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Paralegals

Our platform is home to paralegals and lawyers with experience working in tech start-ups, sole GC teams or teams with no legal professionals. Our platform offers you the means to connect to these experienced legal professionals at short notice, and seamlessly hire them on flexible contracts.

Consider the benefits of scaling up your legal work - free up senior time for higher-value tasks. Our pre-interviewed lawyers are available at short notice and are familiar with contract playbooks, commercial agreements and SaaS contracts.

We’re incredibly happy to talk specifics with you - so please get in touch using the contact details on our site if we can help you.

We understand the agility and cost pressures of scaling up an organisation

Scale-ups

scale-ups

The Flex Legal platform is the UK's leading interim legal professional platform. We connect you to over 5,500 pre-vetted and trusted paralegals and lawyers for a flexible service.  

If you need to scale up for a client case or if you require specialist skills such as languages or areas of law, contact Flex Legal. Remember - our legal professionals can be booked for as little as a few hours to as much as a year. Just tell us what you need, and we’ll do the rest.

We offer Sole Practitioners the ability to scale up their response to client work 

who we work with

Sole Practitioners 

The Flex Legal platform has all of the interim support resources you need to support and strengthen your law firm. We have hundreds of lawyers and thousands of pre-vetted paralegals, covering a huge range of specialisations. 

If your team needs extra support in a particular legal area, interim legal resourcing is a quick and cost-effective way to plug any holes you might have. If your team is undergoing a surge in workload then flexible staffing can offer as many extra pairs of hands as you need. Remember - our legal professionals can be booked for as little as a few hours to as much as a year. Just tell us what you need, and we’ll do the rest.


Create agility, speed and a better client experience by using flexible, on-demand legal support

Who we can help

Law Firms

The Flex Legal online platform has already helped assemble some of the UK’s largest paralegal hubs. We’re proud to count Freshfield’s Manchester Hub, the BCLP Manchester office, and numerous other magic and silver circle firms amongst our clients.

With operational costs in The City only going up, many businesses are increasingly seeing the benefits of assembling paralegal hubs in the midlands and the north. Whether you’re looking to cut operational costs, broaden your talent pool, or branch out into new areas, there are many reasons to use Flex Legal for your Paralegal Hub and Northshoring needs. 

Our award-winning platform connects in-house legal teams and law firms to interim, flexible resources based wherever you need them. We can boast nationwide coverage including hundreds of lawyers, thousands of paralegals, and more than 150 available languages.

If you’re interested in quickly assembling a pre-interviewed, high-quality workforce for your existing or future office - contact Flex Legal today.


We are the original paralegal platform and we partner with all the UK's leading paralegal hubs.

How we help

Legal Delivery Centres

Our platform is home to paralegals and lawyers with experience working in Barrister Chambers. Our platform offers you the means to connect to these experienced legal professionals at short notice, and seamlessly hire them on flexible contracts.

Consider the benefits of scaling up your junior workforce - concentrating flexible junior resources can free up senior time for higher-tiered tasks. Our pre-interviewed paralegals are available in as little as 24 hours notice, and are familiar with creating bundles, conducting research, taking notes in court, providing administrative assistance, managing documents, planning diaries, dealing with accounts, and much more.

We’re incredibly happy to talk specifics with you - so please get in touch using the contact details on our site if we can help you hire a barrister chamber paralegal.

We understand that you need support fast. Our service can match you with paralegals in matter of hours.

How we can help

Barrister Chambers

In-house legal team

The Flex Legal platform has all of the interim support resources you need to support and strengthen your in-house teams. We can boast hundreds of lawyers and thousands of paralegals, covering a huge range of specialisations and expertise applicable to in-house support. If you need support reviewing documents, drafting pre-action letters, amending commercial / corporate agreements, working alongside HR on employment contracts, or anything else  - we have exactly what you need.

If your team needs extra support in a particular legal area, interim legal resourcing is a quick and cost-effective way to plug any holes you might have. If your team is undergoing a surge in workload then flexible staffing can offer as many extra pairs of hands as you need. Remember - our legal professionals can be booked for as little as a few hours to as much as a year. Just tell us what you need, and we’ll do the rest.

