Stacey Shepherd

Commercial Litigation:

• Facilitated effective pre-trial and trial support on a variety of large scale litigious matters, including financial class action, building and construction and competition disputes
• Provided effective breakout room support in the Federal Court during various trials
• Assisted Counsel by conducting factual investigations, conducting Relativity searches, preparation of chronologies, updated schedules, prepared pleadings matrix tables and replies to witness statements tables
• Conducted accurate legal research and prepared memos for the legal team
• Efficiently prepared and updated numerous briefs and print bundles for Counsel
• Assisted legal teams by updating court books and court book indexes, reviewed transcripts, edited and proofread legal documents to verify accuracy
• Efficiently completed large scale document reviews on numerous matters including class actions, product liability matters, ACCC investigations and code for relevance, confidentiality and privilege
• Promoted a positive work environment by providing training and guidance to junior paralegals as needed

Public Sector:

• Completed redactions during a Royal Commission and Inquiries regarding confidential and privileged information
• Improved team productivity by coordinating with lawyers and consultants to prioritise and delegate tasks effectively
• Assisted legal teams with draft Notice responses including updating and editing chronologies
• Fostered collaborative environment, proactively supporting legal teams and paralegals
• Prepared summary tables for the legal team to incorporate in Notice responses
• Prepared Royal Commission hearing notes for the legal team
• Collaborated with numerous team members and produce quality work during tight deadlines

Competition:

• Accurately and efficiently reviewed and coded documents for responsiveness on large scale document reviews regarding ACCC notices and class actions relating to Australian Consumer Law

External Secondments - Financial Services Providers:

• Assisted Legal Counsel and Company Secretary with preparation for various Board meetings including draft correspondence to internal stakeholders such as team leaders and Board members, draft, edit and collate various documentation for Board meetings, complete ASIC searches
• Effectively supported project team manage numerous meetings with an auditor during an Enforceable Undertaking, including recording minutes and actions, liaising with various teams to follow up completion of actions, collation of materials and preparation of correspondence to auditor

• Provided effective front-end support including answering client calls, completing detailed client intake, drafting correspondence to clients, completing accurate file notes, scheduling client appointments, completing forms for clients for Department of Home Affairs, completing visa status checks and effectively managing client files

• Provided effective secretarial support to 6 lawyers
• Drafted correspondence, proofread and edited complex documents
• Prepared and collated various documentation such as commercial contracts for sale, leases, deeds, briefs and appendices
• Prepared LRS property forms, order property and ASIC searches
• Executed monthly client billing and process lawyers monthly expenses
• Scheduled client meetings, travel arrangements and internal CLE seminars
• Opened, closed and maintained client files
• Prepared paperwork for client investment bank accounts and trust accounts
• Assisted lawyers with various administrative tasks on an ad hoc basis

• Provided effective secretarial support to principal lawyer
• Prepared various documents such as commercial Leases, Affidavits, Statutory Declarations, residential and off the plan Contracts for Sale, Wills, Powers of Attorney and Enduring Guardianships
• Drafted correspondence to clients, solicitors and real estate agents
• Meet and greeted clients, screened calls and scheduled meetings
• Conducted legal research and proofread legal documents
• Photocopied, faxed and filed documents
• Set up and maintained databases for clients

• Audit condition of stores and staff performance including NSW Flagship store
• Audited condition of stores and staff performance
• Prepared and implemented improvement plans for store managers
• Implemented strategies to increase sales
• Recruited, trained and developed store managers and casual staff members
• Managed day to day running of women's fashion stores including implementing customer service strategies, banking, rostering, monitor and control stock levels, implemented company merchandising standards
• Conducted various administrative tasks and head office reporting
• Key role: Attended various store locations in NSW and interstate to assess and identify core issues within teams and store operations, developed and implemented solutions within teams, resulting in increased team performance and sales performance
• Key achievements: Managed stores which exceeded sales targets consistently, trained and developed under-performing teams to meet and exceed sales targets