Manuella Attoh

International Human Rights Paralegal at Leigh Day
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(386) 825-5501
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United Kingdom, UK
Languages
  • English Native or bilingual proficiency

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Credentials

  • Award in Leadership Studies
    Life Church
    Jan, 2019
    - Nov, 2024
  • Global Diplomacy: the United Nations in the World
    Coursera
    Oct, 2017
    - Nov, 2024

Experience

    • United Kingdom
    • Law Practice
    • 400 - 500 Employee
    • International Human Rights Paralegal
      • Sep 2022 - Present

      Working on the Shell / Nigeria case and Gemfields Mozambique case.

    • Human Rights Paralegal
      • Jul 2021 - Sep 2022

  • They Smile Foundation
    • Greater Accra, Ghana
    • Charity Co-Founder
      • Jan 2020 - Present

      - Co-founder of Christian children’s charity which sponsors impoverished children to attend school in Ghana. - Involves organising and participating in yearly outreach projects in Accra, Ghana - Co-founder of Christian children’s charity which sponsors impoverished children to attend school in Ghana. - Involves organising and participating in yearly outreach projects in Accra, Ghana

  • CEDAW Peoples Tribunal
    • Women’s Human Rights
    • Legal Assistant
      • Aug 2020 - Nov 2022

      - Team Leader of six legal assistants for women’s rights ngo Involves: - Interviewing witnesses and writing witness statements - Drafting legal research documents as evidence for tribunals and attending tribunals - Team Leader of six legal assistants for women’s rights ngo Involves: - Interviewing witnesses and writing witness statements - Drafting legal research documents as evidence for tribunals and attending tribunals

    • United Kingdom
    • Primary and Secondary Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Mathematics/English Tutor
      • Jun 2018 - Jul 2021

      - Taught 1:1 and 6:1 classes, ranging from primary to secondary education level - Promoted to showtime manager which involved coordinating the effective functioning of the tuition centre and providing feedback to parents - Taught 1:1 and 6:1 classes, ranging from primary to secondary education level - Promoted to showtime manager which involved coordinating the effective functioning of the tuition centre and providing feedback to parents

    • United Kingdom
    • Legal Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Legal Aid Volunteer
      • Oct 2019 - Mar 2021

      - Maintained and updated client database - Responded to preliminary legal queries via email, telephone and in-person - Completed welfare benefit legal advice training - Maintained and updated client database - Responded to preliminary legal queries via email, telephone and in-person - Completed welfare benefit legal advice training

    • United Kingdom
    • Technology, Information and Internet
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Winter Vacation Scheme
      • Dec 2020 - Dec 2020

    • UK Virtual Law Fair
      • Dec 2020 - Dec 2020

    • Ghana
    • Legal Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • International Human Rights Law Intern
      • Dec 2019 - Dec 2019

      - Drafted court documents and legal reports on EU sponsored Death Penalty project and Children’s Rights project - Assisted in facilitating training workshops with security agencies on human trafficking awareness - Drafted court documents and legal reports on EU sponsored Death Penalty project and Children’s Rights project - Assisted in facilitating training workshops with security agencies on human trafficking awareness

    • Legal Researcher, Malaysia
      • Oct 2018 - Feb 2019

      - Researched International Refugee Law and domestic law of Malaysia - Completed fieldwork in Malaysia by interviewing refugees and barristers for research project - Provided policy recommendations to the government of Malaysia - Researched International Refugee Law and domestic law of Malaysia - Completed fieldwork in Malaysia by interviewing refugees and barristers for research project - Provided policy recommendations to the government of Malaysia

    • United Kingdom
    • Non-profit Organizations
    • 200 - 300 Employee
    • Campaigns and Team Leader
      • Mar 2017 - Aug 2018

      - Supervised a group of teenagers to conduct community projects on social justice issues - Supervised a group of teenagers to conduct community projects on social justice issues

    • United Kingdom
    • Non-profit Organizations
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Patchwork Foundation (Alumni)
      • Oct 2016 - Jul 2017

      Attended and facilitated parliamentary masterclasses with international leaders and politicians. Masterclass speakers included: - Former Denmark Prime Minister and CEO of Save the Children, Helle Thorning Schmidt - Former Secretary of State for Education, Justine Greening - U.S. Under Secretary of State for Public Affairs and Diplomacy, Irwin Steven Goldstein - Private Secretary of 10 Downing Street, Lorna Gratton Attended and facilitated parliamentary masterclasses with international leaders and politicians. Masterclass speakers included: - Former Denmark Prime Minister and CEO of Save the Children, Helle Thorning Schmidt - Former Secretary of State for Education, Justine Greening - U.S. Under Secretary of State for Public Affairs and Diplomacy, Irwin Steven Goldstein - Private Secretary of 10 Downing Street, Lorna Gratton

    • United Kingdom
    • Non-profit Organizations
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Charity Fundraiser
      • May 2015 - Aug 2015

Education

  • The University of Law
    MA Law, Qualifying Law Degree
    2020 - 2021
  • University of York
    Master of Laws - LLM, International Human Rights Law and Practice
    2018 - 2019
  • University of Leeds
    Bachelor of Arts - BA, Politics (with Sociology)
    2015 - 2018
  • Loreto College Manchester
    AAB
    2013 - 2015
  • Trinity C of E High School
    10 A*-B’s
    2008 - 2013

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