Flex Legal is also proud to sponsor the LexisNexis Flying Solo meet-ups and the Aspire Junior Counsel events, led by our very own Sophie Gould, a former General Counsel who trained in the city.


I am passionate about the in-house career route for the next generation of lawyers.

In-house legal teams

In-house

Commercial law, also known as mercantile law or trade law, is the body of law that applies to the rights, relations, and conduct of persons and businesses engaged in commerce, merchandising, trade, and sales. It is often considered to be a branch of civil law and deals with issues of both private law and public law.

At Flex Legal we understand that commercial law is an integral feature of the services offered by respected law firms, and as an employment agency for lawyers, we can supplement your existing staff to provide [temporary legal support](/hire/) in areas where you have short term resource issues.

In the area of commercial law we can take ownership of many key tasks, to alleviate the administrative burden and carry out important leg work in keeping commercial law departments functioning cohesively. We can implement temporary solutions to provide flexible legal professionals on a short term basis to help with: 

•	Drafting NDAs

•	Creating contract playbooks

•	Reviewing supplier service agreements

•	Negotiating procurement, SaaS and technology contracts

•	Proofreading and ensuring consistency across contracts and schedules

•	Managing and implementing new contract management software

•	Managing and reviewing low risk contracts

We understand that legal protocol and procedures are sacrosanct within a legal organisation, so we agree with you strict lines of responsibility and authority, whilst reacting quickly to provide key support exactly when you need it.

Our team of temporary legal professionals consist of [on demand lawyers](/hire/lawyers) and [paralegals](/hire/paralegals) who can swiftly take up key positions and bring immediate value to your operations. We have a vast nationwide network of temporary staff to call upon and can react quickly to [deliver flexible solutions](/why) and to maintain the professionalism and integrity of your organisation. 

[Contact Flex Legal](/contact) today and we can make swift arrangements to cover your commercial law needs and to bring our knowledge and expertise to help your business stay ahead of the competition. 

We have hundreds of commercial law specialists

Practice areas

Commercial Law

Common tasks

Contact Flex Legal for temporary solutions to your legal staffing issues. We have a huge pool of resources covering all specialist areas of the legal spectrum, and we can match your needs with flexible legal support as and when you need it.

[Our legal resourcing platform](/hire/) is home to [on demand paralegals](/hire/paralegals) and [lawyers](/hire/lawyers) with conveyancing and property experience. We can react quickly to flexibly upscale your property law, real estate, and conveyancing capabilities.

Modern property law is generally split into personal and commercial categories. The former deals with residential matters such as the purchase and sale of leasehold and freehold titles, re-mortgaging and land disputes. The latter covers transactions relating to business premises, such as offices, warehouses and retail spaces. 

At Flex Legal we understand that property law and conveyancing is one of the core legal areas, and one which most commonly touches upon people’s lives, whether personally or in business. So we have set-up our flexible legal support service to offer important resources who can offer diligent and professional assistance and can carry out: 

•	Document review

•	Due diligence

•	Drafting freehold and leasehold documents

•	Land registry filings

•	Advising on commercial property portfolios

•	Wayleave agreements

•	Title checks and drafting certificates of title

•	Searches and redemption statements

•	Drafting and serving break notices

•	Preparing document rooms for a purchase or lease

•	Assisting with Electronic Communication Code notices


We are trusted and respected by many [law firms](/service-area/law-firms),[ in-house teams](/service-area/in-house), and [sole practitioners](/service-area/sole-practitioners) and we have vast experience which can be adapted to all legal organisations. Property law can be complex and demanding, and we understand that short term obstacles – absenteeism, backlogs, recruitment issues, big case preparations - can present scenarios where reliable and professional legal support is needed quickly. This is where Flex Legal can react to install staff who are set up to bring immediate value and to maintain your high internal standards.

So [contact Flex Legal](/contact) today and we can discuss how our pool of temporary legal experts can bring their knowledge and expertise to support your organisation when and where it is needed. We are the employment agency for [lawyers](/hire/lawyers) and [paralegals](/hire/paralegals) across the UK.  

