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Zarina Bt Md Hisham

Executive
Zarina Bt Md Hisham

Summary

Versatile with background managing cases, transactions, coordinating documents and experience in a legal secretary/administrative role. Strengths include being a good team player and willing to work extra hours if required, ability to work independently, under pressure and deal tactfully with people at all levels, good time management and good organizational skills, ability to multi-task and deal with high volumes of work whilst working in a fast paced environment, strong attention to detail and the ability to be flexible, ability to communicate fluently in English (both written & spoken). Over 7 years of experience working in private, public and organizational environments.

Overview

17
years of professional experience
1
year of post-secondary education

Work History

Spruson & Ferguson (Asia) Pte Ltd

Prosecution Administrator
05.2023 - 05.2023

Job overview

  • Entered and maintained departmental records in company database.
  • Collected, validated, and distributed information to employees.
  • Screened and transferred incoming calls, took down messages, and transmitted information and documents to internal personnel.
  • Computerized office activities, maintained customer communications, and tracked records through delivery.

Hanbaobao Singapore Pte Ltd

McCafé Barista
06.2022 - 01.2023

Job overview

General:

  • Developed strong communication and organizational skills.
  • Assisted with day-to-day operations, working efficiently and productively with all team members.
  • Applied effective time management techniques to meet tight deadlines.
  • Identified issues, analyzed information and provided solutions to problems.


Information Management Systems support:
• Manage documents, databases and tools.
• Provide effective data management of the documentation and handles data inputs on POS system.


Operational support:
• Provide support to team by collating documents for preparation new menu and rules.
• Tracking of deadlines.

• Increased Sales by 10%.


Contracts Management:
• Enter into daily contracts with customers in F&B service industry.
• Prepare drinks and pastries

Training support:
• Provide support in organization and coordination of legal trainings to new staff members

Intellectual Property Matters:
• Support intellectual Property by spreading promotions verbally by corporate brands to customers and business partners

Various retailers

Kitchen Staff Member
08.2015 - 10.2022

Job overview

General:

  • Developed strong communication and organizational skills.
  • Assisted with day-to-day operations, working efficiently and productively with all team members.
  • Applied effective time management techniques to meet tight deadlines.
  • Identified issues, analyzed information and provided solutions to problems.

Information Management Systems support:

• Manage documents, databases and tools.

• Provide effective data management of the documentation and handles data inputs on POS system.

Operational support:

• Provide support to team by replenishing stocks and menu items for preparation.

• Tracking of shelf lives for existing products.

Contracts Management:

• Enter into daily contracts with customers in retail industry.

• Prepare pre-sales and post-sales services.

Training support:

• Provide support in organization and coordination of trainings to new staff members

Intellectual Property Matters:

• Support intellectual Property by spreading promotions verbally to customers and business partners

Central Provident Fund Board

Executive
05.2007 - 01.2015

Job overview

  • Information Management Systems support:
  • Manage legal documents, databases and tools.
  • Provide effective data management of legal documentation and handles data inputs on SAP system.
  • Perform role of administrator by generating reports for my team.
  • Operational support:
  • Provide operational support to team by collating documents for preparation of submission.
  • Tracking of deadlines.
  • Insurance Policies Contracts Review and Management:
  • Proofread legal insurance documents.
  • Draft routine legal documents and letters.
  • Prepare/review simple contracts.
  • Assist in development of new templates.
  • M&A:
  • Assist in establishment, maintenance, organization and review of data rooms.
  • Assist in document/contract management during deal process.
  • Assist in closing and post completion formalities.
  • Operations support:
  • Provide support for various operational initiatives across department.
  • Training support:
  • Provide support in organization and coordination of legal trainings to new staff members.
  • Intellectual Property Matters:
  • Support intellectual Property including liaison with external IP firms in registration matters of corporate brands and individual products brands, implementing (where required) and maintaining records.
  • Coordination with internal stakeholders in communicating key updates to their trademarks matters including application status, potential oppositions/ citations reported against their trademarks and working with external IP firm to assess case matter and strategies before communicating our instructions.
  • General:
  • Provide general administrative support.
  • Provide support and minutes taking at meetings.
  • Coordination with colleagues on annual audits.
  • Liaise with colleagues on work matters and administer payment of fees.
  • Assist colleagues in monitoring external fees, where required.

Various law firms

Paralegal
12.2005 - 05.2007

Job overview

Information Management Systems support:
• Manage legal documents, databases and tools.
• Provide effective data management of the legal documentation and handles data inputs on legal technological system.
• Perform the role of administrator by generating reports for my team.


Litigation support:
• Provide litigation support to the Singapore legal team by collating documents for preparation of court/arbitration hearing or legal submission.
• Tracking of deadlines.


Contracts Review and Management:
• Proofread legal documents.
• Draft routine legal documents and letters.
• Prepare / review simple contracts.
• Assist in the development of new templates.
• Assist with signature formalities including to Coordinate and arrange signatures on documents and POAs attending notary public/ embassies on witnessing of signature.


M&A:
• Assist in the establishment, maintenance, organization and review of data rooms.
• Assist in document/contract management during deal process.
• Assist in closing and post completion formalities.


Global Legal Operations support:
• Provide support for various operational initiatives across department.


Legal Training support:
• Provide support in organization and coordination of legal trainings to new staff members


Intellectual Property Matters:
• Regular review of IP-related invoices to ensure accuracy of fees charged for IP matters and administer payment of fees.


General:
• Provide general administrative support
• Provide support and minutes taking at meetings
• Coordination with colleagues on annual audits
• Liaise with colleagues on work matters and administer payment of fees.

• Assist colleagues in monitoring external fees, where required.

Education

Brickfields Asia College
Singapore

No Degree from Law
08.2022 - 08.2023

University Overview

  • Continuing education in Law
  • This is an undergraduate programme equivalent to United Kingdom's first year undergraduate programme in University of London's curriculum.
  • This pedagogical structure allows students to work and study before proceeding to study 1-year in United Kingdom to obtain an L.L.B. (Honours).
  • Awarded Diploma in Law with B and B+ grades only.

Temasek Polytechnic
Singapore

High School Diploma

University Overview

Graduated with a pass for Diploma in Law

Skills

  • Self-Motivated
  • Dependable and Responsible
  • Maintenance and Repair
  • Cultural Awareness
  • Problem-Solving
  • MS Office
  • Written Communication
  • Interpersonal Communication
  • Teamwork and Collaboration

Soft Skills I Possess

• Competence to use Microsoft 365 Office (including Word, Excel and Powerpoint).
• Pro-active.
• Detail-oriented.
• Willing to learn.

Timeline

Prosecution Administrator

Spruson & Ferguson (Asia) Pte Ltd
05.2023 - 05.2023

Brickfields Asia College

No Degree from Law
08.2022 - 08.2023

McCafé Barista

Hanbaobao Singapore Pte Ltd
06.2022 - 01.2023

Kitchen Staff Member

Various retailers
08.2015 - 10.2022

Executive

Central Provident Fund Board
05.2007 - 01.2015

Paralegal

Various law firms
12.2005 - 05.2007

Temasek Polytechnic

High School Diploma
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