Aisha Phillips

Experience

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  Brock & Scott, PLLC

  Jan 2015 - Jul 2016

  Legal Assistant

  Audited client files, created and organised documents needed for hearing packages for all foreclosure cases.Drafted and submitted title packages. Performed background searches of county records and prepared summaries of relevant data. Prepared letter drafts and finalised correspondence. Processed and escalated urgent documents. Prioritised a varied and complex workload including the production, tracking, escalation and response of key deadlines and reports within complex litigation cases. Calendar maintenance and travel arrangements for a team of attorneys. Show less

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  Hickman Lowder Lidrbauch & Welch Co., L.P.A.

  Sept 2016 - Oct 2017

  Legal Assistant

  Case management including drafting pleadings and correspondence. Calendar maintenance and coordinated all travel arrangements including flights, hotels and car rentals. Expense reimbursement and monitored individual attorney-client funds. General administrative duties such as answering phones, call screening, filing, and data entry. Maintained and ordered office supplies and scheduled maintenance as needed.

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  Frantz Ward LLP

  Oct 2017 - Dec 2020

  Legal Assistant

  Prepared and compiled litigation research for pleadings and case assessment. Drafted and filed pleadings including: garnishments, liens, subpoenas, appearances, summons, motions, briefs, and orders. Prepared and edited PowerPoint presentations including embedding audio/visual media and functional excel worksheets and graphs. Prioritised a varied and complex workload including the production, tracking, escalation and response of key deadlines and reports for busy litigation dockets. Organised and scheduled extensive travel arrangements including flights, hotels, and itineraries for client meetings, trials, conferences and speaking engagements. Processed and maintained billing, reimbursement and client development fund expense reports. Led Adobe Acrobat and Microsoft Word trainings for staff members firm wide. Show less

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  Microsoft

  Jun 2021 - Aug 2022

  Business Support Executive

  Created presentations to internal and external stakeholders. Drafted release statements and other internal documentation. Project management support for various legal projects within the corporate, external, legal affairs (CELA) department. Built and maintained a know-how system to capture knowledge, build playbooks and to act as a repository. Assisted multiple individuals with expense reporting, raising purchase orders and budget management, ensuring compliance. Ability to adjust and operate across multiple time zones with flexibility required to support busy travel schedule. Effectively interface with employees from other groups inside and out of CELA. Assist with the onboarding process for new joiners to CELA. Coordinate team morale, development and other team-building initiatives. Show less

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  Marine Institute

  Mar 2024 - May 2024

  Work Placement - Benthos Ecology Unit

  Conducting freshwater eDNA sampling, processing, PCR and data analysis to determine the presence/absence of Aphanomyces astaci from 26 catchments. Assisting the aquaculture team with finfish farm surveys (fieldwork) to conduct operational welfare indicator assessments and lab work including sea lice assessment. Working with the shellfish safety team on phytoplankton taxonomy, Harmful Algal Blooms and toxicology (shellfish biotoxin assessment via chromatography). Updating and maintaining the Benthic faunal reference collection, conducting Benthic sediment and particle size laboratory analysis, in addition to performing Benthic faunal data mapping, plotting, and analysis. Sourcing and compilation of ornithology information for Natura assessments and review of historic benthic monitoring reports. Proofreading of reports and participating in ad-hoc work across various Marine Institute areas. Show less