Sankari Loganathan
Summary
Passionate and dedicated Paralegal with a strong background in criminal law, successful at thriving in high stress, high-pressure environments and situations involving constant change and vast ambiguity. Motivated to continually improve and extend personal skills and knowledge to attain increased responsibility and opportunities for professional growth. Committed to supporting counsel and advancing justice through effective, detail-oriented legal assistance. Strengths include legal research, time and human management skills.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Paralegal
Edmond Pereira Law Corporation
06.2023 - Current
- Maintain physical files and update clients via email.
- Email and correspond with other relevant agencies.
- Prepare representations and Mitigation plea for criminal matters.
- Take detailed instructions from clients in office and out of office such as prisons.
- Assist counsel during CCCMS discussions.
- Prepare documents for filing on E-litigation and ICMS.
- Monitor counsel's calendar and reschedule matters which are conflicted.
- Assist counsel during trial (i.e., preparing trial bundles and exhibits)
Paralegal / Legal Executive
Tembusu Law LLC
11.2021 - 05.2023
- Manage case files and court deadlines.
- Take initial instructions from clients and update as case progresses.
- Identified appropriate judicial decisions relevant to cases.
- Research statutes, decisions, legal articles and documents.
- Conferred with clients to gather and track case information.
- Prepared legal opinion, brief memo, representations and submissions such as Mitigation Plea.
- Take instructions from client via tele-visit and face to face interviews.
Paralegal
K K Cheng Law LLC
05.2021 - 10.2021
- Assist counsel in preparing for Plead Guilty mentions and High Court matters.
- Monitor Court deadlines to file documents in E-litigation and ICMS.
- Keep physical files up to date by filing correspondence, pleadings and prepare bundles for court hearings.
- Schedule Prison visits and assist counsel by taking detailed instructions from clients in Prison.
- Assist counsel during CCMS discussions at AGC.
- Prepare representations and other documents for criminal matters.
- Filing of documents on E-litigation and ICMS system.
- Assist counsel during CA appeals and Criminal Motions before High Court and Court of Appeal.
- Prepare documents including Summons, List of Documents and AEICs.
- Attend to basic clerical tasks such as photocopying, scheduling of appointments.
- Identified appropriate judicial decisions relevant to cases.
- Manage billing, payroll, client invoicing and receipts.
- Research on state statutes, decisions, legal articles, codes and documents.
Paralegal
Carson Law Chambers
12.2019 - 05.2021
- Assist counsel in preparing for Plead Guilty mentions and State Court Trials.
- Monitor Court deadlines to file documents in E-litigation and ICMS.
- Filing of correspondences, pleadings and preparation of bundles.
- Schedule Prison visits and assist counsel by taking detailed instructions from clients in Prison.
- Assist counsel during CCMS discussions at AGC.
- Prepare representations and other documents for criminal matters.
- Filing of documents on E-litigation and ICMS system.
- Assist counsel during CA appeals and Criminal Motions before High Court and Court of Appeal.
- Attend to basic clerical tasks such as photocopying, scheduling of appointments.
- Identified appropriate judicial decisions relevant to cases.
- Manage billing, payroll, client invoicing and receipts.
- Research on state statutes, decisions, legal articles, codes and documents.
- Keep physical file(s) updated.
- Attend Court mentions at State Courts
Paralegal
Vijay & Company
08.2019 - 09.2019
- Filing of correspondences, pleadings and preparation of bundles.
- Filing of documents on E-litigation and ICMS system.
- Prepare documents for court hearings
- Attend to basic clerical tasks such as photocopying, scheduling of appointments.
Paralegal
United Legal Alliance
12.2018 - 04.2019
- Assisted counsel in filing of documents on E-litigation.
- Prepare List of Documents and Affidavits for Court hearings.
- File in correspondence as well as pleadings and keep physical file(s) up to date.
- Monitor court deadlines to file documents on E-litigation.
- Maintain counsel's matter list by updating daily with deadlines and status of work.
- Attend to basic clerical tasks such as photocopying, preparation of court bundles and scheduling of appointments with clients.
Legal Secretary
Oon & Bazul LLP
03.2017 - 07.2017
- File in correspondence as well as emails and keep the file updated.
- Manage counsel's diary and booking of meeting rooms for interviews with clients and opposing solicitors.
- Generate counsel's billable hours and issue invoices to clients.
- Attend to basic clerical tasks such as photocopying and attending to calls attention to counsel
Education
Bachelor of Laws - Law
Singapore University of Social Sciences
Singapore05-2027
Diploma in Legal Executive Studies
Temasek Polytechnic
Singapore09.2021
Diploma in Legal Studies
Kaplan Higher Education
Singapore02.2017
Diploma in Mechatronics Engineering
Nanyang Polytechnic
Singapore02.2016
O Levels And N Levels
Peirce Secondary School
Singapore01.2013
Skills
- Legal Research
- Critical Thinking
- Microsoft Office
- Case Summaries
- Document Preparation
- Case Management
- Meeting Preparation
- Scheduling appointments
- Court Document Filing on Elitigation and ICMS
- Court Processes
- Administrative Support
Languages
English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Tamil
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Timeline
Paralegal
Edmond Pereira Law Corporation
06.2023 - Current
Paralegal / Legal Executive
Tembusu Law LLC
11.2021 - 05.2023
Paralegal
K K Cheng Law LLC
05.2021 - 10.2021
Paralegal
Carson Law Chambers
12.2019 - 05.2021
Paralegal
Vijay & Company
08.2019 - 09.2019
Paralegal
United Legal Alliance
12.2018 - 04.2019
Legal Secretary
Oon & Bazul LLP
03.2017 - 07.2017
Diploma in Legal Executive Studies
Temasek Polytechnic
Bachelor of Laws - Law
Singapore University of Social Sciences
Diploma in Legal Studies
Kaplan Higher Education
Diploma in Mechatronics Engineering
Nanyang Polytechnic
O Levels And N Levels
Peirce Secondary School
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