Kathleen Wincen

• Provide academic support and study assistance in one-on-one or small group tutoring to current law students.
• Over 2 years of teaching experience, working with youth and adult learners.
• Strong commitment to enhancing and supporting education.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver one-on-one service focused on learning and skills development.
• Foster positive learning environment by encouraging students to develop individual skills.
• Specialising in 1:1 instruction, team collaboration and relations with students and support staff.
• Collaborated with students to complete assignments, identify lagging skills and correct weaknesses.
• Planned lessons for allotted time to strengthen weak subjects and build skills.

• Provide legal advice, information, casework, representation to clients, where necessary.
• Legal Education and Community Engagement, including presentations at seminars and stakeholder interest groups, to members of the community on the services offered by TASC National.
• Maintain knowledge of current legislation and cases, to ensure sound and accurate advice is provided to clients.
• Provide advice on Wills and Estates.
• Referrals to internal and external services for client matters.
• Provide first class legal services across a wide and varied client base.
• Managed own file load and worked independently.
• Travelled to clients to take instructions.
• Prepared Family Law documents, including Domestic Violence Orders.
• Provided advice on Enduring Powers of Attorney.
• CLASS software use, including creating digital files and file notes, updating client particulars and entering bring up dates.
• Searches- ASIC and Land Title.
• CITEC Searches.
• Created legal proposals for TASC National.
• Responsibility associated with maintaining general office duties, diary management, answering telephone calls and enquiries, filing and mailing.
• Organised and managed NAIDOC celebrations.

• Drafted and finalised policies for the Budjiti Aboriginal Corporation as part of good Corporate Governance framework.
• General understanding of the Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006 (Cth) and in particular Prescribed Body Corporate membership requirements under that Act.
• Cultural competence and experience working with Aboriginal People and high level of interpersonal skills with the ability to establish and maintain positive and productive relationships with the PBC and the Native Title Holders of the Budjiti peoples.
• Understanding of the role and responsibilities of PBC’s in maintaining and managing the Native Title rights and interest.
• Understanding of the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth).
• Attending board, negotiation and Common Law Holder Meetings as required to provide updates or seek instructions on land access, future acts, heritage matters and all agreements that affect native title for the Budjiti Native Title Holders.
• Assisted the Common Law Holders with the negotiation of native title agreements with proponents in the determination area, principally exploration and mining companies.
• Responsible for the management of all existing and future native title and other land access agreements to ensure the Budjiti Aboriginal Corporation complies with its obligations and responsibilities as well as receives all benefits owing to the Budjiti Aboriginal Corporation.
• Established procedures and work to facilitate the integration of traditional ecological knowledge with contemporary natural resource management practice within the Currawinya National Park.
• Cultural site identification and management in the National Parks areas.
• General administration duties, including creating files and notes, updating membership information and entering data into the Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations.
• Coordinated Board meetings, including via Zoom.

• Proved successful working within tight deadlines and fast-paced atmosphere.
• Worked with customers to understand needs and provide excellent service.
• Commercial Law.
• Property Law.
• Wills and Estates.
• Family Law-prepared Family Law documents.
• Managed own file load and worked independently.
• Travelled to clients to take instructions.
• Carried out general office duties, diary management, answering telephone calls and enquiries, filing and mailing.
• Drafted and finalised Wills and Estates documentation.
• Prepared Enduring Powers of Attorney.
• Conveyancing, including buying and selling.
• LEAP software use, including client accounts – invoice for legal fees and lists of disbursement, updating client particulars and entering bring up dates.
• Searches- ASIC and Land Title.
• Safe custody retrieval and entry.
• CITEC Searches.
• Proved successful working within tight deadlines and fast-paced atmosphere.

• Commercial Law and Property Law.
• Conveyancing.
• Wills and Estates.
• Managed own file load and worked independently.
• Prepared Enduring Powers of Attorney.
• Processed Cheque requests for payment of client’s outside tax invoice, Department of Environment and Natural Resources fees and various other tax invoices.
• LEAP software use, including client accounts – invoice for legal fees and lists of disbursement, updating client particulars and entering bring up dates.
• Searches- ASIC and Land Title.
• CITEC Searches.

