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| Position wanted: |
Advocate |
| Job category: |
Language/MultilingualLaw/LegalNon-ProfitResearch/DevelopmentSecretary/SecretarialTEFL/ESLTrainingTranslationTravelVolunteer |
| Preferred Location: |
Indonesia |
| Preferred City-State/County: |
Bandung |
| Objective and Resume Summary: |
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Career Objective
My long-term goal is to be employed in South East Asia as a human rights advocate, social researcher or legal specialist.
Languages
Intermediate Bahasa Indonesia
Qualifications
Admission as a Solicitor to the Supreme Court of New South Wales 04/07/2008
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| Skills: |
Lawyer, Advocate, Translator, Researcher, Community Worker, Volunteer |
| Known languages (and levels): |
English-Very GoodOther: Indonesian Good
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| Type of Employment wanted: |
ContractInternshipPart Time
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| Minimum Yearly Salary in Numbers: |
10000 AUD
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| Current Location: |
Australia, Queensland, Cairns |
| Education History, Qualifications & other additional information: |
| Level of Education: |
Bachelor
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Education
09/2007 to Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice
05/2008 Bond University, Gold Coast
07/2005 to Graduate Diploma in Indonesian Studies
11/2007 Charles Darwin University, Darwin
03/1997 to Bachelor of Laws
11/2003 Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane
03/1997 to Bachelor of Arts (Justice Studies) with Distinction
11/2003 Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane
Computer Application Skills
„« Microsoft Office, Email and Internet
„« Databases including FAMMIS, HBCIS, KinTrak, Progeny, CLO and CLSIS
„« Online Legal Research tools
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| Work History & Experience: |
| Years of Work Experience: |
3 to 5 Years |
Employment History
03/2009 to 12/2009 Contract Solicitor Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Womenˇ¦s
Legal Service
NQ Inc - Townsville Australia
(Community legal service providing advice, advocacy,
Representation, community legal education and support to
Indigenous women throughout North Queensland)
„« Providing legal advice and assistance across a broad spectrum of practice areas (including family law, child protection, domestic violence, discrimination, minor debt, residential tenancies, intellectual property, personal injuries and wills and estates)
„« Conducting community legal education on residential tenancies, family dispute resolution, child protection and policing
„« Providing a regular outreach service to regional Queensland (Cardwell, Tully, Innisfail and Yarrabah)
„« Legal research and law reform activities, including preparation of submissions on Police Move-On Powers, Amendments to Queenslandˇ¦s compensation scheme for Victims of Crime and the Draft Code of Conduct for Indigenous Art
„« Appearing in Childrenˇ¦s Court
„« Design and preparation of Educational materials
„« Extensive networking and community development activities
„« Participating in cultural awareness training
02/2008 to Law Intern, Bar Council Legal Aid Centre, Kuala Lumpur ˇV Malaysia
05/2008 (Non-Government Organisation, under the auspices of the Kuala
Lumpur Bar, providing legal advice and advocacy to the
Marginalised in Malaysian society)
„« Assisting in legal interventions in domestic violence and migrant worker cases
„« Participating in Legal Aid Centre walk-in clinics, prison visit and dock brief programs
„« Legal research and documentation
„« Participating in clinics run by partner organisations, including Tenaganita, United Nations High Commission for Refugees, and the Pink Triangle Foundation
12/2006 to 09/2007 Administrative Officer, Queensland Health, Bundaberg Base
Hospital, Bundaberg ˇV Australia
State government department responsible for the provision of health
Care services)
„« Assisting in the recruitment of overseas trained doctors
„« Record keeping, health insurance claim lodgements and debt collection
„« Providing secretarial and reception services to the Genetic Health Service
01/2004 to Consumer Advocate and English Language Advisor, Yayasan
11/2005 Lembaga Konsumen Indonesia (YLKI), Jakarta - Indonesia (On assignment with Australian Volunteers International working
With the Indonesian Consumer Organisation)
„« Editing and translating from Indonesian to English
„« Delivering English language training for staff, at both beginner and intermediate levels
„« Conducting in-house research
„« Creation of an English language website
„« Assisting in running various seminars and programs
02/2001 to Litigation Assistant, Carter Capner Lawyers, Brisbane - Australia
04/2003 (A boutique law firm specialising in personal injury litigation)
„« Undertaking all aspects of personal injury litigation
„« Conducting legal research
„« Drafting and filing court documents
„« Providing personal assistance to partners
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