Yuliia Pshets
Vancouver,BC
Summary
Skilled litigation support professional well-versed research and due diligence, fact investigations and records management. Professional writing and editing, data organization and documentation strengths.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certificate
Work History
Paralegal
Icon Law Group
04.2023 - Current
- Assisted counsel in preparing answers, providing documentation, and information for discovery request.
- Helped attorneys prepare for trial by organizing exhibits and calling on witnesses to testify at hearings.
- Revised and finalized letters, briefs, and memos.
- Produced legal documents such as briefs, and pleadings.
- Organized evidence, exhibits, motions, and subpoenas to support cases and prepare for trial.
- NDoffice; Cosmolex; CSO filing systems.
Legal Assistant
Icon Law Group
09.2022 - 04.2023
- Completed electronic filings, initiated billing statements, and managed firm administrative matters.
- Handled office scheduling and made notes for deadlines, motions, and other important dates.
- Worked alongside attorneys, administrative assistants, and fellow legal assistants on complex cases and legal processes.
- Filed court documents and legal pleadings with court clerk on behalf of attorneys.
- Organized documents to manage paper and electronic filing systems of clients.
- Coordinated with court personnel and attorneys to determine scheduling of hearings and filing documents.
Lawyer, Advocate
Private Law Company Femida
06.2016 - 02.2022
- Prepared and reviewed contracts and other legal documents following applicable regulations.
- Analyzed and applied legal principles and performed legal research to support litigation strategy.
- Assisted individuals in navigating processes and procedures to resolve issues, understand rights and express views.
- Advised clients on variety of legal matters, including corporate governance, intellectual property, labor law and taxation.
- Used knowledge of legal precedents to analyze probable outcome of cases.
- Represented clients in court proceedings, hearings and arbitrations.
- Presented evidence to defend clients or prosecute defendants in civil litigation.
- Directed and supported staff with business registrations and other legal requirements.
- Counseled clients on potential outcomes of legal matters.
Assistant of private notary
Private notary
06.2016 - 06.2016
- Drafting projects of legal documents
- Drafted common document templates to reduce time spent creating documents from scratch.
Court Clerk
Zaporizhzhiia Regional Administrative court
09.2010 - 05.2016
- Case management for judge increasing judge crew efficiency.
- Drafted professional court correspondence to facilitate legal proceedings.
Education
Master's Degree in Law -
Zaporizhzhiia National University
06.2013
Master's Degree in Foreign languages - undefined
Zaporizhzhiia National University
06.2006
Skills
- English advanced
- Microsoft word advanced
- Documentation review
- Bilingual
- French speak and read
- Ukrainian advanced
- Russian advanced
- Time management
- Computer literacy
- Communication skills
- Multilingual
- Writing Skills
- Legal Drafting
- Legal Research
- Research
- Interpretation
- Translation
- Microsoft Outlook
- Proofreading
- Typing
- Microsoft Office
Languages
English
Full Professional
Ukrainian
Native or Bilingual
French
Professional Working
Certification
- Licensed to practice Law in Ukraine, National Bar Association - 2018
Timeline
Paralegal
Icon Law Group
04.2023 - Current
Legal Assistant
Icon Law Group
09.2022 - 04.2023
Lawyer, Advocate
Private Law Company Femida
06.2016 - 02.2022
Assistant of private notary
Private notary
06.2016 - 06.2016
Court Clerk
Zaporizhzhiia Regional Administrative court
09.2010 - 05.2016
Master's Degree in Law -
Zaporizhzhiia National University
Master's Degree in Foreign languages - undefined
Zaporizhzhiia National University
- Licensed to practice Law in Ukraine, National Bar Association - 2018
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