Ganesh Velasamy
Summary
Experienced legal secretary with over three years of expertise in legal office administration. Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills. Dedicated to providing efficient and professional support to lawyers and clients. Adept at managing multiple tasks simultaneously. Thrives in fast-paced environments and consistently delivers high-quality work.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Legal Secretary
Oon & Bazul LLP
07.2021 - 12.2025
- File & Secretarial Support
- Maintain file list
- Document Management System: saving emails, correspondences, pleadings and etc
- Engross / Format Letters
- File opening and closing procedures, including conflict checks
- Filing of documents via e-Litigation
- Case preparation
- Assist in the drafting of legal documents
- Manage matter deadlines, monitoring progress of matter and generating matter status reports
- Schedule appointments for meetings and calendaring deadlines
- Admin Support
- Assist to raise claims and payment vouchers for team members
- Raise file-related / marketing forms
- Dial teleconference / overseas calls
- Enter name cards into email / tessaract
- Photocopy, Scan, Fax, Print & Bind documents
- Format of documents (Merge, paginate documents, track changes)
- Financial Management
- Key in partners’ / associates’ time on Tessaract
- Doing Transfer of Fundss & Credit Notes
- Prepare bills / invoices and statements of accounts
- Send bills to clients
- Chase clients on receivables
- Assist partner / associates in meeting billing target
- Searches
- ACRA searches
- Bizfile searches
- AML searches
- Causebook searches
- Ship/Vessel Arrest
- Assist the Firm with vessels/ships arrest
- Monitor and update the vessels/ships entering Singapore
Venue Ambassador
SportsSG
04.2020 - 08.2020
- Dormitory IC
- Assist in Dormitory Operations for Temporary Dormitories at Sports Halls for Migrant Workers during the Covid-19 Pandemic
- See to the needs and accommodation of Migrant workers
- Ensure safe distancing measures good hygiene are observed
SAF Regular
Singapore Armed Forces
06.2005 - 06.2019
- Team2IC
- Ensure the duties and responsibilities of fellow soldiers carried out
- Maintain high level of fitness and soldier fundamentals
- Participated in numerous Local Deployments and Operations
- Conducted Battalion and Company Level events
- I.e Battalion runs, Family Day
- In charge of Armoury and performed administrative duties pertaining to weapons and equipment
Paralegal Intern
Peter Low, Tang and Belinda Ang
10.2005 - 12.2005
- Student Internship Programme
- Assisted Paralegals with Administrative Work and Legal Research
- Assisted Conveyancing Department with e-filing
Paralegal Intern
Christopher Bridges
10.2004 - 12.2004
- Student Internship Programme
- Assisted Paralegal and Secretaries in Administrative Tasks
- Assisted in Legal Research for Lawyers
Education
Diploma - Legal Executive Studies
Temasek Polytechnic
01.2020
Diploma - Law & Management
Temasek Polytechnic
01.2005
Skills
- Excellent Team Player
- Document formatting
- Billing and invoicing
- Able to work independently
- Efficient multi-tasker
- Research Skills
- Appointment setting
- Proficient in MS Word, MS Excel and MS Powerpoint
- File organization
- Court filing
- Document filing
- Calendar management
Certification
- Diploma in Legal Executive Studies
- Certificate in Paralegal Skills1
- Certificate in Paralegal Skills2
- Certificate in Procedural Law1
- Certificate in Procedural Law2
- Certificate in Law Office Management
LANGUAGES
English
Tamil
Timeline
Legal Secretary
Oon & Bazul LLP
07.2021 - 12.2025
Venue Ambassador
SportsSG
04.2020 - 08.2020
Paralegal Intern
Peter Low, Tang and Belinda Ang
10.2005 - 12.2005
SAF Regular
Singapore Armed Forces
06.2005 - 06.2019
Paralegal Intern
Christopher Bridges
10.2004 - 12.2004
Diploma - Law & Management
Temasek Polytechnic
Diploma - Legal Executive Studies
Temasek Polytechnic
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