Michelle Whitehead

Experience

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  C A Williams Legal

  Jan 2011 - Jun 2015

  Solicitor

  Contract, Deed and Affidavit drafting; Probate and Estate management; wills, power of attorney & enduring guardianship; personal injury and torts.

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  M M Whitehead

  Feb 2011 - now

  Sole Trader

  Independent contractor providing quality legal research services to barristers and other professionals.

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  University of Technology, Sydney

  May 2014 - Mar 2018

  Research Assistant to Marilyn Scott

  Research, data and statistical analysis, mindmapping and concept maps, presenting data in visual formats, drafting reports, proofreading and editing.

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  Jathenview Pty Ltd

  Sept 2014 - Sept 2016

  Editor in Chief

  As independent contractor proofreading and editing content for a new Legal Services website; drafting templates and formatting copy; managing an editorial team.

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  ISDR Mediation

  Nov 2014 - Dec 2017

  Research Consultant

  As independent contractor providing research, drafting and editing services.

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  Michelle Whitehead trading as Carefree Counsel

  Jun 2015 - now

  Solicitor and Mentor to brilliant business owners

  Mentoring creative entrepreneurs who are ready to level up and embrace their inner CEO. I am on a mission to build a business assisting female entrepreneurs and small business owners with their legal needs. It is a fascinating and wonderful challenge to reinvent traditional legal constructs - such as contracts - for the needs of a new paradigm of business. My clients are business owners who value authentic connection and are not afraid of vulnerability. Traditional contracts based in fear of the other, control and avoidance of risk are not what they need or want. I draft contracts that focus on creating loving boundaries, managing expectations, and holding space for relationships to flourish, while still covering all of the important legal elements. I have also created a range of innovative, supported DIY Packs to help you take full ownership of your foundations and craft legal documents that come from the heart of your unique business. Show less

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  College of Law

  Jun 2015 - now

  Content Developer

  Researching and drafting educational and assessment materials for risk management, ethics and legal professional development courses.

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  Michelle Whitehead

  Jun 2015 - now

  As a mediator, I offer online dispute resolution for fast, effective and caring resolution of business conflict, without the stress, expense and negativity of adversarial litigation. My approach is very much a collaborative peace talk aimed at repairing relationships and finding mutually satisfactory win/win solutions. I provide faith based, child inclusive Family Dispute Resolution to give separating parents insight into how their conflict is affecting their children and support them to transition smoothly into a co-parenting alliance.

  • Mediator

    Jun 2015 - now

  • FDRP

    Jun 2015 - Jan 2021
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  Newcastle Legal

  Jul 2015 - now

  Special Counsel / Solicitor

  Legal drafting and intellectual property.