• Retrieved data in the Water Management System and cross-referenced client details against the details in the Automated Title System spreadsheet.
• Conducted searches within the Departments systems with regards to client water entitlements.
• Provided financial support where required i.e.
• Water billing.
• Built positive and constructive relationships with team members, colleagues, stakeholders and clients.
• Supported water services record management and tracking of correspondence.
• Provided support for the office as required: filing, mailing, emailing and other general office duties, correspondence and other general office duties as required.
• Ensured that all clients’ enquiries are answered or directed to appropriate team member.
• Drafted the Terms of Reference and Agenda for the Aboriginal Network meeting of the South West.

• Managed the delivery of annual aerial surveys and annual reports.
• Produced a field guide/manual for Aerial Macropod Surveys.
• Provided government ministerial briefs, reports, recommendations and correspondence and enquiries on issues concerning Commercial Macropod Management.
• Reviewed and updated existing policies and procedures for the Commercial Macropod Management Program.
• Provided high level advice to regional staff and other relevant personnel on policies for the Commercial Macropod Management Program.
• Co-ordinated state-wide consultation with Government agencies, Local Government, industry groups, professional organisations, advisory committees, conservation organisations, rural groups, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander groups and community groups in relation to Commercial Macropod Management.

· Maintained mining applications, transfers, surrenders, plans of operations and updated the mining register within the department’s spreadsheets and procedures.

· Provided financial support where required i.e. corporate card reconciliation, purchase orders and direct invoice requisition.

· Maintained departmental vehicles in accordance with policies and procedures.

· Ensured that all relevant WHS policies and procedures are followed.

· Supported environmental services record management and tracking of correspondence

· Collated Public Register data as set out by Statue.

· Delivered field samples to laboratories in Brisbane.

· Provided support for the Hume St office as required: filing, mailing, emailing and other general office duties, drafting internal memos, correspondence and other general office duties as required.

· Ensured that all clients’ enquiries are answered or directed to appropriate team member.

· Assisted Environmental Officers with field preparations.

· Retrieved data in the Water Management System and cross-referenced client details against the details in the Automated Title System spreadsheet.

· Built positive and constructive relationships with team members, colleagues, stakeholders and clients.

· Conducted searches within the Departments systems with regards to client water entitlements and mining applications.

• Responsibility associated with maintaining a Partner’s office, including general office duties, diary management, answering telephone calls and enquiries, filing and mailing.
• Drafted Wills and Estates documentation preparation.
• Applied for Probate of Wills through the Courts.
• Prepared Advance Health Directives.
• Basic conveyancing work.
• Open Practice package use, including client accounts – invoice for legal fees and lists of disbursement, updating client particulars and change of Solicitors acting and entering bring up dates.
• Processed Cheque requests for payment of client’s outside tax invoice, lodgment of Department of Environment and Natural Resources fees and various other tax invoices.
• Searches- ASIC and Land Title, safe custody retrieval and entry.
• Dictaphone typing of all correspondence.

• Legal Assistant to Managing Partner (Maternity leave position).
• Responsibility associated with the Managing Partner’s office, including diary management, answering phones, email management and all mailing.
• Day to day running of the front office, including whole of office general enquiries, mailing, drafting memos and correspondence, emailing and filing.
• Open Practice package use including data entry including whole of client accounts entry, updating client particulars, entering bring up dates and account payable and receivable.
• Prepared Family Law documents for Court lodgment.
• CITEC Searches.
• Office Banking.
• Safe custody entry and retrieval.
• Dictaphone typing of correspondence.

• Preparation and responsibility associated with In-house General Counsel’s office, including maintained the day-to-day running of the office of the General Counsel (filing, mailing, emailing and other general office duties, drafting internal memos, correspondence and other general office duties as required).
• Processed all legal accounts for payment.
• Arranged credit card requisitions for General Counsel.
• Implemented a new filing system for the Legal Department (LEX).
• Arranged diary appointments for all lawyers in the Legal Department.
• Proof read marketing material prior to approval for the general public.
• Liaising with internal and external clients, including Government Departments, all sections of the four internal properties and outside legal firms.
• Dictaphone typing of correspondence.
• Loose-leaf filing and CITEC searches.
• Maintained agendas and notes for weekly meetings.
• Travel arrangements and meet and greet clients.
• Co-developed comprehensive, training manual that enabled faster ramp-up for newly hired support staff within the legal division.