Owns end-to-end legal works experience from legal drafting, compliance, client communications, probate and estate law practice, and Executive Assistant support (calendar and appointment management).
14:06 “You may not always win all your cases, but the most important thing is you are giving your 100% to your client's cause... it's important that you are always advocating for your clients.”

Lawyer by profession
Currently with ParrisWhittaker (law firm based in The Bahamas) as Head of Corporate Legal Services
– Filing annual statements and returns
– Ensuring compliance with authorities
– Incorporating companies, issuing shares, managing shareholder changes
– Drafting shareholders’ agreements, handling dissolutions, mergers, and acquisitions
– Preparing amendments and submitting them to the board
Paralegal support across other departments, not just corporate
– Drafting wills, testaments, and estate planning documents
– Creating contracts including leases and settlement agreements
– Handling commercial transactions
Client Interaction
– Direct communication with 50–60 corporate clients, most of whom are U.S.-based high-net-worth individuals investing or operating in the Bahamas

Previous Roles
Boylan Lawyers
– Left as workload became too heavy without fair compensation. She was already part-timing with ParrisWhittaker and was absorbed as a full-time hire after leaving Boylan.

Workers' Compensation Hub (initial assignment)
– Assisted Australian clients with workplace injury claims (physical, psychological, or emotional)
– Helped clients recover damages from workplace-related incidents
Family Law, Estates & Probate Department (main/longer assignment)
– Drafted wills, powers of attorney, and advanced care directives (specific to Australia)
– Handled probate and estate administration including applications for letters of administration
– Managed trust funds and disbursements to clients
– Assisted in family law matters including litigation and consent orders

Law Office of Michael Breslin, PLLC (Paralegal and Executive Assistant to Managing Partner)
– Left due to fallout between the law firm and the agency that placed her; the contract ended externally, not by her choice
– Work focused on tax law and accounting due to the managing partner’s background
– Worked on wills and estates
– Managed contracts between clients and the government, particularly related to pandemic recovery loans
– Performed accounting-related tasks, leveraging her degree in Managerial Accountancy
Motive
– Actively seeking career growth
– Current firm is unstable as partners have migrated to The Netherlands
– Prefers not to use time-tracking apps
Expected Rate: 1800 USD/month
Availability: ASAP

Culture Fit Q’s
Q1: What are your top "work values"?
She values time management, seeing time as the core resource in legal work. She is detail-oriented and organized, ensuring accuracy in sensitive legal documents. She emphasizes empathy and emotional intelligence, believing that client connection and understanding are key to effective lawyering.
Q2: What are the most important learnings you’ve had in your career?
She has learned that success isn’t always defined by winning cases but by giving full advocacy and commitment to clients. Integrity and preparation are the foundation of good legal work.
Q3: Who were your top mentors, and what did you learn from them?
Two law professors who taught her the human side of lawyering—prioritizing service to clients over business. Her managing partner at ParrisWhittaker, who broadened her exposure to the business and operational aspects of law, something she hadn’t experienced in Philippine firms.