Trainee Solicitor / Secondment

• May 2023 - Present

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Trainee Solicitor

• Nov 2022 - Present

- Provided legal advice as required.- Identified and mitigated legal risks.- Managed the full contract life cycle.- Promoted a culture of awareness of legal risks, legal obligations, and legal compliance.- Supported the Director of Governance & Legal Affairs in managing the legal function.

Paralegal

• Nov 2021 - Nov 2022

Paralegal

• Jul 2021 - Nov 2021

- Worked within the Legal Department of the Quick Reporting Team. - Handled portfolio of debt recovery claims through to settlement and/or enforcement. - Drafted letters before claim. - Dealt with all correspondence to directors of sole trading and limited companies. - Issued court claims for debt recovery matters. - Worked within the Legal Department of the Quick Reporting Team. - Handled portfolio of debt recovery claims through to settlement and/or enforcement. - Drafted letters before claim. - Dealt with all correspondence to directors of sole trading and limited companies. - Issued court claims for debt recovery matters.

Paralegal

• Sep 2020 - Jun 2021

- Conducted client interviews and maintain general contact with the client. - Drafted legal documents and pleadings. Prepare pre-petiton and post-petiton papers. - Filed documents and cases in court. - Conducted client interviews and maintain general contact with the client. - Drafted legal documents and pleadings. Prepare pre-petiton and post-petiton papers. - Filed documents and cases in court.

Paralegal

• Apr 2020 - Aug 2020

- Familiarised myself with transportation laws, in particular European Directives and Regulations regarding the carriage of goods and passengers. - Conducted extensive research into the European Commission Mobility Package and its effects upon adoption. - Drafted proposals to international transportation companies in order to form partnerships. - Drew up bilateral and multilateral agreements. - Prepared letters and documents to international organisations and Embassies in order to obtain more information in relation to the travel regime in Europe during COVID-19. Show less

Paralegal

• Feb 2020 - Apr 2020

- Shadowed solicitors practicing in the areas of personal injury, in particular, road traffic accidents. - Read case files and discussed points of law with senior partners. - Observed case work and gained an excellent insight into the law of negligence and personal injury. - Kept client files organised and up to date in paper and electronic format. - Shadowed solicitors practicing in the areas of personal injury, in particular, road traffic accidents. - Read case files and discussed points of law with senior partners. - Observed case work and gained an excellent insight into the law of negligence and personal injury. - Kept client files organised and up to date in paper and electronic format.

Legal Intern

• Oct 2019 - Feb 2020

- Assisted in preparing new legal documents. - Conducted research for the legal cases assigned. - Communicated with clients on urgent matter. - Attended the court hearings and legal proceedings. - Carried out office administration, including billing and writing letters. - Organised diaries, schedule meetings and respond to telephone queries. - Tidied case files, attend court inquests, transcribe legal opinion and compile litigation bundles. - Maintained social media and supervised website development. Show less

Receptionist

• Oct 2019 - Feb 2020

- Greeted Guests upon arrival and inform them of their wait time. - Informed Guest of current promotion and who will be serving them. - Managed the flow of Guests into the Dining and Bar areas. - Observed Guests' needs throughout their stay. - Helped all floor staff in setting tables and adhering to high sanitation standards. - Greeted Guests upon arrival and inform them of their wait time. - Informed Guest of current promotion and who will be serving them. - Managed the flow of Guests into the Dining and Bar areas. - Observed Guests' needs throughout their stay. - Helped all floor staff in setting tables and adhering to high sanitation standards.

Research Executive

• Oct 2018 - Aug 2019

- Documented and responded to clients’ experience. - Paid attention to details in order to receive the right information from customers. - Learnt excellent communication skills. - Managed to master listening skills as well as asking quality questions. - Documented and responded to clients’ experience. - Paid attention to details in order to receive the right information from customers. - Learnt excellent communication skills. - Managed to master listening skills as well as asking quality questions.

Legal Intern

• Jan 2019 - Jun 2019

- Conducted extensive research on the right to food during armed conflict was satisfying because it concerned real life human rights crisis with the final aim of helping those in need. - Participated in a team helped me learn how to be more flexible and share responsibility. - Dealt with cases from different jurisdictions aided me in better understanding of human rights law in various countries and how their monitoring bodies operate. - Accepted constructive criticism and applied it in practice, which was essential in improving performance and becoming a better academic in the field. - Prepared a memorandum which was later used by the client for the preparation of the Expert Manual on Accountability for Mass Starvation. Show less

Personal Assistant

• Oct 2018 - Dec 2018

- Dealt with correspondence and phone calls. - Typed, compiled and prepared reports and documents. - Conducted research in the hotel management market. - Implemented and maintained new regulations and procedures. - Dealt with correspondence and phone calls. - Typed, compiled and prepared reports and documents. - Conducted research in the hotel management market. - Implemented and maintained new regulations and procedures.

Administrative Assistant

• Jun 2015 - Oct 2015

- Processed word documents, scheduled appointments and drafted correspondence between the firm and the clients which required attention to detail and good communication skills. - Visited paper and machine companies with catalogues containing new products and taking sales orders. - Gained important transferable skills such as efficient typing, organizational and time management skills which are useful in any sort of job. - Processed word documents, scheduled appointments and drafted correspondence between the firm and the clients which required attention to detail and good communication skills. - Visited paper and machine companies with catalogues containing new products and taking sales orders. - Gained important transferable skills such as efficient typing, organizational and time management skills which are useful in any sort of job.