As an ex-Property Litigator, I know how helpful paralegal resources can be

practice areas

Property Law and Conveyancing 

Common requests

Property Law

You can contact Flex Legal for flexible legal support whenever you need it most. We know that working in law can be demanding, so to stay ahead of the game you need a strategic plan to manage people effectively by employing temporary legal support. 

We can cover any short term eventuality, and provide you with on demand paralegal services and lawyers to help you with all day-to-day issues relating to contracts. Our specialist legal resources are experienced, trusted and reliable in adapting quickly and providing critical flexible legal services. 

Our contract drafting paralegals can assist with:

•	Non-Disclosure Agreement drafting

•	Terms & Conditions drafting

•	Supplier Contracts

•	SaaS Contracts


[You can benefit from our temporary legal support](/hire/) by enabling senior staff to be better utilised on key cases, and at short notice, whilst our lawyers on demand can also help shift a backlog of contracts that has built up. We know that absenteeism, staffing issues and preparing for big cases can see contract work pile up and become a problem, and work that has to be dealt with.

Manage your legal team more cohesively by putting a system in place to call on adaptable and flexible legal support through Flex Legal.

[Contact Flex Legal](/contact) today for professional and trusted legal support. We have access to skilled, experienced and dedicated lawyers on demand, and we can match you with temporary legal services to help you through every type of critical, sort term situation. Our aim is to maintain your professional operations and your standing as a respected legal services provider, by adding value with our pool of flexible paralegals and lawyers. [Get in touch](/contact) today and we can discuss your temporary legal needs. 


We have helped numerous clients with their commerical agreements

how we can help

Contracts 

The big day in court is a critical occasion for any legal team. You need to be fully prepared and have all the resources you need on hand, all day and throughout the duration of the case. At Flex Legal we know that things don’t always go to plan, and at short notice you may need temporary legal support services, so we have built resources to be able to offer you key assistance when you really need it, to enable court proceedings to be processed and dealt with as your clients expect.

At Flex Legal we have experience of working with various Barrister Chambers, Law Firms and In-house legal teams to help prepare them for court and provide support on the day. Our team of flexible and professional paralegals and lawyers are available at short notice and can support you remotely or be there in person.

We have experience of preparing for court and attending cases for:

-	Tribunal courts
-	Magistrates’ courts
-	Crown courts
-	High courts
-	Court of appeal 

[Our flexible legal support](/hire/) includes critical help in preparing for cases, and being available on the day to provide back-up assistance, as a key communicator and as a trusted legal advisor. Our lawyers and paralegals have the knowledge and experience of court proceedings and can act as on the ground support to help cases run smoothly and effectively. 

As a trusted and respected provider of temporary legal services, we understand how legal practices face short term staffing issues and how things can change very quickly, particularly in the build-up and throughout important court cases. Timing and resources are everything, so you can rely on Flex Legal to provide a seamless standard of legal expertise through our on demand legal services, providing lawyers and paralegals as and when you need them.

[Contact Flex Legal](/contact) today and we can discuss [how our flexible legal services can provide the support you need.](/why)


Our lawyers and paralegals can help you prepare for Court and be there with you on the day

Court support

Court Support

Language is a critical factor in the legal sector and at Flex Legal we are able to provide a wide range of important on demand translation services as and when you need them.

Laws, regulations and associated actions and how they are interpreted is the fundamental basis of the legal system, and everybody has a right to have their voice heard and properly understood. So you may be acting on behalf of an overseas worker in an employment tribunal or for an organisation struggling to understand the new post-Brexit immigration laws. In many cases there is a need to translate documentation and carry out complex negotiations in a foreign language. 

At Flex Legal we understand that languages can be a specialist skill not always represented within your permanent workforce, so we have a pool of resources experienced and fluent in over 150 languages, and able to interpret key legal information. These resources can provide temporary legal translation support to cover:

•	skilled workers sponsors licence applications

•	visa applications

•	assistance with employment tribunals

•	interpreting contracts

•	assisting employers in understanding new recruitment laws


Learning a foreign language is one thing, but being able to apply this to critical and complex legal issues is a specialist skill. [At Flex Legal we are able to provide flexible language services](/hire/) to cover your legal needs on a short term basis. These on demand translation services are able to cover absenteeism, to help clear a backlog of work, or to assist in preparing for big changes or a major court case. 

