Experience

Stewarts

• United Kingdom
• Law Practice
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Paralegal

  • Aug 2022 - Present

  I assist my fee earners in managing their caseload in the Clinical Negligence department - this includes carrying out administrative duties, file review, drafting legal documents, managing medical records, attending client meetings and conferences, communicating and liaising with clients, experts, counsel and defendants. I assist my fee earners in managing their caseload in the Clinical Negligence department - this includes carrying out administrative duties, file review, drafting legal documents, managing medical records, attending client meetings and conferences, communicating and liaising with clients, experts, counsel and defendants.



Oliver & Co Solicitors Limited

• United Kingdom
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Legal Secretary

  • Jan 2022 - May 2022

  *Whilst working as a legal secretary in the clinical negligence department I have attained valuable knowledge about the practice area whilst assisting fee earners in their caseload. *My daily responsibilities included handling secretarial duties, audio-typing, opening new case files, incepting after-the-event insurance, archiving historic files, updating internal monitoring processes, arranging payment via BACS, and applying J-Codes to all billable work done. *Managing calls and drafting emails and letters to and from clients, defendants, defendant solicitors, medical professionals, expert witnesses and the court. *Collaborating with senior colleagues to deal with new enquiries after obtaining their initial statement. *Undertaking research to locate appropriate medical experts for specific cases that are convenient for clients to be examined. *Accessing medical records using mDICOM, preparing enclosures for experts/other external parties via SharePoint and/or hard copies, paginating records. *Organising conferences between clients, experts, counsel and fee earners. Show less



Taste of Malabar

• Norwich

• Waitress

  • Jul 2015 - Oct 2021

  Duties involved counter-service, serving drinks and food, and addressing customers queries. I also served as acting manager in the absence of senior management. This included delegating tasks to other members of staff and supervising them whilst also serving customers myself. The role taught me to tailor advice and recommendations to suit the needs of the customer. It further improved my problem-solving skills, time management and the importance of prioritising certain duties over others. Duties involved counter-service, serving drinks and food, and addressing customers queries. I also served as acting manager in the absence of senior management. This included delegating tasks to other members of staff and supervising them whilst also serving customers myself. The role taught me to tailor advice and recommendations to suit the needs of the customer. It further improved my problem-solving skills, time management and the importance of prioritising certain duties over others.



Moosa-Duke Solicitors

• United Kingdom
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Work experience

  • Aug 2021 - Aug 2021

  *Observed client meetings and new enquiry calls which provided insight into what factors a firm may look for before determining whether to take on a particular claim and the practical application of the limitation period. *Conducted calls to clients, expert witnesses, and defendants to obtain more information or administrative purposes and made attendance notes detailing the conversation. *Researched several medical conditions and surgical procedures relevant to the cases fee earners were undertaking. *Conducted filing and archiving historic case files which facilitated my understanding of the whole process involved in a medical negligence claim, from client instruction all the way to the closing letter. Show less



Bright Network

• United Kingdom
• Staffing and Recruiting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Intern for the Bright Network Internship Experience UK

  • Jul 2020 - Jul 2020



University of Leicester Pro Bono

• United Kingdom
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Street Law Presenter - Pro Bono Society

  • Sep 2019 - Jul 2020

  The role of Presenter required clear and effective communication of complex legal issues, without legal jargon to make it accessible to ordinary individuals and tailoring presentations to the target audience. Moreover, I had the opportunity to meet people of all walks of life which was a particularly rewarding aspect of this role. The role of Presenter required clear and effective communication of complex legal issues, without legal jargon to make it accessible to ordinary individuals and tailoring presentations to the target audience. Moreover, I had the opportunity to meet people of all walks of life which was a particularly rewarding aspect of this role.



Compass Group

• United Kingdom
• Food and Beverage Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Catering Assistant

  • Nov 2018 - Jul 2020

  The job responsibilities include serving food and drinks, counter-service and clearing up after. The job responsibilities include serving food and drinks, counter-service and clearing up after.



Octagon Legal

• United Kingdom
• Legal Services

• Work Experience

  • Sep 2019 - Sep 2019

  *Observed a High Court fact-finding trial concerning child arrangements and whether the parents should be permitted to have care of their biological children. *Learned about the legal process in Family Law, the importance of ensuring a fair trial and witnessed the welfare test and threshold applied in a real-life case. *Observed a High Court fact-finding trial concerning child arrangements and whether the parents should be permitted to have care of their biological children. *Learned about the legal process in Family Law, the importance of ensuring a fair trial and witnessed the welfare test and threshold applied in a real-life case.



University of Leicester

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Secretary of Malayalee Society

  • May 2018 - Aug 2019

  *Amongst the 3 co-founders of this society that provided a platform to celebrate Malayalee/Keralean culture on campus.*Duties entailed booking rooms or venues for meetings and/or society events, planning events in cooperation with other committee members and supporting the wellbeing of society members. *Ensured the smooth-running of the society and its affairs which enhanced leadership, organisation and communication skills as working as a team other committee members was essential.

• Student Caller - Annual Telephone Fundraising Campaign

  • Oct 2018 - Nov 2018

  As a caller, I built a rapport with alumni in order to convince them to donate to the campaign once they were engaged. I successfully achieved almost £3000 from alumni donations personally, predominantly for the Student Support project.



Gulbenkian Andonian Solicitors

• United Kingdom
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Work Experience

  • Jul 2019 - Jul 2019

  *The firm specialises in Immigration Law with some Family Law and Conveyancing practice *Assisted with administration duties, completed entry clearance applications and divorce petitions on behalf of clients and ensured no important documents were missing. *Observed client meetings and witnessed the importance of setting realistic expectations for clients and the difficulties they may face in their claim/case. *Completed research regarding whether a client’s indefinite leave to remain would be revoked, and if so, what the cause would be i.e. whether it was automatic revocation after the 5-year period of absence. This enabled a proactive approach to finding solutions to the issues. Show less



Law and Lawyers LTD

• United Kingdom
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Work Experience

  • Sep 2018 - Sep 2018

  At this firm that specialises in Conveyancing, I implemented a new filing system, assisted with reception and filling duties, prepared documents for court, sent letters to clients and lenders on behalf of the solicitors, conducted file audits and ensured all closed cases were complete, and no important documents were missing. At this firm that specialises in Conveyancing, I implemented a new filing system, assisted with reception and filling duties, prepared documents for court, sent letters to clients and lenders on behalf of the solicitors, conducted file audits and ensured all closed cases were complete, and no important documents were missing.