June Uili
Sunbury
Summary
I am currently working as a paralegal at the VGSO and have been working in the Inquiries, Prosecutions and Admin Law Team for almost three years. I began as a legal assistant and am now working as a paralegal within the State Care team assisting with claims of historical institutional abuse. I have been given the great opportunity to further enhance my legal skills and was offered secondments to both the EPA and DFFH within my time at the VGSO and since then I have gained a wide set of both administrative and legal skills. I believe that with my leadership and great communication skills I am able to take on any challenge with an open mind. I am flexible and always willing to challenge myself in new spaces and unfamiliar environments. I am a team player, friendly and outgoing person, always eager and ready to take on new responsibilities.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Paralegal
Victorian Government Solicitor's Office
08.2024 - Current
- Attending meetings and taking minutes
- Populating quotes and engaging TIMG for the purpose of discovery
- Attending to first past review of documents for the purpose of discovery (relevance review)
- Drafting chronologies and summaries of Defendant's/ Co-Defendant's materials
- Drafting legal documents including deeds, affidavit of documents
- Undertaking research tasks
- Exporting documents through Ringtail database for the purpose of providing documents to clients and the Yoorrook Justice Commission
Paralegal
Secondment to DFFH
10.2024 - 02.2025
- Secondment to the Department of Families, Fairness and Housing as a Paralegal
- Responsible for triaging and monitoring the claims inbox and all incoming care leaver claims
- Responsible for checking the Departments internal guides and recommending changes
- Opening new matters in LEX, actioning records requests, drafting pastoral letters and memos to the Deputy Secretary
- Liaising with panel firms and VMIA with respect to deadlines as per the Department's panel firm guide
- Updating settlement tracker, diarising important Court dates
Legal Assistant
Victorian Government Solicitor's Office
08.2022 - 07.2024
- General file management - opening new matters and closing files
- Monthly Billing - Drafting monthly bills and following up solicitor's on monthly billing cycle
- File and record management including engaging archival services for records to be sent to and from Grace (storage facility)
- Drafting legal correspondence & key court documents including Exhibits for AOD's, Initiating letters to clients including DFFH & DJCS
- When required to chaired morning meetings and internal branch meetings
- Managing high volume workload and dealing with complex matters - eg State Care matters
- Collating briefs, court and tribunal books
- State Care - submitting Medicare Notices of settlement, arranging payment to claimants and preparing deeds of release for signing.
- Court filing on Redcrest and diarising important court and tribunal dates
- Assisting with Royal Commissions - Yoorrook Justice Commission & The Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide. Including responding to Notices to Produce involving printing relevant documents and collating materials for Commission hearings.
- Supported 6 allocated Solicitors
- Training other new Legal Assistants upon request
- Facilitated timely resolution of legal matters by preparing and organizing essential documents
- Printing, archiving, organising and managing electronic filing of documents
- Main point of contact with clients and solicitor's
- Worked alongside solicitors and fellow legal assistants on complex cases and legal processes.
- Offered 3 month secondment to the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) during employment - September to December 2023 in an administrative capacity involving monitoring the inbox and incoming claims.
Sales Associate
Yes Optus Sunbury
11.2015 - 08.2022
- Engaging with customers to effectively build clientele and lasting relations.
- Prepared merchandise for the sales floor by pricing or tagging.
- Completing follow-ups to ensure customer issues and enquiries were regularly monitored.
- Offered products and tailored solutions which met customers' needs. Including cross selling in order to hit store targets.
- Organized shelves to maintain store visual appeal, engage customers and promote specific merchandise.
- Grew sales and boosted profits by hitting monthly targets (some months)
- Participated in many employee training sessions in order to improve knowledge of products.
- Checked pricing, scanned items, and applied discounts.
- Often had to deal with de-escalating situations when dealing with customer enquiries.
- Processing contracts , and undertaking ID checks to ensure relevant compliance checks were maintained.
- Processed insurance and warranty claims for goods.
- Issued receipts and processed refunds, credits or exchanges.
- Used POS system to process sales, returns, online orders and gift card activations.
- Answered questions about store policies and addressed customer concerns (technical , billing and service enquiries).
- Volunteered for extra shifts during extended periods of staff shortage.
- Opened and closed store independently and prepared daily/weekly bank drop for store.
Legal Volunteer
LACW (Law And Advocacy Centre For Women)
02.2019 - 03.2020
- Answered telephone and coordinated meetings and conferences with clients.
- Regularly checking and following up on emails.
- Briefing Barristers to check their availability for certain court matters.
- Taking documents to court and law chambers when needed.
- Doing client intakes which involved conversations with clients in order to assess their eligibility and whether they could be represented by the law firm.
- Conducting records of interviews.
- Assisted in preparing subpoenas for court matters.
- Taking file notes for lawyers to ensure records were maintained and kept up to date.
- Requesting briefs from Police officers in relation to relevant matters.
- Attending court with lawyers when required.
Barista
Buddy's Cafe
11.2014 - 11.2015
- Engaged in high levels of customer service.
- Maintained supply levels in counter and customer areas to meet typical demands.
- Memorized recipes for specialty coffee beverages and special offers.
- Completed daily cash audits to correctly balance drawers at the end of each shift.
- Interacted with customers and work staff to promote a positive environment.
- Cleaned counters, utensils and seating areas daily.
- Stock replenishment.
- Maintained regular and consistent attendance and punctuality.
- In charge of closing and opening the store during shifts.
Education
J.D. - Law
Monash University
Melbourne, VIC12.2023
Bachelor of Arts - Criminology , Law & Justice
University of Melbourne
Parkville, VIC12.2016
High School Diploma -
Sunbury Downs College
Sunbury, VIC11.2013
Skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Merchandising Knowledge
- Determined and persistent
- Attention to detail
- Leadership skills and ability to take control of a situation when required to
- Flexible and able to adapt in new, unfamiliar and difficult situations
- Works effectively in teams and individually when required
- Optimistic and open mind to feedback and constructive criticism
Accomplishments
VCE College Captain 2013
VCE College DUX
Exhibited in NGV Top Arts Exhibition 2014
Artwork displayed in Department of Education's in Treasurer's office 2014
Elected as Youth President 2019 (Church Youth Group)
Re-elected as Youth President 2024 (for 2 years)
Attended the Victorian Women's Lawyers Dame Roma Mitchell Memorial Lunch 2025 on behalf of the IPA branch at VGSO
Hobbies
Outside of work I am quite involved in my local church community. I volunteer as a Youth Leader and enjoy arranging activities with my Youth Group on weekends. I like to spend my free time exercising my creativity through various different hobbies which include dancing , listening to music , arts & crafts and editing content/videos. I have also taken an interest in exercising these days which helps me debrief.
Referees
Available upon request
Timeline
Paralegal
Secondment to DFFH
10.2024 - 02.2025
Paralegal
Victorian Government Solicitor's Office
08.2024 - Current
Legal Assistant
Victorian Government Solicitor's Office
08.2022 - 07.2024
Legal Volunteer
LACW (Law And Advocacy Centre For Women)
02.2019 - 03.2020
Sales Associate
Yes Optus Sunbury
11.2015 - 08.2022
Barista
Buddy's Cafe
11.2014 - 11.2015
J.D. - Law
Monash University
Bachelor of Arts - Criminology , Law & Justice
University of Melbourne
High School Diploma -
Sunbury Downs College
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