Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Languages
Residency
Legal Qualifications
References
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Rachel Williams

Artarmon,Australia

Summary

Have worked in various fields before landing a role in Australia at Dentons Australia Limited in residential lending in the Banking and Finance Department. Worked in litigation and corporate matters in two different jurisdictions, Singapore and Vietnam before moving to Australia, Sydney in Oct 2020.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience

Work History

Associate

Dentons Australia Limited
SYDNEY, NSW
01.2025 - Current

Junior Solicitor

Attia Lawyers & Consultants
Punchbowl, Australia
01.2021 - Current
  • Company Overview: Attia Lawyers is a law firm based in Punchbowl, Sydney. The firm carries out works in the area of employment law, wills and estate matters, drafting of commercial contracts and migration law matters.
  • Drafting of Statement of Claim, Defence/Cross-claim for employment law matters, motor vehicle accident claims
  • Drafting Affidavits
  • Preparing documents in relation to probate matters
  • Preparing documents for bankruptcy
  • Preparing briefs for barristers
  • Preparing statements for migration matters

Solicitor

Dentons Australia Limited
SYDNEY, NSW
07.2022 - 12.2024
  • PEXA Signings on Mortgages and Discharge of Mortgages daily for numerous amounts of settlements
  • Reviewing leases and trust deeds
  • Reviewing residential mortgages for a change of name for different jurisdictions.s for different jurisdictions
  • Reviewing Independent Legal advices which is a requirement from the Lender for the borrowers to obtain
  • Providing assistance to the team on mortgages that require execution overseas
  • Production and Consents (i.e. Transfer, Consent to registration of a second mortgage and preparing the Deed of Priority, consent to subdivisions, consent to register a lease on title)
  • Assisting with resolving requisitions
  • reviewing of Company Title matters
  • preparing lost title applications
  • communicating with solicitors, borrowers, brokers and Land Titles office in various jurisdictions via telephone and email

Solicitor

CKSD Lawyers
SYDNEY, NSW
03.2022 - 06.2022
  • Assited in negotiation of leases for both lessors and lessees both commercial leases as well as Law Society NSW leases

Foreign Attorney, Associate

DN Legal
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
06.2018 - 10.2020
  • Company Overview: DN Legal is a law firm based in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, specialised in real estate and corporate matters.
  • Provided general advisory to companies on their establishment in Vietnam
  • Drafted and reviewed documents for M&A transactions (Shareholders' Agreement, Share Purchase Agreement)
  • Represented a number of Vietnamese owners on negotiating hotel management agreements with various international hotel operators (i.e. Accor, Hyatt)

Foreign Attorney, Associate

SNB (Schulz Noack Barwinkel) Vietnam
Vietnam, Vietnam
06.2017 - 06.2018
  • Company Overview: SNB Vietnam is a German law firm specialised in company law and foreign investments.
  • Provided general advisory to companies on their establishment in Vietnam
  • Participated in business development activities to find new clients for the Vietnamese branch.

Practice Trainee / Associate

CSP Legal LLC
Singapore, Singapore
12.2011 - 05.2016
  • Company Overview: CSP Legal is a Singapore law firm specialising in both litigation and corporate matters.
  • Assisted and participated in civil, bankruptcy, divorce and probate proceedings
  • Drafted statement of claims, defences and affidavits for evidence-in-chief
  • Drafted draft consent orders and separation deeds for matrimonial proceedings

Intern

Legal Point Lawyers
Sydney, Australia
11.2010 - 11.2010
  • Assisted other solicitors on research involving migration matters

Intern

Family Justice Courts
Singapore, Singapore
11.2009 - 01.2010
  • Data entry administrative matters
  • Assisted District Judge Madam Amy Tung with the Mental Capacity Act project

Education

Bachelor of Laws -

University of Tasmania
01.2011

Bachelor of Arts - Journalism

Monash University
01.2008

Skills

  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Word
  • Microsoft PowerPoint

Languages

English, native

Residency

Australian Permanent Resident

Legal Qualifications

  • Admitted as a Lawyer, Supreme Court of New South Wales, 05/01/18
  • Admitted as an Advocate and Solicitor, Supreme Court of Singapore, 05/01/15

References

  • Ms. Jaymie Abboud, Associate at Dentons Australia, +61 422 081 860, or jaymie.abboud@dentons.com
  • Mr. Elias Attia, Principal at Elias Attia and Lawyers, +61 411 792 699, elias@attialawyer.com.au

Timeline

Associate

Dentons Australia Limited
01.2025 - Current

Solicitor

Dentons Australia Limited
07.2022 - 12.2024

Solicitor

CKSD Lawyers
03.2022 - 06.2022

Junior Solicitor

Attia Lawyers & Consultants
01.2021 - Current

Foreign Attorney, Associate

DN Legal
06.2018 - 10.2020

Foreign Attorney, Associate

SNB (Schulz Noack Barwinkel) Vietnam
06.2017 - 06.2018

Practice Trainee / Associate

CSP Legal LLC
12.2011 - 05.2016

Intern

Legal Point Lawyers
11.2010 - 11.2010

Intern

Family Justice Courts
11.2009 - 01.2010

Bachelor of Laws -

University of Tasmania

Bachelor of Arts - Journalism

Monash University

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