elizabeth dunne

July 2013 -Feb 2014-Department of Finance, WA
Contracting Advisor - Building Contracting Services
• Provided advice and guidance to project managers on construction contractual issues,
• Assisted the principal contracting advisor with contractual disputes and advices,
• Drafted policy documents and helped brief the team on the implementation of such policy,
• Inspected documents for discovery,
• Drafted deeds of settlement,
• Drafted initiating letters,
• Novated contracts,
• Gained knowledge and understanding of government panel arrangements and various government contract types in a speedy manner in order to properly assist the principal contracting officer in providing contractual advice (AS2124 & 4122 contracts)
• Assessed EOT & variation claims
• Imposition of liquidated damages
• Worked as part of a team towards a common purpose
• Liaised and consulted with more senior members within the department, providing advice and guidance
• Aided in the implementation of the new sub contractor policy within the state.
• Gave input into the development of a new two stage method of tendering

• Provided advice and guidance to project managers on construction contractual issues,
• Assisted the principal contracting advisor with contractual disputes and advices,
• Drafted policy documents and helped brief the team on the implementation of such policy,
• Drafted internal advices, deeds of settlement and initiating letters,
• Inspected documents for discovery,
• Novated contracts,
• Gained knowledge and understanding of government panel arrangements and various government contract types in a speedy manner in order to properly assist the principal contracting officer in providing contractual advice (AS2124 & 4122 contracts)
• Assessed EOT & variation claims
• Advised on the imposition of liquidated damages
• Worked as part of a team towards a common purpose
• Liaised and consulted with more senior members within the department, providing advice and guidance
• Aided in the implementation of the new sub contractor policy within the state.
• Gave input into the development of a new two stage method of tendering
• Assisted the Program Management Office team with all administrative queries
• Drafted and re-checked the team correspondence going forth to the Minister
• Was responsible for diary management for two department directors
• Was responsible for the administration for the current major Anzac Memorial project in Western Australia;
• Completed tender documents for the ANZAC project,
• Wrote and dispersed minutes of weekly meetings,
• Organised video/telephone conferencing.
• Used e-business to code the credit cards of the director and other senior members to particular projects
• Took care of the manual payments of team credit cards, plus entering all related data onto the system
• Reconciled the fleet car logbooks
• Filing using the internal record management system (TRIM)
• Filed and monitored the team’s leave rosters and timesheets
• Answered and screened calls for the director
• Building reception/ front desk when required (large 5floor department building)
• Organised meetings, flights and car bookings

May - June 2013 Department of Finance, WA
Personal Assistant to the Director of Building Management and Works
• Assisted the Program Management Office team with all administrative queries
• Drafted and re-checked the team correspondence going forth to the Minister
• Was responsible for diary management for two department directors
• Was responsible for the administration for the current major Anzac Memorial project in Western Australia;
• Completed tender documents for the ANZAC project,
• Wrote and dispersed minutes of weekly meetings,
• Organised video/telephone conferencing.
• Used e-business to code the credit cards of the director and other senior members to particular projects
• Took care of the manual payments of team credit cards, plus entering all related data onto the system
• Reconciled the fleet car logbooks
• Filing using the internal record management system (TRIM)
• Filed and monitored the team's leave rosters and timesheets
• Answered and screened calls for the director
• Building reception/ front desk when required (large 5floor department building)
• Organised meetings, flights and car bookings

Aug 2011- Oct 2012 Practiced under Thomas P Hogan BL, JC. (Four Courts, Dublin)
Barrister
• General Civil Practice; personal injuries/ insurance, chancery, contract, employment, company, property and probate.
• Drafting; prepared and processed legal documents
• Liaised with clients and solicitors
• Organised case files and prepared books of authority
• Ran and contested interlocutory motions before the court
• Monitored court lists
• Legal research; Extracted recent/ relevant case law from online legal sites and journals
• Participated in negotiations on behalf of clients
• Lodged court documents with the correct authority
• Discovery; drafted the affidavit and ran the motion before the court
• Assessed claims and advised on the appropriate course of action

• General Civil Practice; personal injuries/ insurance, chancery, contract, employment, company, property and probate.
• Drafted and processed legal documents such as; court submissions, statements of claims, defence, company documents, affidavits of discovery, initiating letters, motion papers etc.
• Liaised with clients and solicitors
• Organised case files and prepared books of authority
• Ran and contested interlocutory motions before the court
• Monitored court lists
• Legal research; Extracted recent/ relevant case law from online legal sites and journals
• Participated in negotiations on behalf of clients
• Lodged court documents with the correct authority
• Discovery; drafted the affidavit’s and ran the motion’s before the court
• Assessed claims and advised on the appropriate course of action