties
- Visual Merchandising
- Inventory - Unpacking and sorting stock
- Transferring stock out of store
- Refilling stock on floor
- Cleaning
K & L Gates Law
01.2018 - 02.2018
- Company Overview: Agricultural Property Sector
- Preparing Contracts for Sale
- Preparing Agistment Agreements
- Legal Research
- Summarising Reports and Documents
- Reviewed Contracts and Agreements
- Attended Mention Court Hearing
- Other Matter related tasks
- Agricultural Property Sector
Education
Bachelor Law/ Business
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, QLD12-2025
Skills
- Legal research
- Proficient in MS office
- Case management
- Client communication
- Document drafting
- Document preparation
- Calendar management
- Legal writing
Timeline
Paralegal
South Geldard Lawyers
10.2022 - Current
Relationship Analyst
Rabobank
06.2021 - 10.2022
Personal Banking Adviser
Westpac Banking Corporation
02.2021 - 06.2021
K & L Gates Law
01.2018 - 02.2018
Retail Sales Assistant
Cotton On
01.2017 - 12.2020
Thynne & Macartney Lawyers
09.2014
Bachelor Law/ Business
Queensland University of Technology
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