Nyasha Mataruse
Summary
Devoted legal support worker brings great people skills, attention to detail and organized approach to managing high workloads. Assists individuals of diverse backgrounds with basic legal needs and coordinates referrals for advanced cases. Great at managing time and advanced with word processing software, legal database research and digital recordkeeping systems. Focused on maximizing company compliance with applicable laws and standards. Knowledgeable about internal controls, process evaluations and procedural reviews.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
Work History
Project & Legal Administrator
WA Museum
06.2023 - 11.2023
- Drafting intricate and/or confidential communications and corporate documents, such as reports, briefings, and submissions, to facilitate compliance efforts.
- Enabled the implementation of a full Work, Health and Safety on SharePoint.
- Liaison with State Solicitors office and other interested stakeholders to enable a submission to cabinet on changes to the Maritime Act.
- Identified, investigated and documented compliance violations and recommended corrective measures.
- Creating intricate and/or confidential communications and corporate documents, encompassing reports, briefings, and submissions, to bolster compliance initiatives. Assisted with internal and external audits to confirm compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
- Maintained up-to-date knowledge of current and emerging compliance regulations.
- Reviewed, revised and updated compliance policies and procedures to confirm continual compliance with applicable laws.
- Review consultation feedback alongside the SSO Draft instructions to identify changes/amendments and inclusions.
Legal Assistant
Department Of Communities
02.2023 - 06.2023
- Create top-notch project reports, briefing papers, and executive correspondence of high quality for presentation to senior staff.
- Take regulatory compliance actions in response to identified instances of non-compliance and address new, existing, and emerging risks.
- Scheduled appointments, court appearances and depositions for busy law firm.
- Engage in research and analysis, incorporating local regulatory intelligence, to enhance insights, organizational knowledge, and address systemic regulatory challenges, fostering quality and safeguards for participants.
- Apply planning methodologies to execute and provide reports on various compliance campaigns and projects.
- Gathered and analyzed research data such as statutes, decisions and legal articles, codes and documents.
Paralegal
Lavan
03.2022 - 10.2022
- Assisted counsel in preparing answers, providing documentation and information for discovery request.
- Researched state statutes, decisions, legal articles, codes and documents.
- Collected, drafted and maintained resources to provide comprehensive materials accessible to all firm lawyers.
- Conducted detailed client intakes and entered information into company database.
- Conferred with clients and other involved parties to gather and track case information.
HR Administrator
Silk
07.2021 - 04.2022
- Handled on-boarding process for newly hired employees, which included distribution of all paperwork.
- Addressed employee conflicts with appropriate urgency, following all corporate procedures.
- Collaborated with legal and compliance teams to review paperwork, obtain feedback and procure available information for new training processes.
- Maintained payroll information by calculating, collecting and entering data.
- Maintained employee privacy and protected payroll operations by keeping all information confidential.
Education
J.D. - Law (Pre-Law)
Murdoch University
Perth, WA12.2025
Skills
- Legal Research
- Proficiency in MS Office
- Online Databases
- Correspondence and Legal Forms Drafting
- Case File Preparation
- Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable
- Calculating Liabilities
- Client Support
- Checking Time Cards
- Payroll Liabilities
Timeline
Project & Legal Administrator
WA Museum
06.2023 - 11.2023
Legal Assistant
Department Of Communities
02.2023 - 06.2023
Paralegal
Lavan
03.2022 - 10.2022
HR Administrator
Silk
07.2021 - 04.2022
J.D. - Law (Pre-Law)
Murdoch University
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