Experience

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  Scottish Young Lawyers' Association (SYLA)

  • United Kingdom
  • Legal Services
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Secretary

    • May 2022 - Present

  • Committee Member

    • May 2021 - Jun 2022

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  Sheku Bayoh Public Inquiry- Scottish Government

  • Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

  • Assistant Solicitor and Notary Public

    • Mar 2022 - Present
    • Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

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  The Law Society of Scotland

  • Committee Member at the Law Society of Scotland’s Racial Inclusion Group

    • Nov 2020 - Present

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  Harper Macleod LLP

  • United Kingdom
  • Law Practice
  • 300 - 400 Employee

  • Solicitor

    • Oct 2021 - Mar 2022

    Energy and Natural Resources

  • Trainee Solicitor

    • Mar 2019 - Oct 2021

    Trainee Solicitor. Seats so far: Dispute Resolution, Energy and Natural Resources, Employment and Personal Injury and Reparations and Private Client

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  DAC Beachcroft LLP

  • Litigation Paralegal

    • Dec 2018 - Mar 2019

    Undertaking predominantly motor and property recoveries work in line with simple procedure and ordinary cause action claims. Carrying out preliminary investigations and evidence gathering, precognosing witnesses, drafting letters, negotiating damages and legal expenses with third party loss adjusters, insurers and solicitors.

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  Jackson Boyd LLP

  • Glasgow, United Kingdom

  • Litigation Paralegal

    • Dec 2017 - Dec 2018
    • Glasgow, United Kingdom

    To provide efficient legal and administrative support to Partners and Solicitors within the litigation team in relation to Scottish Road Traffic Accidents, primarily to recover the uninsured losses, for individual clients, motor insurers and legal expense providers.

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  Tesco Bank

  • Glasgow

  • Loans and Credit Card Advisor

    • Dec 2015 - Nov 2018
    • Glasgow

    Assisting customers banking products, specifically loans and credit cards and resolving customer’s regulatory and policy complaints. This has improved my numeracy and communication skills, as well as my problem solving and commercial awareness.

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  Meadows Nursing Home

  • Dornoch, Scotland

  • Administrative Assistant and Receptionist and Kitchen Asssistant

    • Jul 2008 - Dec 2015
    • Dornoch, Scotland

    Kitchen Assistant (2008-2015) and Administrative Assistant and Receptionist (2013) Responsibilities and skills: Kitchen Assistant, cooking, cleaning and attending to residents. Administrative assistant- Filing, accounting, creating rotas and answering phone calls. Being in both positions has tremendously improved my time management, organisational and communication skills.

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  Citizens Advice

  • Stirling

  • Generalist Legal Advisor

    • May 2014 - Jun 2015
    • Stirling

    Responsibilities and skills: Offering free, independent, confidential and impartial advice to individuals facing legal issues in a range of areas such as: employment law, immigration and consumer rights. My role involved interviewing clients, establishing their line of enquiry or grievance, researching appropriate solutions and delivering comprehensive advice to client. Being a general advisor has allowed me to understand the value of building client trust by polishing my interviewing skills. This experience has also improved my letter drafting skills, researching skills and administration skills.Hill and Robb Pro Bono Legal Clinic at Stirling Citizen's Advice Bureau – September 2014-2015 Responsibilities and skills: I had exposure to Child and family law, employment law, immigration law, and criminal law cases. Assisted solicitors with case file and identifying legal issues and solutions, which were presented to solicitors. Undertaking this work improved my legal research, analytical, and problem solving skills.

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  Soroptimist International

  • Stirling , Scotland

  • Soroptimist International Great Britain and Ireland- Stirling Meeting (2015)

    • Mar 2015 - Mar 2015
    • Stirling , Scotland

    Role: Invited as Guest Speaker to educate members on the issues of forced/child marriage. This was the focus of my dissertation which critically assessed the legal ramifications of its criminalisation on victims and potential victims in the UK. This was a comparative, socio-legal and doctrinal dissertation, which also analysed the role of human rights legislation, patchwork criminal/ civil legislation and honour/religion.

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  Scottish Children's Reporter Administration

  • Glasgow, United Kingdom

  • Work Placement

    • Feb 2015 - Mar 2015
    • Glasgow, United Kingdom

    Offering holistic legal and administrative assistance to the Children's Reporter during their children's hearing court proceedings. Drafting statements of grounds for hearings, researching precedence, managing witnesses, taking oral evidence notes during proofs and observing the children's panel. This experience has improved my legal research, legal writing, advocacy and analytical skills. It has also given me a rare insight into the court system and formalities.

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  Nisa Campus Shop

  • Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland

  • Sales Assistant/Cashier- University of Stirling

    • Apr 2011 - Sep 2013
    • Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland

    Responsibilities and Skills: Assisting customers with their queries, and purchases by accurately and efficiently handling monetary transactions. My duties also included training new employees and resolving customer disputes, which has improved my interpersonal and leadership skills.