Whatever your translation needs are, Flex Legal can discuss how we can provide temporary language support from qualified [lawyers](/hire/lawyers) and [paralegals](/hire/paralegals). This service can assist and support your business through challenging short term circumstances, whilst maintaining your professional standing. 

Our temporary legal support enables you to operate on a cohesive and professional basis, offering seamless legal expertise to help you through short term staffing issues. 
[Contact Flex Legal](/contact) today and we can help you with on demand legal services.

Did you know, Flex Legal paralegals and lawyers speak over 150 languages? Native, bi-lingual and even tri-lingual legal professions. We also have Foreign Qualified Lawyers.

Legal translation 

Legal Translation

Bristol is an incredible city rife with a bustling sense of community - and the legal community there is no exception. We’re immensely proud to have brought the next generation of Bristol’s lawyers together with some of our clients in the area including Carbon Law, Temple Bright, and BT.

Each year, we work closely with some of the area’s top higher education establishments, including the University of Bristol, BPP Bristol, and the University of Law Bristol to get the best of Bristol’s aspiring solicitors signed up with Flex Legal. Our platform is already home to hundreds of [paralegals](/hire/paralegals) and [lawyers](/hire/lawyers) local to the area, and we’re getting more signed up and onboarded regularly. 
By attracting Bristol’s best freelance paralegals and lawyers, Flex Legal reviews individual joining our portfolio to guarantee the quality of work produced is at the highest standards possible.

Flex Legal is proud to support the legal community in Bristol. 

Our hubs

Bristol

How Flex Legal can work for you

With Bristol’s key sectors ranging from aerospace, tech, creatives and professional business services, Flex Legal provides legal experts in a range of industries, to be able to supply specific client requests with appropriate industry specialists. We organise all areas of holidays, pension and payments, enabling you to receive outstanding legal assistance without the hassle of traditional restrictive contracts.
The purpose of Flex Legal’s model is to provide flexibility for clients, to ensure efficiency with well-considered matches for any request.
Many of our freelance paralegals for hire are local to Bristol, which serves as the hub for the South West of the UK. Whether working remotely or in your office, familiarity with the local area can provide local knowledge expertise and the advantage of pre-existing working relationships with surrounding businesses. 

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Liverpool is a vibrant metropolitan city, home to some of the best legal institutions and universities the north-west has to offer. We’ve already connected countless talented legal professionals to highly regarded institutions in the Liverpool area, and we’re only just getting started.

Liverpool is home to over 90,000 students, of which 30,000 graduate each year. Many of these are law students - and we make sure we maintain a presence in higher education establishments such as the University of Liverpool, the University of Chester, and the University of Law Chester. We’re always seeking out a diverse and talented range of Liverpool law graduates for our paralegal roles.

Located by coastal towns like Southport and Blackpool, Liverpool has a population near to 500,000, forming a strong economy which is dominated by service sector industries. Flex Legal presents [paralegals](/hire/paralegals) and [lawyers](/hire/lawyers) who have comprehensive knowledge in areas of law including [employment](/service-area/employment-law), [commercial](/service-area/commercial-law) and [family law](/service-area/family-law).

As one of the key culture centres in the UK, Liverpool is extremely diverse and dynamic. At Flex Legal, we appreciate the benefits of boosting diversity in your workforce, such as increased creativity, expand knowledge and improve efficiency. Our platform allows your team to select from a recommended talented and versatile candidate list, to attain professionals with the right experience for the role, without a lengthy searching process. 

How Flex Legal Works

Once you complete information of your requirements, we can quickly connect you with [freelance paralegals](/hire/paralegals) and [freelance lawyers](/hire/lawyers) in Liverpool and surrounding areas. We are proud to say our talent pool is eager support both small and large businesses by offering temp work, suiting both clients and our law professionals alike.
The option of hiring pay per hour and contract lawyers enables complete control and flexibility in any area of legal support, no matter the extent of help required.

