Overview
Work History
Education
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References
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Neve McKechnie

Neve McKechnie

Williamstown,VIC

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience

Work History

Legal Assistant

Schetzer Papaleo Family Lawyers
08.2023 - Current
  • 1:1 assistant to Partner with legal and personal matters.
  • Providing regular assistance to support Associates, Senior Associates, Partners and the Director, as well as overflow of support staff tasks.
  • Answering incoming calls, filtering and attending to enquiries.
  • Calendar and diary management.
  • Dictatyping.
  • Legal research, including preparing case summaries and detailed summaries on specific areas of law.
  • Drafting correspondence and cost documentation.
  • Drafting Court material, filing with the Court Portal and arranging service of the same.
  • Liaising with clients, barristers, valuers, psychologists, the Court and any other relevant third party.
  • Assisting in training and onboarding of new support staff.
  • Billing and debt recovery.
  • Preparing and facilitating the exchange of financial disclosure including collating, labelling, downloading and indexing of the same.
  • Collating and preparing briefs to counsel (including via e-brief).
  • Account management, monitoring payment deadlines and debt recovery.
  • Opening and closing files.
  • Planning and organising internal events (including Christmas functions).

Receptionist & Administrative Assistant

Schetzer Papaleo Family Lawyers
12.2022 - 07.2023
  • Answering incoming calls, filtering and attending to new queries, including new client screening.
  • Scheduled office meetings and client appointments for staff.
  • Dictatyping.
  • Assisting with billing, including invoices, initial cost agreements and updated notifications of cost.
  • Drafting legal correspondence and Court material, filing with the Court Portal and arranging service of the same.
  • Collating and preparing financial disclosure.
  • Collating and preparing briefs to counsel (including via e-brief).
  • Opening and closing file.
  • Within this role, I provided 1:1 support to a Senior Associate and Special Counsel.

Corporate Receptionist

Credit Suisse
08.2022 - 12.2023
  • Implemented and delivered new streamlined administration system.
  • Greeted incoming visitors and important clients professionally.
  • Management and co-ordination of company conference room bookings for internal, external and client meetings.
  • Liaising with senior management and administration staff to ensure streamlined organisation.
  • Answered central telephone system and directed calls accordingly.
  • Sorted, received and distributed mail.

Front of House

Santorini Restaurant
01.2022 - 07.2022
  • Managed day-to-day FOH operations to drive quality, standards and meet customer expectations.
  • Addressed guest concerns and resolved all issues to guests' satisfaction.

Electoral Officer

Australian Electoral Commission
05.2022 - 05.2022
  • Collected necessary information from voters to determine correct voting location and ballot.
  • Distributed ballots to voters and answered questions concerning voting procedures.
  • Created fair, non-partisan environment to protect free choice of voters.

General Office Administrator

North Beach Consulting Pty Ltd
02.2019 - 04.2021
  • Worked in the family business doing general administration and bookkeeping.
  • Managed appointments.
  • Working as directed to assist in delivery to company clients.

Education

Bachelor of Laws And Bachelor of Criminology -

Monash University
11.2026

High School Diploma -

Westbourne Grammar School
11.2021

Skills

  • Organization and Efficiency
  • Appointment Coordination
  • Multitasking and Time Management
  • Positive Attitude and Energetic
  • Research and Analytical Skills
  • Attention to Detail
  • Legal Research
  • Client Billing
  • Document Drafting and Filing

References

References are available upon request. 

Timeline

Legal Assistant

Schetzer Papaleo Family Lawyers
08.2023 - Current

Receptionist & Administrative Assistant

Schetzer Papaleo Family Lawyers
12.2022 - 07.2023

Corporate Receptionist

Credit Suisse
08.2022 - 12.2023

Electoral Officer

Australian Electoral Commission
05.2022 - 05.2022

Front of House

Santorini Restaurant
01.2022 - 07.2022

General Office Administrator

North Beach Consulting Pty Ltd
02.2019 - 04.2021

Bachelor of Laws And Bachelor of Criminology -

Monash University

High School Diploma -

Westbourne Grammar School

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