Experience

STAR Asset Finance Group

• United Kingdom
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Compliance Officer

  • Sep 2021 - Present



Kennet Equipment Leasing

• United Kingdom
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Recovery Paralegal

  • Feb 2021 - Sep 2021



Momenta Group Global

• United Kingdom
• Staffing and Recruiting
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Litigation Paralegal

  • Sep 2020 - Feb 2021



Shakespeare Martineau

• United Kingdom
• Legal Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Fee Earner, Litigation

  • Oct 2017 - Sep 2020

  • Advising corporate clients on litigation matters. • Working as part of a team to handle litigated claims.• Diarising and monitoring deadlines. • Meeting strict targets (KPI’s)• Bundle preparation for court.• Brief preparation for counsel.• Instructing Counsel.• Attending hearings/ court. • Liaising with courts in regards to upcoming hearings. • Negotiate settlements with defendant solicitors.• Manage a large caseload.• Understand client requirements and manage cases in line with service level agreements.• Researching case law, recent updates in law. • Drafting documents, applications, offers, orders and directions. • Drafting own legal proceedings and dealing with all aspects of litigation / compliance with the civil procedure rules. Show less

• Fee earner, Pre-litigation Claims Handler

  • May 2017 - Oct 2017

  • Negotiate claims for liability and Quantum.• Legal research for both contentious and non-contentious matters. • Evaluating each claim and calculating the quantum figure• Managing a caseload of over 200 files. • Meeting strict targets (KPI’s).• Diarising and monitoring deadlines. • Preparing Particulars of Claim and court bundles for the claim to commence onto the litigation stage. • Dealing with correspondence either from clients or third parties. • Liaise with clients and all related third parties over the telephone. Show less

• FNOL Claims Handler

  • May 2016 - May 2017

  • Handling varied caseload from pre-litigated and litigated work. • Analysing Defense documents.• Corresponding with court in preparation for a hearing.• Undertaking conflict searches • Undertaking preliminary enquiries on each claim including DVLA searches, driver questionnaires • Assisting Fee Earners• Sending Letters Before Claim to third parties • Drafting own correspondence and documents • Sourcing witness questionnaires • Informing the client of the progress of a claim and taking new instructions over the phone, by letter or email • General administration to include archiving, billing and file management • Identifying personal injury and referring to the appropriate team • Answering telephone queries • Opening and sorting incoming post I have also assisted the Asset Finance team with day-to-day work such as:• Using a different case management system (Axxia).• Using the Land Registry Portal. • Undertaking bankruptcy searches on defendants. • Analyzing contracts between the Claimant and Defendant. • Investigating any issues regarding the contracts. Show less