Reshmita Singh

Wills & Estate

• Obtain instructions and draft Will, Enduring Power of Attorney & Enduring Guardianship documents. Draft & witness revocation of Enduring Power of Attorney & Enduring Guardian documents.
• Liaise with relevant authorities to ascertain the value of the deceased's estate.
• Draft, finalize and attend to requisitions relating to application for Probate & Letters of Administration.
• Financial management orders - draft and finalize application for appointment of financial manager at NSW Civil & Administrative Tribunal (NCAT) and revocation of financial management orders made by NCAT.
• Attend mentions and direction hearings at NCAT. Contesting a Will & family provision claims - draft application, affidavits and attend mentions, direction hearings and mediation with barristers. Family Law Divorce Application - obtain instructions, finalize application for divorce and attend divorce hearings.
• Binding Financial Agreement - drafting and execution of binding financial agreement prior to commencement of a relationship/ during the relationship or post separation.

• Property Settlement - attend to exchange of offers , preaction procedures and instructions to finalize application, affidavit and relevant forms initiating /responding to an application for property settlement.

• Draft, serve and attend to inspection of subpoenaed documents.

• Attend direction hearing and mediation with barristers. Draft balance sheet and financial agreements/ consent orders.

• Parenting - obtain instructions , finalize application, affidavit and relevant document relation to parenting matters.

Staff Training & Invoicing

• Managing and training paralegals with family and estate law matters.
• Review letters and court documents prepared by paralegals.
• Draft cost agreements in relation to all matters at the commencement of the matter.
• Review legal fees owed by clients during the course of the matter.
• Draft and issue invoices during and upon completion of the matter.
• Draft follow up letters to clients requesting payment of legal fees.
• Attend to client's queries relating to invoice . Attending to trust accounting with the principal solicitor for the purposes of checking invoices paid by clients and funds remaining in trust for future work.

• Obtain instructions and draft Will, Enduring Power of Attorney & Enduring Guardianship documents
• Draft & witness revocation of Enduring Power of Attorney & Enduring Guardian documents
• Liaise with relevant authorities to ascertain the value of the deceased's estate
• Draft, finalize and attend to requisitions relating to application for Probate & Letters of Administration
• Financial management orders - draft and finalize application for appointment of financial manager at NSW Civil & Administrative Tribunal (NCAT) and revocation of financial management orders made by NCAT
• Attend mentions and direction hearings at NCAT
• Contesting a Will & family provision claims - draft application, affidavits and attend mentions, direction hearings and mediation with barristers.

• Draft Will, Enduring Power of Attorney & Enduring Guardianship documents
• Draft application for Probate & Letters of Administration
• Family Law - Attend to legal research
• Obtain instructions from clients in relation to divorce, property settlement & parenting matters
• Draft application and affidavit for divorce, property settlement & parenting matters to be reviewed by the solicitor
• Prepare & compile affidavit and annexures to be reviewed by the solicitor
• Compile financial disclosures to be served to applicant/respondent in the matter and attend directions hearings and mediation with barristers
• Family Provision & Contesting a Will - Obtain instructions, draft application and affidavit for family provision matters
• Prepare, compile affidavit and annexures to be filed in the NSW Supreme Court
• Serve notice of proceedings to all the beneficiaries and interested parties of the deceased estate
• Preparation of subpoenas and review of subpoenaed documents with the solicitor
• Attend and assist solicitors and barristers at mediation
• Conveyancing - Drafting Contract for Sale & Purchase Agreements
• Search relevant certificates in relation to sale/purchase of property
• Liaise with real estate agents and banks
• Preparation of settlement balance sheet on Pexa with appropriate figures with the solicitor.

• Family Law - Provide legal opinion on family matters including divorce, child maintenance, spousal maintenance, parental maintenance, child residence, child Access and recovery of children
• Draft court documents and attend to hearings
• Criminal Law - Providing legal opinion on all criminal matters, and representation of client's interest in court
• Wills & Estate - Draft Wills and application for Probate & Letters of Administration
• Review legal documents / agreements
• Represent client's interest in court proceedings
• Draft application for probate, letters of administration grant and removal of an executor and/or administrator
• Staff Management - Managing staff members at Legal Aid Commission in Taveuni, Fiji
• Prepare monthly progress reports for the branch office
• Planning and maintaining of work systems, procedures, and policies for optimum performance of staff members
• Review staff performance and report to the principal legal officer on a monthly basis.

• Criminal & Civil Litigation - Legal research to assist prosecutors
• Draft summons, evidence matrix, agreed facts and witness statements
• Compile and file court documents at the criminal and civil registry
• Observe court proceedings and making file notes for state counsels
• Assist with trial preparation by preparing the exhibit list, the list of witnesses
• Prepare exhibit folders for court and compiling disclosure documents
• Printing, Scanning, Photocopying and Faxing documents.