Dale Maden
Gold Coast,QLD
Summary
Results-driven junior lawyer with over 5 years of experience in a highly regarded multinational commercial law firm. Enviable portfolio of pre and post qualification experience and responsibility, gained exclusively in dispute resolution and litigation working directly under senior lawyers and partners. Highly reliable, trustworthy, and respected employee who demonstrates exceptional work ethic, team work, and integrity.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Lawyer
MinterEllison
01.2023 - Current
- Having supervised carriage of several State and Federal Court matters in various Australian jurisdictions and various other pre-litigation dispute matters
- Monitoring and managing file hygiene, budgets, key dates and issues, client concerns, and status and direction of matters generally
- Drafting all manner of legal documents including statements of claim, witness statements, submissions, advices, briefs to counsel, subpoenas, disclosure requests, and correspondence
- Analysing large and complex briefs of evidence and instructions, identifying issues, formulating strategies, identifying gaps in information and evidence, and making recommendations
- Instructing counsels in the usual course of litigation and as instructing solicitor in interlocutory and final hearings
- Directly managing and maintaining client relationships and identifying and deferring contentious or high risk matters to senior solicitors or counsels as appropriate
- Interviewing, mentoring and training junior team members
Intern - Clerk - Graduate
MinterEllison
09.2018 - 12.2022
- Developing foundational legal skills in research, drafting, persuasive writing, communication, relationship management, and business development
- Incrementally building legal knowledge and commercial nous through close supervision by senior solicitors
- Assisting with various large scale disclosure reviews
Promotions Assistant
Southern Cross Austereo
02.2018 - 03.2019
- Building brand awareness by executing promotional events and engaging with listeners of company owned radio stations
Creative Writer
Southern Cross Austereo
01.2014 - 12.2018
- Managing large portfolio of clients and formulating radio and television advertising campaign strategies and marketing content
- Developing captivating marketing copy, increasing brand awareness and driving sales growth
Intern
Ashurst
01.2017 - 02.2017
- Worked directly under lawyers assisting with legal research, document preparation, and administrative tasks
Education
Admission - Lawyer
Supreme Court of Queensland
Queensland11.2022
Graduate Diploma - Legal Practice
Bond University
Gold Coast, QLD08.2022
Bachelor of Laws & Psychological Science -
Griffith University
Gold Coast, QLD08.2020
Skills
- Drafting
- Persuasive writing
- Communication
- Identifying risks and issues
- Attention to detail
- Time management
Accomplishments
- Drafted submissions in Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal proceeding leading to injunctive relief being successfully opposed
- Drafted lengthy submissions in Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal proceeding leading to successful outcome at final hearing
- Drafted 100+ paragraph affidavit in proceedings before the New South Wales District Court after conducting lengthy witness interview
- Drafted affidavit in proceedings before the Federal Court of Australia involving tortious interference claim
- Instructed counsel at hearing of a notice of motion to set aside a default judgment and facilitated negotiation of settlement
- Successfully resisted bankruptcy and winding up proceedings on behalf of an individual and corporate client and facilitated negotiation of a settled outcome
- Led extensive disclosure compilation and review process in restraint of trade proceedings before the Queensland District Court
- Assisted with various large scale disclosure and discovery reviews including reviews involving over 100K documents
- Interviewed, supervised and mentored three junior staff members
- Readily adapted to major technological changes to practice management and document management systems in successive years
- Awarded MinterEllison Scott Reid Memorial Trophy for outstanding service in 2022 as nominated by peers
Affiliations
- Drug Arm Street Outreach (2021)
- Australian Red Cross (2021)
- 3rd Space Brisbane (2021)
- Beddown (2021)
- Orange Sky Australia (2017 - 2018)
- Gold Coast Community Legal Centre (2017)
References
Ryan Solomons
Partner - MinterEllison
Star Thompson
Senior Associate - MinterEllison
Details available upon request.
Timeline
Lawyer
MinterEllison
01.2023 - Current
Intern - Clerk - Graduate
MinterEllison
09.2018 - 12.2022
Promotions Assistant
Southern Cross Austereo
02.2018 - 03.2019
Intern
Ashurst
01.2017 - 02.2017
Creative Writer
Southern Cross Austereo
01.2014 - 12.2018
Admission - Lawyer
Supreme Court of Queensland
Graduate Diploma - Legal Practice
Bond University
Bachelor of Laws & Psychological Science -
Griffith University
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