Experience

Cloisters Chambers

• United Kingdom
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Operating Officer

  • Oct 2022 - Present

  As the Chief Operating Officer of Cloisters Chambers, I maintain responsibility for the strategic planning, management, and administration of Chambers. Amongst other matters my role includes the recruitment of Barristers, pupils and staff, finance management, legal governance and compliance, premises oversight, Data Protection and IT. As the Chief Operating Officer of Cloisters Chambers, I maintain responsibility for the strategic planning, management, and administration of Chambers. Amongst other matters my role includes the recruitment of Barristers, pupils and staff, finance management, legal governance and compliance, premises oversight, Data Protection and IT.



Choose Love

• United Kingdom
• International Trade and Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Operating Officer

  • Mar 2021 - Oct 2022

  Responsibility for providing leadership and directing the operations of the organisation across financial management, programmes and personnel operations. My role is also focused on building the sustainability of the organisation as it moves into a new period of growth and continues to make real, tangible impact to the lives of hundreds of thousands of refugees and displaced people all over the world. Responsibility for providing leadership and directing the operations of the organisation across financial management, programmes and personnel operations. My role is also focused on building the sustainability of the organisation as it moves into a new period of growth and continues to make real, tangible impact to the lives of hundreds of thousands of refugees and displaced people all over the world.



Doughty Street Chambers

• United Kingdom
• Law Practice
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Head Of Operations

  • Sep 2014 - Jan 2021

  Leading the development and delivery of an Operations Management Strategy which supports the culture and expectation for a modern enabling working environment. This includes the day to day running and smooth operation of 6 buildings in London, as well one regional office in Manchester and, until recently, one international office in The Hague, Netherlands. As well as retaining accountability for all aspects of facilities and contract management, compliance, all knowledge management resources including library and legal research, I also oversee, manage and prepare most departmental budgets, ensuring efficient value for money support functions are maintained. Over the past 6 years significant projects that I have managed include: •Migrating the entire Manchester team from their previous Regus offices to their current location at 3 Hardman Square. This involved moving the team from predominantly fixed cellular offices to a more open plan and agile working environment, that has increased communication and collaboration within the team, whilst also providing them with increased flexibility and a variety of choice settings to work. •Project managed the replacement of the company’s entire phone system from traditional analogue phone lines to the more modern and updated Voice Over IP Cloud based solution. •Introduction of a comprehensive legal archiving system which has been instrumental in aiding Barristers move towards paperless working practices, creating more workspaces and promoting densification. •Devising an accommodation and workplace strategy as part of a long-term plan to consolidate 6 disparate buildings in London into one and reviewing the accommodation requirements with both regional and international offices. In 2020, during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, this saw the Chambers downsize 6 buildings in London to 5, reduce 3 offices in Manchester to 2 and relinquishing the international office in The Hague. •Managed London office refurbishment project in 2016. Show less



Irwin Mitchell

• United Kingdom
• Law Practice
• 700 & Above Employee

• Paralegal

  • Sep 2013 - Sep 2014

  In my role as a Paralegal within the firms Public Law Department, I was involved in the conduct of complex public law matters such as community care and welfare, court of protection, actions against the police and prison law cases. This involved carrying out a range of tasks which included, taking statements from clients and witnesses, preparing funding applications, and liaising with courts, experts and counsel. Due to the demands of the department, my role often involved responding to urgent requests and tasks to meet tight deadlines, such as the processing of emergency applications for legal aid funding and completing emergency conflict checks on potential new clients. Show less



Doughty Street Chambers

• United Kingdom
• Law Practice
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Chambers Administrator/Legal Researcher

  • Sep 2009 - Sep 2013

  In my previous dual role as Chambers Administrator/Researcher I was involved in assisting the Head of Facilities and Deputy CEO in ensuring that all facets of Chambers’ administration were effective and efficient. I was primarily responsible for overseeing (and further developing) the administrative processes and procedures necessary to deliver an efficient and professional support service to Doughty Street Chambers’ barristers and staffing team. I performed this role whilst also providing legal research services to several of the Chambers’ Barristers on a range of cases which varied from Clinical Negligence, Immigration Extradition, Media and Public Law disputes. As well as assisting with general casework, this role involved drafting skeleton arguments, dealing with correspondence and ensuring compliance with file management. This would additionally consist of database and hard copy research, as well as quantum research on multi-track clinical negligence cases and inquests, including deaths in custody, mental health related deaths and patient deaths. Show less



Taylor Hampton Solicitors Limited

• United Kingdom
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Paralegal

  • Jul 2013 - Jul 2013

  Completed a one-week internship providing paralegal support to the firm’s solicitors in their representation of individuals who claim that their phones had been hacked by the News of the World, specifically on the case of Phillips v NGN & Glenn Mulclaire [2012] EWCA Civ 48. Completed a one-week internship providing paralegal support to the firm’s solicitors in their representation of individuals who claim that their phones had been hacked by the News of the World, specifically on the case of Phillips v NGN & Glenn Mulclaire [2012] EWCA Civ 48.



Carter-Ruck

• United Kingdom
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Work Experience

  • Jul 2011 - Jul 2011

  Completed a week long work placement at Carter Ruck, in June 2011 working on the case of Azubuike Ishiekwena v Al Jazeera. My tasks involved researching background information about Mr Ishiekwena in order to support the defendant’s claims of Honest Comment. Completed a week long work placement at Carter Ruck, in June 2011 working on the case of Azubuike Ishiekwena v Al Jazeera. My tasks involved researching background information about Mr Ishiekwena in order to support the defendant’s claims of Honest Comment.