Complete [our enquiry form here](/contact) to receive personalised suggestions for your temp legal needs in Liverpool.

Louise Anderson, Head of the Northern Hub

Flex Legal is proud to support the vibrant legal community in Liverpool.

Liverpool

Our Liverpool Clients

Some of our better-known clients in the Liverpool area are: 


We’re delighted to help facilitate flexible placements with these groups. 

Liverpool city landscape

Specialist family law skills are some of the most sought-after in the legal sector, and Flex Legal can match you with candidates ready and waiting to bring their expertise to your organisation.

Family law has an influence in many different walks of life and can be extremely complex, hence it is one of the most popular areas of the legal spectrum amongst professional law firms. At Flex Legal we can provide [temporary paralegal and lawyer candidates](/hire/) for family law matters.

Whether you require additional support with your divorce or separation cases or are experienced lawyers specialising in disputes, private wealth and trusts, our flexible team of legal professionals understands all the financial and emotional implications and will work with you to find the best possible part-time or full-time support.

Flex Legal specialises in providing temporary legal support based on the needs of your individual business. We match you with candidates from our [vast pool of professional legal resources](/apply/why-join), all ready to hit the ground running and help maintain the good name of your business. We can add value to your family law department by bringing high standards of knowledge, compassion, diligence and work ethic, to ensure the status of business remains high whilst you encounter temporary staffing needs.

[Contact Flex Legal](/contact) today for access to hundreds of [on demand lawyers](/hire/lawyers) and [paralegals](/hire/paralegals), all ready to bring value and high standards to your organisation, and flexible enough to adapt to changing circumstances and needs. Flex Legal will give you access to the temporary family law expertise that you need.

We help hundreds of organisation every year find candidates with specialist family law skills.

Specialist areas

Family Law

Family Law common tasks

We can work with your organisation to plug short term staffing gaps or to supplement your existing team where it is needed. We can bring a wealth of experience to immediately add value in:

Pen writing a will

Meeting

Flex Legal are your solution to short term staffing needs and we can provide temporary legal support with specialist [lawyers](/hire/lawyers) and [paralegals](/hire/paralegals) ready and available to bring immediate value to your organisation.  

Litigation is a common and necessary feature of the law. It refers to the process of resolving disputes via the court system, and may be considered in two categories: civil and commercial. Civil litigation deals with disputes between two people, whereas commercial litigation resolves disputes involving at least one non-human entity, such as a business. This practice area is adversarial and requires the court to consider both black letter law and the context of the dispute to reach a verdict. 

The support of experienced and respected litigation specialists on a temporary basis, can be the difference between winning and losing a dispute, but it can also help your organisation through a challenging period caused by staff shortages and the sheer weight of work. 

[Contact Flex Legal today](/contact) and we can discuss with you how our [network of diligent and specialist legal professionals](/hire/) can assist you. Our on demand lawyers and paralegals can deliver value quickly and require minimal management in maintaining your high standards and reflecting the professional standing of your organisation. 


As an ex-Property Litigator, I know that legal work has serious peaks and troughs

Litigation

Common litigation tasks

It is easy to see how much background work it takes to bring a dispute to court and for it to proceed accordingly. However, many cases never reach court and are settled well in advance. But this still requires important discussion, review and negotiation. This is where important background work takes place and where Flex Legal can provide key support with temporary legal resources to help you prepare for big cases, or settle out of court. We have specialist professionals who can assist in:

Litigation 

Our platform connects hundreds of local [paralegals](/hire/paralegals) and [lawyers](/hire/lawyers) to law firms, barrister chambers and in-house teams in Leeds and the wider Yorkshire region.

Leeds is home to the most diverse economy in the UK. Flex Legal has flexible legal professionals with a wide range of expertise to support your team, whether you require assistance with [employment law](/service-area/employment-law), [property law](/service-area/property-law) and conveyancing or simply collaborate with your team for [document reviews](/service-area/document-review) or [court support](/service-area/court-support). Our platform allows for responsive and prompt matching of legal professionals.

