Experience

Woking Borough Council

• United Kingdom
• Government Administration
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Solicitor

  • Feb 2023 - Present

  Property• Involved in a broad range of transactions such as, acquisitions, disposals, leases, licences, wayleaves and deeds of easement.• Assisted with the Sheerwater Compulsory Purchase Order. • Reviewed and drafted leases, rent deposit deeds and licences for alterations for commercial property in the form of office space and retail units.• Negotiated with utility companies to agree terms for wayleave agreements containing lift and shift provisions.• Drafted rent concessions to benefit commercial tenant’s experiencing financial difficulty due to COVID-19.• Drafted and served dilapidations notices on tenant’s who had vacated commercial premises after leaving them in a state of disrepair.Corporate• Negotiated and drafted the terms for a loan in the amount of £7.5million. Implemented two loan agreements containing various conditions for the borrower to comply with to access the drawdowns. • Assisted with conducting a governance review of the Council’s wholly owned companies, implemented terms of reference for shareholders.• Completed the dissolution of a company which had ceased trading. Transferred property holdings out of the company and conducted the administrative steps required by Companies House.• Provided advice in relation to directors’ liability and company’s debts.Civil Litigation• Assisted Counsel during two major public inquiries. Drafted a brief to Counsel and kept minutes of proceedings, as well as conducting time critical research for the benefit of supporting the Council’s position.• Drafted the requisite forms to issue court proceedings in debt recovery matters and prepared bundles for trials.• Represented my client during a telephone hearing with a District Judge in relation to a debt recovery matter.• Drafted s77 Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 Notice of Direction to Leave Land against persons and vehicles illegally occupying Council land.

• Trainee Solicitor

  • Feb 2021 - Jan 2023



Coventry City Council

• United Kingdom
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Paralegal

  • Feb 2020 - Feb 2021

  • Supported the Major Projects, Commercial Property and Litigation teams. • Drafted deeds of variation, s25 LTA 1954 notices, shareholder agreements, opinion letters, standard terms and conditions for a services contract, amendments to a construction proposal, memorandums of understanding, indemnity agreements and a tender agreement for services to be provided for UK City of Culture 2021. • Worked on various projects including the consolidation of council owned subsidiaries, acquisitions and preparing for a case involving Coventry City Football Club. • Reviewed and amended grant agreements for the funding of a new electric car battery production facility, collateral warranties and exclusivity clauses. • Prepared packs and attended meetings in relation to a compulsory purchase order • Enhanced knowledge of local authority budgets, transactions subject to state aid and the Construction Design and Management Regulations 2015.



One Advanced

• Spain
• Health, Wellness & Fitness

• Support Consultant

  • Jul 2016 - Dec 2018

  • Supported Not for Profit clients such as charities and membership bodies and undertook cases with a view to providing a resolution with maximum efficiency. • Implemented internal policy changes as a result of the introduction of GDPR and increased staff awareness of the implications of the Regulation. • Ensured exceptional levels of customer service, resulting in customer satisfaction at all points of contact. • Managed an incident queue, ensuring that service level agreements (SLA’s) were met whilst keeping customers informed of progress. • Attended financial training to develop an understanding of triggers that may affect Commercial as well as Not for Profit organisations; in particular the tax implications of Gift Aid Declarations. • Undertook additional training to become proficient in using Microsoft SQL and developed the ability to execute queries of varying difficulty. • Developed an understanding of the financial implications charities and membership bodies can face operating an inadequate CRM. • Within my first six months I achieved the highest SLA attainment of 94% across the department.



QualitySolicitors Davisons

• United Kingdom
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Work Placement

  • Aug 2013 - Aug 2013

  • Attended the Magistrates and County Court and produced a case report to present to the lawyers. • Reviewed and prepared bundles for and on-going Employment matter which required great attention to detail. • Improved my legal interpretation skills by identifying subtleties in statutes and reporting findings to a Partner. • Liaised with hospitals to appoint a Medical Expert Nephrologist for an on-going clinical negligence matter. • This experience gave me a valuable insight into many different aspects of the legal profession. From this role, I learnt to work well in high pressure situations whilst remaining professional and composed.