Terry KU
Parkland
Summary
Legal professional with extensive experience in providing top-tier administrative and legal support. Proven track record of managing case files, conducting thorough legal research, and assisting in trial preparation. Highly reliable team player with strong focus on efficiency and adaptability in fast-paced legal environment.
Overview
1
1
Certification
31
31
years of professional experience
Work History
Legal Assistant
Law Office of June Zhou
09.2025 - Current
- Manage front desk operations, answer phone calls, take notes/messages, direct phone calls as appropriate
- Manage timely reminders to attorney and provide support as required
- Fill out various immigration related forms, create cover letters, draft index and prepare package for submission to USCIS and EOIR court hearing
- Assist in client support including data entry, responding to inquiries and resolving issues
- Provide administrative support e.g. proofreading, data entry, revising documents, maintaining client contact list, updating attorney calendar, scheduling appointments, and coordinating various meetings
- Preserve an updated case record and maintain an effective filing system
- Translate document from Chinese to English and vice versa as required
- Work independently with responsibilities assigned by the attorney
Vice President Administration & Marketing
Let’s Learn Academy Company Limited trading as Let’s Learn Academy Education Centre
10.2016 - 05.2024
- Maintain daily operation of the education center and support frontline operation at reception
- Answer and handle day-to-day parents’ interactions and inquiries independently
- Provide administrative support to teachers and staff e.g. arrange and manage class schedule, track students’ attendance and timely tuition payment, message to parents with students’ progress, ordering stationeries and school supplies, etc.
- Design, prepare and update marketing and sales materials, e.g. company’s website, social media, advertising brochures, and promotional flyers, etc.
- Organizing school parties for students and special occasional events as required
- Undertake any ad hoc and other duties pertinent to the position
Legal Assistant II
Kirkland & Ellis International LLP
05.2014 - 07.2015
- Provide legal support and prepare legal documents for filings as required by U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) relating to compliances, initial public offering, bonds, etc.
- Proofread and check legal documents
- Conduct legal due diligence and report on findings
- Perform legal research
- Proofread translator’s work product
- Organize documents for complex transactions
- Maintain precedent library.
Paralegal and Paralegal Coordinator
Latham & Watkins LLP
02.2003 - 10.2008
- Oversee and allocate workload of 6 paralegals
- Conduct legal due diligence and report on findings
- Prepare and organize legal documents for SEC filings
- Perform legal research
- Translate legal documents from Chinese to English or vice versa
- Proofread translator’s work product
- Organize documents for complex transactions
- Create and manage precedent library
Paralegal
BP Asia Limited
10.1995 - 04.2002
- Perform corporate secretarial functions
- Review office and residential leases (including Hong Kong and China)
- Review simple administrative contracts
- Draft and review recurrent business contracts
- Proofread Chinese translation of English written legal documents or vice versa
- Organize documents for complex transactions
- Perform legal research
- Supervise the organization of in-house law library
- Being an active member in the Corporate Governance Work Group
- Prepare and organize China Section of the global legal web for the company
Education
Master of Arts - Parent Education
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong07-2013
Bachelor of Science - Communication
Ohio University
Athens, U.S.A.01-2002
Associate of Science - Legal Assisting
Broward Community College
Florida, U.S.A.05-1995
Skills
- Fast learner
- Client relations
- Client communication & support
- Document preparation
- File organization
- Scheduling/Planning
- Administrative support
- Proofreading
- Attention to detail
- Microsoft office
Affiliations
- Certified Legal Assistant, National Association of Legal Assistants, Inc. (USA) Panel
- Member, Hong Kong Mediation Centre
- Panel Mediator, Hong Kong Mediation Accreditation Association Limited Associate
- Member, Hong Kong Institute of Arbitrators
- Golden Key National Honor Society (USA)
- Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society (USA)
Certification
- Certified Legal Assistant, The National Association of Legal Assistants (U.S.A.), since August 1995
- Accredited Mediator, Hong Kong Mediation Centre, since August 2005
- Panel Mediator, Hong Kong Mediation Accreditation Association Limited, since 2013
- Certified Workplace Mediator, International Dispute Resolution & Risk Management, since 2021
Award
Gold Award (over 200 service hours), Agency for Volunteer Service, 2019-2020, Gold Award (over 200 service hours), Agency for Volunteer Service, 2018-2019, Gold Award (over 200 service hours), Agency for Volunteer Service, 2017-2018, Silver Award (over 100 service hours), Agency for Volunteer Service, 2016-2017, Bronze Award (over 50 service hours), Agency for Volunteer Service, 2015-2016, Gold Award (over 200 service hours), Agency for Volunteer Service, 2014-2015, Gold Award (over 200 service hours), Agency for Volunteer Service, 2013-2014, Gold Award (over 200 service hours), Agency for Volunteer Service, 2012-2013, Silver Award (over 100 service hours), Agency for Volunteer Service, 2011-2012, Bronze Award (over 50 service hours), Agency for Volunteer Service, 2010-2011
Languages
Chinese (Cantonese)
Native or Bilingual
Chinese (Mandarin)
Full Professional
Timeline
Legal Assistant
Law Office of June Zhou
09.2025 - Current
Vice President Administration & Marketing
Let’s Learn Academy Company Limited trading as Let’s Learn Academy Education Centre
10.2016 - 05.2024
Legal Assistant II
Kirkland & Ellis International LLP
05.2014 - 07.2015
Paralegal and Paralegal Coordinator
Latham & Watkins LLP
02.2003 - 10.2008
Paralegal
BP Asia Limited
10.1995 - 04.2002
Associate of Science - Legal Assisting
Broward Community College
Bachelor of Science - Communication
Ohio University
Master of Arts - Parent Education
Chinese University of Hong Kong