Leeds is home to more than 118,000 students, of which 49,000 graduate each year. We work with the University of Law Leeds, BPP Leeds, The University of Leeds and The University of York to offer you the best and most diverse paralegals.
With Leeds experiencing the highest growth rate of private sector employment in the UK, the need for [on demand legal assistance](/hire/) for growing businesses and demand fluctuations is apparent. Our large portfolio of professionals allows Flex Legal to assist clients with fulfilling peaks in demand in Leeds.

Some of our clients in Leeds include Gunnercooke and Knights PLC.


We're so proud to support the booming legal community in Leeds

Leeds

Hire paralegals and lawyers by the hour

Flex Legal’s approach to providing temporary paralegals and temporary lawyers allows your teams to adapt to market changes and utilise lawyers who are flexible to match specific and time sensitive resource requirements. The process of matching is fast and convenient due to access to our industry leading client dashboard, with comprehensive transparent profiles for an easy decision. 


The new GDPR regulations have changed how people and organisations operate in a fundamental way. The need to have strict policies in place for sourcing, processing and releasing data has changed how many businesses work, and the critical nature of GDPR means you can’t afford to get it wrong.

Flex Legal is a temporary employment agency for lawyers and paralegals. Our candidate portfolio has specialist knowledge and experience of GDPR laws and we can help businesses needing short term and temporary support with subject access requests.

A subject access request comes from a subject upon which data is held. The request is to be provided with a copy of the personal data being processed and an explanation of the purposes for which personal data is being used. [Flex Legal can assist by providing short term support](/why) to help with subject access requests. We can:

•	Go through emails to find relevant information

•	Redact bundles to ensure they are ready to be viewed by the requester 

•	Process DSARs (Data subject access requests) on behalf of your legal team

DSARs can be a time-consuming task and a drain on your legal resources. Increasingly we are seeing legal firms seeking temporary legal support to provide a quicker, more efficient and completely confidential short-term service to manage this task and take the weight of this important task.

At Flex Legal we understand the importance of GDPR, but we also recognise that [lawyers](/hire/lawyers) and [paralegals](/hire/paralegals) can quickly become inundated with work, and tasks such as subject access requests can fall down the priority list quickly. However, [Flex Legal can offer a professional solution](/hire/) and can pick up critical GDPR work to ensure standards are maintained and important client services can continue.

[Contact us today](/contact) about subject access requests, and we can help you by providing flexible legal support. Our lawyers and paralegals on demand can pick up your DSAR work and provide temporary legal solutions, with short term and flexible legal expertise. 

Tanya Robinson, Client Services Manager - Paralegals

We can save you thousands 

tasks

Subject access requests

Subject Access Request

Disclosure is a critical stage of the litigation process and has significant influence on how proceedings continue. This is a demanding, thorough and comprehensive process requiring specialist attention and often requires large numbers of paralegals and lawyers at very short notice.

[Flex Legal have the expertise and resources to assist with temporary support](/why) for legal disclosure reviews. This is a popular service that we have found to be crucial in legal organisations being able to meet court and client deadlines.

You can benefit from the flexible and trusted legal support that Flex Legal can provide if you contact us today. We can: 

•	Provide a team of respected legal professionals who can get up to speed and start reviewing documents immediately

•	Scale up and down this support with only 24 hours’ notice to reflect the changing nature of proceedings and provide the help you need

•	Build legal support teams very quickly to carry out disclosure and due diligence to meet deadlines imposed with very short notice


The [on demand paralegal services](/hire/paralegals) built by Flex Legal act as an employment agency for legal support on a short term basis. We know that disclosure and discovery are some of the most time-consuming document review tasks in the legal sector. Flex Legal’s award-winning platform makes finding pre-certified paralegal assistance incredibly easy. Our flexible, on-demand service has legal support available from as little as a few hours to as long as a year. Whatever your needs are, we can provide suitable support. 

We understand that situations and demands change very quickly, so we have built up a nationwide resource so that we can react to provide key legal support as you need it. This helps with the immediate aim of keeping the litigation process moving, but also maintains your standing as a respected legal operation. 

