Sean Summerfield
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English Native or bilingual proficiency
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French Elementary proficiency
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Credentials
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PRINCE2 ®
APMG International
Experience
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187 Chambers
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United Kingdom
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Legal Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Barrister
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Sep 2019 - Present
• Criminal Barrister, representing clients charged with serious offences including fraud, class A drug supply, violence (including GBH), robbery, burglary, sexual assault, and human trafficking• Prosecutes on behalf of the CPS and Local Authorities• Admitted to the International Criminal Court’s list of Assistants to Counsel • Criminal Barrister, representing clients charged with serious offences including fraud, class A drug supply, violence (including GBH), robbery, burglary, sexual assault, and human trafficking• Prosecutes on behalf of the CPS and Local Authorities• Admitted to the International Criminal Court’s list of Assistants to Counsel
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London South Bank University
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United Kingdom
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Lecturer
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Oct 2019 - Jul 2020
• Teaching the International Criminal Law LLM course; lecturing and leading seminars covering substantive and procedural aspects of the law, with a particular focus on the specific crimes • Teaching the International Criminal Law LLM course; lecturing and leading seminars covering substantive and procedural aspects of the law, with a particular focus on the specific crimes
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European Parliament
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Belgium
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Political Organizations
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700 & Above Employee
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Political Advisor
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Sep 2017 - Sep 2019
• Political Advisor to John Howarth MEP (Labour, Socialists & Democrats)• Guiding files through the EU legislative process, drafting strategic documents, policy briefings, legislative reports and amendments; analysing political positions ahead of votes and leading negotiations within the Parliament and with the other EU institutions• Developing political campaign strategies: advising the EP Labour Party and wider S&D group; engaging with external stakeholders, drafting speeches, issuing press releases, and advising on EU and Westminster political developments and the UK's relationship with the EU27
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Foreign and Commonwealth Office
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United Kingdom
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Government Administration
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700 & Above Employee
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UK Representative in the Nicolaidis Group of the Council of the European Union
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Sep 2014 - Sep 2016
• UK Representative (formerly Deputy) in the Nicolaidis Group of the Council of the European Union. Sherpa to the UK Ambassador to the EU across the UK's external affairs portfolio. Negotiating legally and politically sensitive texts on (e.g.) Migration (External Relations) at the height of the migration crisis (2014); Climate Diplomacy ahead of COP21 (2015); EU Global Strategy (2016)
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Private Secretary, Cabinet of UK Commissioner Lord Hill
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Aug 2014 - Sep 2014
• Seconded to the Transitional Office of Lord Hill in preparation for the European Parliament Hearings of the Commissioners-designate. Day-to day running of the office, including liaising with the President of the EP, MEPs, Commissioners and external stakeholders; and providing daily briefing
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Assistant Desk Officer, UK Representation to the EU
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Jun 2014 - Aug 2014
• Assistant Desk Officer during the 2014 Ukraine crisis. Successfully negotiating Tier II sanctions in response to Russia’s invasion of Crimea (2014)
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European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights
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Austria
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Government Administration
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1 - 100 Employee
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Trainee, Legal Research
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Jan 2013 - Sep 2013
• Research and reporting on developments within the EU28; including accession candidates and enlargement issues. Compiling and summarising data from Member States for insertion into thematic reports• Team coordination of a report on the independence of data protection authorities: compiling domestic legislation data and briefing the Research Board • Research and reporting on developments within the EU28; including accession candidates and enlargement issues. Compiling and summarising data from Member States for insertion into thematic reports• Team coordination of a report on the independence of data protection authorities: compiling domestic legislation data and briefing the Research Board
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Al-Haq Organisation | مؤسسة الحق
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Palestine, State of
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Non-profit Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Intern, Legal Research
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Apr 2012 - Sep 2012
• Contributing to ongoing legal cases, interviewing and preparing witnesses, drafting submissions, legal research• Drafting legal sections of reports for publication • Contributing to ongoing legal cases, interviewing and preparing witnesses, drafting submissions, legal research• Drafting legal sections of reports for publication
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International Criminal Court
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Netherlands
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Administration of Justice
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700 & Above Employee
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Stagiaire, Office of the Prosecutor
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Oct 2011 - Mar 2012
• Working within the Prosecution team during the trial of Thomas Lubanga Dyilo, the first person to be convicted by the ICC• Preparation of briefing notes and draft submissions before the Trial Chamber. Providing legal advice on ongoing country situations and cases • Working within the Prosecution team during the trial of Thomas Lubanga Dyilo, the first person to be convicted by the ICC• Preparation of briefing notes and draft submissions before the Trial Chamber. Providing legal advice on ongoing country situations and cases
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Intern, Legal Research
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Mar 2010 - Jul 2010
• Drafting submissions on war crimes before the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia• Contributing legal analysis for a report on the independence of the Cambodian judicial system• Project managing the establishment of the country’s first human rights library • Drafting submissions on war crimes before the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia• Contributing legal analysis for a report on the independence of the Cambodian judicial system• Project managing the establishment of the country’s first human rights library
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Education
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2018 - 2019
City, University of London
Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC), Very Competent -
2014 - 2019
University of Sussex
Doctor of Philosophy in Legal Studies (PhD), International Criminal Law -
2003 - 2005
Tupton Hall School, Derbyshire
A Levels, Law (A) - Politics (A) - History (A)
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