Paula Lopes

Hello,

My name is Paula Santos Lopes I'm a qualified lawyer in Brazil and in Portugal, holding a Diploma in Legal studies from Dublin Business School and a Compliance course from FGV/BR.

With experience in Contract, Tort Law and Employment Law  in Brazil, Personal Assistant, Immigration and Personal injuries in Dublin and as a Document Reviewer in English and in Portuguese using Relativity and Axcelerate here in London for the Private and Public sector.

Hope to hear from you soon. 

Kind Regards,

Paula.

Ryde – Kinkirland & Ellis (January 23) Document Reviewer 
• Translation between Portuguese and English and vice versa
• Tagging for relevance
• Using ediscovery platforms (such as relativity)
• Adhoc tasks

Jones Kemp - Simmons and Simmons (November 22/ January 23)

• Contractual analysis of documents in Portuguese carrying out the translation into English, as part of dye exercise.

Paralaw – English Document Reviewer ( October/22/ November 22)
• Undertaking proof reading and review of documents using litigation software as Relativity. 
• Document analysis and initial classification of documents for relevance and disclosure purposes.
• Conducting searches within the document review system and extracting relevant documents
• Creating and maintaining spreadsheets of data
• First and Second level of review carrying also Quality Check

Integreon - English and Portuguese Document Reviewer (June 2022/ September/22)
• Participating in a large scale document review, reviewing legal documents using litigation software support as Relativity.
• Creating and maintaining spreadsheets of data
• Conducting searches within the document review system and extracting relevant documents
• Undertaking proof reading and review of documents.
Assisting in the document analysis for relevance and disclosure purposes.

Serious Fraud Office – SFO trough Adecco - Document Reviewer/Paralegal - London/UK (October 2020/ April 2022)
• Reviewing and describing digital material using the data review  system Axcelerate and Excel software, prioritizing the relevance and privilege in relation to the complex Financial investigation - Tier 1 review and tier 2 initial stage  review.
• Proof reading and editing transcripts of witness and suspect interviews
• Managing large quantities of data in Excel
• Proceeding Legal Research
• Conducting searches within the document review system and extracting relevant documents
• Taking minutes in Meetings
Integreon trough DA solutions -Portuguese document reviewer Paralegal - London/UK (January 2020/ January 2020)
• Working using the litigation and the language background reviewing  legal documents  relevant in relation to the Financial investigation. - Tier 1 review.
• Examining documents for the relevance, responsiveness, privilege and confidentiality.
• Analysing and translating documents for privileged and relevant information using Relativity system with quality checking and accurately to tight deadlines and high attention to detail.
• Creating and maintaining spreadsheets of data

Data Analysis System Ltd – Document reviewer/ Paralegal  – London/UK (October 2019)
• Working supporting the legal team reviewing documents in relation to the Corporate Investigation for privileged and/or relevant information through the E-discovery platform Relativity
•  Quality checking with high attention to detail and the ability to prioritize tasks.
• Creating and maintaining spreadsheets of data
• Conducting searches within the document review system and extracting relevant documents
                         
 Legal Adviser - Dublin / Ireland (2016 - 2019) 
•  Dealing with private clients on Legal matters such an as Immigration Status (change of the status duo to work, further studies or marital status), GNIB, IRP and Personal Injuries (Immediate settlements and PIAB claim process)

 Paddywagon Irish Tour - Sales Advisors/  Information  Officer/ Booking Agent - Dublin/ Ireland (2018 - 2019)
•  Responsible for tourism information, deal with suppliers, answer emails and phone calls,  advising and processing of shop merchandise, tours around Ireland, group bookings including multi-days tours, hostel and BnBs.
• Arranging meetings and scheduling trips
• Making payments
• Preparing agendas

Twenty- One - Sales Assistant / Visual Merchandiser- Dublin/ Ireland (2017-2018)
• Responsible for contributing to the overall performance of the store by driving sales at every opportunity whilst at the same time making sure every customer receives exceptional levels of service and enjoys their visit to the store.
• Serving the customers at the sales counter, offering face to face advices of the store products, occasionally being responsible for the store security including being key holder, responsible for the daily management of the till in the absence of the manager and for the visual merchandiser of the window.

Penney´s (Primark) - Sales Assistant - Dublin/ Ireland (2016- 2017)
• Collaborating with a team of more than 200 persons, in maintaining stock out, everything organized, provide a good customer service, managing cash and payment systems in accordance with the company procedures and policies.

Paulo César Costeira Advogados - Intern/ Solicitor, Rio de Janeiro/ Brazil (2013-2015)
    Worked with the Employment Law team.
• Looking at alternative dispute resolution and following pre-action protocols
• Representing the client in all instances of litigation.
• General support, first contact, preparation of documents, representation on Court, monitoring the progress of the process, informing the client and taking the judicial providences.

Procuradoria Geral da União dos Advogados do Brasil – OAB/RJ - Legal Intern (2011-2013)
Worked in the Prosecutor´s office of the Brazilian law society in the section of Rio de Janeiro, defending the patrimonial interests.
• Taking care for over 100 legal cases related with delayed in the payment of the contribution fee.
• Negotiation and mediation.
• Monitoring the progress of the cases and communicating the progress to clients and legal representatives.

Sahione Advogados -  Legal Intern- Rio de Janeiro/ Brazil (2009-2011) Advocacy training in Consumer Law, dealing with Commercial Litigation claims about credit card debts 
• first contact with parties 
• preparing legal documents for negations and arbitrary
• doctrinal researches 
• managing the filing system for all case files 
• keeping an accurate diary of activities
• general activities duties using Microsoft Word and Excel.
 

• Compliance – Fundação Getúlio Vargas, Brazil – 2020
• Diploma in Legal Studies  (Company Law, Criminal Law, The Law of Contract, The Law of Tort, Constitutional Irish law, Real Property) – Dublin Business School (DBS), Dublin / Ireland-2019
• Honors Bachelor Degree in Law (NFQ Level 8)- Universidade Cândido Mendes (UCAM), Rio de Janeiro / Brazil - 2014