[Contact Flex Legal](/contact) today and we can discuss your disclosure and due diligence requirements, and we can work towards providing trusted and professional temporary solutions to your legal needs. 


Flex Legal paralegals can complement your litigation services 

Disclosure and due diligence 

Disclosure and Due Diligence

Document review is a labour-intensive but very necessary legal process. Fortunately there are many document management systems that have been developed in recent years and adopted throughout the legal sector. They help legal teams to build diligent and professional systems that can be easily referenced. But at Flex Legal we know that developing and managing these systems can be time-consuming and easily neglected.

[Flex Legal are an employment agency for lawyers and paralegals](/hire/paralegals), and by providing temporary legal services, we have helped multiple in-house legal teams:

•	Move to new document management systems

•	Manually input contracts and other data into systems

•	Design and implement ‘tag’ systems for easy reference and retrieval

•	Develop document review systems so that they can evolve in the future as documents are added


So if you are moving to a new document management system or need help with the leg work of adding contract data and making it easily retrievable, Flex Legal can provide trusted and professional [paralegals](/hire/paralegals) and [lawyers](/hire/lawyers) to act as temporary and flexible legal support. We have experience in working with several different contract management systems and have IT specialists able to recommend new systems and how to work with and develop existing systems.

This all acts to provide a vital temporary legal service, and as on demand legal support we can react quickly to offer this support, whether you need it for a few days, a month or on a longer term temporary basis. Our flexible resources can be adapted to what you need at very short notice. 

If you [contact Flex Legal today](/contact) we can discuss the current document review procedures you have and work with you to implement and develop a system that will work for your organisation in the future. Our temporary legal team have the knowledge and experience of many different document review processes and systems, and can apply this expertise to your business. 

Get in touch with Flex Legal today and enjoy [specialist legal support](/why) to provide the temporary solution you need today, and to maintain your professional reputation for the future. 

Document reviews are our speciality!

Document Review Paralegals

Document Review

London skyline

London is the beating heart of the UK’s legal sector, and our platform is a proud part of the London legal community.

London harbours some of the finest legal educational institutions in the UK, and Flex Legal draws many of our paralegals and lawyers from their ranks. We work closely with University of Law London, BPP London, King's College London, Queen Mary and City University London, and make sure we’re always onboarding the best, brightest, and most diverse paralegals the capital has to offer.

With London being the centre for international business, the need for global legal expertise is particularly important. Flex Legal offers a diverse pool of professionals, consisting of over 150 languages spoken and many paralegals and lawyers having qualified internationally, allowing us to accommodate any specific company needs and culture. 

As London is the leading destination for business headquarters in Europe, Flex Legal’s industry-beating client dashboard can conveniently accommodate high quality, temporary legal support for your business.

What We Offer

With the flexibility to [hire either remote or office-based lawyers](/hire/lawyers) and [paralegals](/hire/paralegals) locally in London, the legal support we provide is responsive and knowledgeable. Our ambitious and eager paralegals can work in house with your business to provide legal services appropriate to your specific business culture, industry, and environment. 

We can accommodate any size project and connect your team with talented pre-screened paralegals and lawyers. The ability to hire interim talent means higher efficiency for your legal department, by adapting to fluctuating legal requirements, at highly competitive rates.

On demand, fast and diverse legal support for both small and large businesses is made possible through pre-approved candidates with the skills, expertise, and desire to help your temporary legal contracts in London. 

How It Works

Simply complete our [online form](/contact) with your requirements, and we will provide your team with a shortlist of suitable and local candidates to select from. 
Our tech-driven skill matching ensures confidence in your temporary legal support in London, with the guarantee of your money back if you’re not completely satisfied.
Start today to find your [flexible, temporary legal services.](/hire/booking)


We have thousands of paralegals and lawyers in London

London

Our London Partners

Our platform provides on demand, trustworthy legal business support to large clients in London and we are proud to place paralegals and lawyers with such highly regarded London institutions. Whether you require specialists with a background in financial services, real estate or commercial law, our diverse range of over 1000 paralegals and lawyers in London enables specialist legal solutions and quickly assigns a perfect match for your requirements.

