Experience

Paul Robinson Solicitors LLP

• United Kingdom
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Associate Solicitor

  • Apr 2022 - Present

• Residential Property Associate Solicitor

  • Apr 2021 - Apr 2022

• Residential Property Solicitor

  • Aug 2016 - Apr 2021

• Trainee Solicitor

  • Apr 2016 - Aug 2016

  I completed my Training Contract with Paul Robinson Solicitors LLP and qualified into the property department in August 2016. For the final seat of my training contract I assisting the property department in both residential property matters and new build/help to buy matters.



Bright & Sons Solicitors

• United Kingdom
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Trainee Solicitor

  • Aug 2014 - Apr 2016

  I completed 1 year and 8 months of my Training Contract at Bright & Sons Solicitors, completing seats in Childcare and Private Client.Duties included, but were not limited to:- • Meeting with clients and undertaking client interviews;• Drafting documents, such as applications to the Court to instruct experts, statements and Wills;• Legal research;• Advocacy (both in person at Court and by way of telephone Advocates Meetings); and• Providing an excellent degree of client care and managing clients expectations and needs.

• Legal Assistant

  • Mar 2014 - Jul 2014

  I held this position for 5 months before starting my training contract with the firm. I worked within the childcare department assisting the partner in all matters relating to Care Proceedings in which we represent the child with the proceedings through their Court appointed Guardian.Duties included :-- Drafting position statements;- Instructions to Counsel;- Part 25 applications (drafting applications, letter of instruction, position statement etc);- Bundle preparation;- Liaising with the Guardian, Local Authorities and solicitors with regard to instructions;- Costing the file once it has finished;- Online Legal Aid applications (APP3, APP5, MEANS4 etc);- Legal research.



Coram Voice

• Legal Assistant and Helpline Worker (voluntary position)

  • Jan 2014 - Mar 2014

  Coram Voice is a service that provides advocacy and advice for vulnerable adults and young people who are currently facing a difficult time, such as a young person requiring support to challenge a Local Authority who accommodate them. As a sessional worker, my duties included :-- Assisting the young person in referring them to an advocate who could take on their case;- Provide support, whether emotionally or legally, for said young person;- Provide in-depth referrals to the Legal Practice Unit who would then assess it's merits in order to take the matter on;- Conduct client interviews to assess what support could be provided;- Undertake general admin tasks to record the call in the correct manner.



Coram Children's Legal Centre

• United Kingdom
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Paralegal

  • 2011 - Feb 2014

  I held the position as a paralegal within the legal charity, Coram Children's Legal Centre, for 3 years. During this time I provided free and confidential legal advice on the telephone and through the web-chat service, and also provided assistance to the in-house legal team. Duties included :-- Providing free and independent legal advice to parents, carers and young people on all aspects of Child, Family and Education law. My role included advising on such topics as contact with children, care proceedings and unlawful exclusion;- Liaising with the firm’s in-house solicitors on complex issues;- Updating the website's fact sheets which provide online support as a first port of call;- Conducting client interviews on a daily basis, generally advising 15 - 18 clients a day on different legal issues;- Responsible for compiling and updating the 'Legal Updates' which is available on the CCLC website and circulated to all of the legal departments in Coram;- Assisting in providing support to the Legal Practice Unit, including attending Court with Counsel, drafting documents (letters, applications etc), compiling court bundles.- Attending and assisting in fundraising events for the charity, including running the event at Colchester Children's Festival;- Assisting in launching the service in London with Cherie Booth;- Liaising with different organisations, including Families Need Fathers & Family Lives.



Fisher Meredith

• Legal Mentoring Scheme

  • Jun 2010 - Jun 2013

  I was one of three students in my academic year to be offered the chance to be mentored by a Trainee Solicitor at Fisher Meredith. Through this scheme I was given the opportunity to visit the firm and experience how a firm of this size operates, and additionally I was given the support and information to assist me with my legal aspirations. This opportunity gave me the understanding and insight of how a firm of such a high calibre works, both with its clients in order to achieve excellent client care, but also as a large business.



Gepp Solicitors

• United Kingdom
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Legal Work Experience

  • Jan 2011 - Jan 2011

  Throughout this week placement I spent my time working in the Criminal department. During my experience I observed cases that were being heard in the Magistrates Court, shadowed the Duty Solicitor where I observed client interviews both at the court and in the prison cells, worked with the Probation Team and was shown how case management was developed. In addition to the work at court, I assisted in general admin tasks, such as checking through court bundles, assisting with drafting witness statements and assessed videos that were being used for evidence in criminal cases.



Paul Robinson Solicitors LLP

• United Kingdom
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Legal Work Experience

  • Jun 2008 - Sep 2008

  I was given the opportunity to undertake a legal internship in the Family Law department of the firm over the summer period. During this time I was given more responsibility, not only attending court with Solicitors and Counsel, but also by being given the responsibility to produce all court bundles for Counsel and drafting initial letters of advice with the Legal Secretary. Additionally, I was given the opportunity to sit in meetings with clients, members of the Local Authority and other professionals, and to attend telephone conferences with the other parties’ solicitors.



Leigh Print and Copy

• Sales Assistant

  • Jun 2003 - Nov 2007

  I held the position as a sales assistant in a local stationary shop where I worked with the public after school and on a weekend. My duties included providing excellent customer service when assisting the public, working within a team, producing and dispersing printing and copying for local businesses and handling money. I held the position as a sales assistant in a local stationary shop where I worked with the public after school and on a weekend. My duties included providing excellent customer service when assisting the public, working within a team, producing and dispersing printing and copying for local businesses and handling money.



Paul Robinson Solicitors LLP

• United Kingdom
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Legal Work Experience

  • Jul 2007 - Aug 2007

  Throughout this experience I worked in both the Criminal and Family Law department where I undertook general office duties within both departments. My duties during my time included inputting charges into the financial system and undertaking administrative work through the firm’s legal database. In addition to this, I was also given the opportunity to observe client interviews, both at the firm and at the police station, and additionally attended court with the solicitors and clients. Throughout this experience I worked in both the Criminal and Family Law department where I undertook general office duties within both departments. My duties during my time included inputting charges into the financial system and undertaking administrative work through the firm’s legal database. In addition to this, I was also given the opportunity to observe client interviews, both at the firm and at the police station, and additionally attended court with the solicitors and clients.