Professional services & support staff: Asia Pacific

After obtaining a degree in Scientific English from East China University of Science and Technology in 1996, I first began my career as an Executive Assistant in a British company. Looking for an opportunity to enhance my working experience, I decided to take on new challenges in the professional legal industry, I joined Clyde & Co Shanghai office as an Office Administrator in 2008. Moving into a law firm provided an exciting change. With growing up with firm these years, I learned a lot of new skills and was promoted to Office Manager in 2011.

I arrived in Sydney to pursue Master of Professional Accounting from UTS. During my studies, I had an outstanding opportunity to join Clyde & Co's finance team as a work experience placement for four months. These four months were very exciting for me in terms of learning practically, network building and experiencing the great culture of the firm. With the help of the friendly team, I was able to gather knowledge of different aspects of the finance department and its functions.

I'm a University of Tasmania graduate (Political Science and Law) and was admitted as a NSW Solicitor. Following University I moved to London and gained a range of experience in roles with an interesting variety of businesses including a life sciences start up, boutique merchant bank, international investment bank and US law firm.

I joined Clyde & Co in 2014 initially to cover a maternity leave role, after which I went on to another secretarial role before taking on the position as secretarial team leader. I have nearly 20 years secretarial experience with about 15 of those years being in the legal profession. I'm now an Executive Assistant working with the COO.