ELIANNA NISSAN

2023 - 2024

• Specialising in Leases, Wills and Estates
• Liaising with clients (telephone, emails, in person interviews) including agents, tenants/landlord's solicitors
• Preparation and drafting Leases and their annexures including surrenders, consents, assignments, transfers and sub leases
• Attending to registration of documents via PEXA (including Probate matters i.e
• Notice of Death, Transmission Applications)
• Attendance to general file management duties i.e
• Maintaining organisation, responding to all email enquiries in a timely manner and maintaining a task list to ensure tasks of priority are completed by deadline
• Drafting correspondence and legal documents such as Wills and Power of Attorneys
• Preparing asset and distribution schedules
• Preparing Probate pleadings via the Probate portal on the Online Court Registry i.e
• Application Summary and generating Affidavit of Executors and Summons
• Attending to responding to all requisitions from the Land and Registry Services and/or Supreme Court of NSW for Probate and Lease matters
• Experience in other areas of practice such as Loan agreements and Shareholder agreements.

2023

• Conducted telephone and in-person intake interviews to ascertain the nature of the enquiry, provide information about available options to clients, and make appointments or referrals, as appropriate
• Screening for eligibility for pro bono services in accordance with Marrickville Legal Centre criterion
• Connecting clients with various support services i.e
• Legal Aid NSW, Tenants Union of NSW and Lifeline
• Assisted with general administrative and reception work i.e
• Answering the telephones, delivering or collecting documents, photocopying and data entry
• Maintaining accurate and up-to-date client records
• Developed an introductory understanding of different areas of law such as tenancy, strata, crime, family and employment law.

2021 - 2023

• Specialising in Institutional Abuse
• Obtained extensive trauma training in abuse and trauma survivors
• Communicating patiently and empathically with vulnerable clients
• Drafting legal documentation with a high degree of attention to detail such as letters of advice, particulars, briefs and instructions to Counsel, letter of instructions, client/witness statements
• Conducted legal research related to advertisements in the public for witnesses for abuse relating to the institution in question
• Extensive knowledge of the Government Information Public Access Act
• Assisting in settlement preparation including drafting authorities and Schedule of Damages
• Assisting and preparation for court in matters progressed to Litigation
• Arranged IME appointments and maintained a schedule of upcoming IME/DME appointments and setting reminders for clients
• Drafted an extensive chronology of events.

2021

• Specialising in Workers Compensation and Work Injury Damages claims
• Drafting documentation with a high degree of attention to detail including letters of instructions, preparing pre-filing statements, preparing applications to resolve a dispute on the Personal Injury Commission forum, drafting observations to Counsel and drafting particulars
• Conducted in person and telephone interviews with clients/witnesses to draft Statements
• Maintained file organisation and time management in delivering tasks within deadlines.

2020 - 2022

• Specialised in Personal Injury, Medical Negligence, Criminal Law, Commercial Law and Conveyancing
• Provided secretarial and administrative support to the Partner and Solicitor of the firm
• First point of contact with clients and answering their enquiries
• Opening and closing files
• Maintained Diary management
• Prepared briefs to Counsel
• Drafting correspondence letters to clients
• Assisting with general administrative tasks such as photocopying and mailing.