Experience

Thursfields Solicitors

• United Kingdom
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Team Assistant

  • Aug 2023 - Present



Record

• United Kingdom
• Investment Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Legal Internship

  • Jun 2023 - Aug 2023

  Completed a 5 week internship with Record Currency Management. I spent my time within the legal department and the sustainability department. I have been involved in fascinating projects such as Modern Slavery within companies supply chains and assisted in setting up a contract management platform to track supply contracts and NDAs. Key Responsibilities: • Provided legal support by crafting professional emails to colleagues and clients and completed admin/IT tasks, creating excel sheets to track the expiration of key legal documents and creating an online system to manage contracts. • Completed admin work. • Effective use of Microsoft Word, Outlook and excel. • Experience in drafting and reviewing and amending termination letters and amendment documents for NDAs (Non-Disclosure Agreements), further drafting and editing of NDAs and IMAs (Investment Management Agreement). • Reviewed and edited the Modern Slavery policy by researching the key components and comparing the current policy to other companies within the same sector, to put forward ideas of how to improve it. • Used the updated Modern Slavery policy to risk assess suppliers and decide where to conduct further due diligence. • While at RCM I completed multiple projects concurrently for the legal and sustainability department. To meet deadlines effectively I organised the projects according to complexity and priority, allowing time for consultation and feedback to ensure accuracy. • Gained insight into the role of law in businesses and the commercial focus solicitors take when dealing with clients and the interests of the company. Show less



Cardiff University / Prifysgol Caerdydd

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Commercial Awareness Award in partnership with DLA Piper

  • Mar 2023 - Mar 2023

  This award allowed me to enhance my commercial awareness by considering the impact of current affairs on law firms. -The project involved 3 weeks of webinars with Peter Watson gaining valuable insight into the importance of commercial awareness and how to develop stronger awareness. - Completed an essay on a recent commercial event that has had an impact on law firms, I chose to consider the impact of inflation and took a stance on the impact I believed it was having. This award allowed me to enhance my commercial awareness by considering the impact of current affairs on law firms. -The project involved 3 weeks of webinars with Peter Watson gaining valuable insight into the importance of commercial awareness and how to develop stronger awareness. - Completed an essay on a recent commercial event that has had an impact on law firms, I chose to consider the impact of inflation and took a stance on the impact I believed it was having.



Butternut Box | B Corp

• United Kingdom
• Consumer Goods
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Brand Ambassador and Team Leader

  • Feb 2022 - Mar 2023

  Butternut box is a rapidly growing fresh dog food company. My role is as a brand ambassador and team leader where I ensure operations run efficiently and attend events. At the events I sell the product, bringing in more customers and therefore profit; whilst also raising awareness of the company. KEY RESPONSIBILITES: - Lead a team of 8 people, where it was important that despite leading the team we all worked collaboratively to achieve the most positive outcome for the company. - Trained and mentored new ambassadors - Build rapport with potential customers - Use my canine health and product knowledge to increase sales - Effectively work in a team to aid each other to make sales and develop our selling strategies KEY ACHIEVEMENTS: - After working for Butternut Box for 6-months I was promoted to team leader where I have to manage the entire Cardiff team. - In my first 10 moths in the role I have bought in 250 new customers. This has resulted in an increase to company profits. Show less



Sherbornes Solicitors Ltd

• United Kingdom
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Legal Internship

  • Apr 2022 - Apr 2022

  I completed a week of work experience at Sherbornes, working alongside one of the partners who was also the head of the Corporate team. This entailed insight into how the law works in practice and allowed me to see the responsibilities and duties a solicitor has on a daily basis. It was a very interesting and informative experience, allowing me to gain valuable insight. Key Responsibilities: • Learnt about Corporate law in practice by attending meetings involving client negotiations, where I had to effectively communicate and build rapport to assist the partner. • Gained experience in drafting and amending key documents, such as transactional documents for the sale of a HR business, including indemnity and stock transfer forms. - Reviewed key documents like shareholder agreements and mergers. Show less



Bridgend Contact Centre

• Bridgend, Wales, United Kingdom

• Volunteer

  • Feb 2022 - Apr 2022

  Volunteered at a Contact Centre to give back to the community and develop useful skills, in an interesting but emotionally challenging area. • Took an active role in monitoring parents with their children and aiding their communication where necessary, developing my conflict resolution. • Learnt how to respond impartially to difficult emotional situations, being empathetic whilst remaining professional. Volunteered at a Contact Centre to give back to the community and develop useful skills, in an interesting but emotionally challenging area. • Took an active role in monitoring parents with their children and aiding their communication where necessary, developing my conflict resolution. • Learnt how to respond impartially to difficult emotional situations, being empathetic whilst remaining professional.



Hugh James

• United Kingdom
• Law Practice
• 400 - 500 Employee

• NHS Continuing Healthcare Scheme

  • Feb 2022 - Feb 2022

  This scheme gave me a valuable insight into Healthcare Law and enabled me to test my aptitude for a fascinating and important area of law, also gaining an insight into the culture and values of the firm. Key Responsibilities: - During the 6 weeks of Pro-Bono Sessions we went through the 10 different stages of a Continuing Health Care Claim. We then within a team had to apply the stages to a a persons claim. - Reviewed complex cases and documents, developing drafting, oral and advocacy skills during a mock interview within our teams in front of a review panel, on the different stages. - Delivered a presentation in groups on the stage of a claim we were assigned, developing public speaking and presentation skills. Show less



Tesco

• United Kingdom
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Customer Assistant

  • Mar 2020 - Jun 2021

  I worked at Tesco on and off for over a year while at University and my responsibilities included: • Prompt and effective management of checkouts and restocking to provide a seamless shopping experience and positive outcome. • Developed my ability to work under pressure and solve problems logically, taking initiative to complete tasks, by thinking ahead and being proactive. • Dealt with all customer queries in an effective manner, strengthening my client-facing skills I worked at Tesco on and off for over a year while at University and my responsibilities included: • Prompt and effective management of checkouts and restocking to provide a seamless shopping experience and positive outcome. • Developed my ability to work under pressure and solve problems logically, taking initiative to complete tasks, by thinking ahead and being proactive. • Dealt with all customer queries in an effective manner, strengthening my client-facing skills



B&Q

• United Kingdom
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Customer Assistant

  • Jun 2020 - Sep 2020

  Key Responsibilities: • Operated click and collect services and organised delivery of DPD parcels, this meant task-prioritisation and time management to ensure completion of orders. • Ensuring the stores systems were kept up to date and organised. Key Responsibilities: • Operated click and collect services and organised delivery of DPD parcels, this meant task-prioritisation and time management to ensure completion of orders. • Ensuring the stores systems were kept up to date and organised.



Project Gambia

• The Gambia

• Volunteer with Project Gambia

  • Dec 2019 - Dec 2019

  • Raised funds to volunteer in a charitable project in Gambia; creating educational resources for schools and mentoring children to develop language skills. • We had to work in teams to add educational resources to the classroom with limited resources. • This enhanced my cultural awareness and teamwork as we worked collectively to make a positive impact. • Raised funds to volunteer in a charitable project in Gambia; creating educational resources for schools and mentoring children to develop language skills. • We had to work in teams to add educational resources to the classroom with limited resources. • This enhanced my cultural awareness and teamwork as we worked collectively to make a positive impact.