London 

Birmingham

Our platform connects thousands of local Birmingham paralegals and lawyers to law firms, barrister chambers and in-house teams in the city and wider Midlands region.

With such strong connectivity to the rest of the country, Birmingham is known for its large, strong economy, thriving events and conferences industry. Consequently, we can aid in the hiring of temporary legal support for busy periods. With such a vast diverse economy, Flex Legal hires [paralegals](/hire/paralegals) and [lawyers ](/hire/lawyers)in all areas of law, meaning we can provide temporary legal support to clients in Birmingham for a variety of tasks.

Birmingham is home to more than 20 Universities and 360,000 students. We work with University of Law Birmingham, BPP Birmingham and the University of Birmingham to offer you the best and most diverse paralegals.

Birmingham continues to see a positive impact from its booming tech sector. Flex Legal’s tech focused approach will connect you with right legal support to enable lower overheads through the option of remote work and only when our client’s demand necessitates.

Whether you find your team underrepresented in a specific legal area or require interim staff for a one-off large project, our broad range of paralegals are available to provide legal expertise to suit your request.  Flex Legal differs from traditional recruitment agencies by providing automated timesheets and invoices, and complete flexibility for the size of a contract, whether just for an hour, fixed contract or open ended. 

We're so proud to support the exciting legal community in Birmingham

Our Partners in Birmingham

Clients in Birmingham will benefit from a selection of some the brightest temporary paralegals and lawyers in the country, without the traditional barriers to accessing legal expertise.

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Manchester - the epicentre of the northern powerhouse, with a bustling legal community. With the second largest legal sector in the UK, the demand for legal support in Manchester is constantly increasing. Flex Legal allows our clients to benefit from the choice of over 5000 paralegals and 300 lawyers, enabling a large amount of professional legal assistance, available with 24 hours’ notice. We work hard to connect hundreds of local legal professionals to law opportunities that suit them in the Greater Manchester area.

Manchester is home to more than five universities and well over 100,000 students. We work closely with them, and make sure we’re constantly taking on a broad and impressive range of law graduates from institutions such as the University of Manchester, BPP Manchester, and the University of Law Manchester.

With Manchester being home to some of the top law establishments in the country, our preselected and checked [junior paralegals](/hire/paralegals) can arrange suitable and high-quality legal support, giving your team the confidence and time to focus on success, without incurring unnecessarily high rates as a result. 

Manchester has one of the largest economies in the UK, therefore clients in Manchester often experience growing demand and require immediate and [temporary legal support](/hire/) to enhance the capacity of the team. Our broad range of on demand paralegals, solicitors and [lawyers on demand](/hire/lawyers) grant the ultimate solution for any fluctuations in legal requirements. 


Flex Legal is proud to support the innovative legal community in Manchester. 

Manchester

Our clients in Manchester

We are proud to provide on-demand legal services to the city of Manchester. Our clients in the Manchester legal scene include:



We love connecting paralegals and lawyers to law firms and in-house legal teams in Manchester and would love to help you too!
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Contact Flex Legal today for access to a network of specialist legal professionals, all ready and available to provide temporary employment law services to your organisation.

There are many different strands to employment law, each covering the important relationship between workforces and employers. It is vital that businesses have good human resources and employment law procedures, and the many different types of employee and employer disputes makes employment one of the busiest and most challenging areas of law. 

In the UK, an individual may be an employee, a worker or a self-employed contractor. Each employment status offers different protections, and an individual is categorised based on the type of work they do, its frequency, and the nature of the relationship with the employer/client. This practice area covers both contentious and non-contentious legal work, and is governed by an extensive web of legislation and guidance.

We are able to match your organisation with the standard of resources you need, and can adapt our support to be flexible to your requirements. This means we can react at 24 hours’ notice and provide the staff resources you need, or withdraw our team as your staffing issues ease. We understand that requirements can change very quickly in the legal sector, but it is important that you maintain your standards and professionalism at all times, and this is where Flex Legal can provide a seamless transition with expert support from [on demand lawyers](/hire/lawyers) and [paralegals](/hire/paralegals). 

If you [get in touch with Flex Legal today](/contact), we can start the process of understanding where you need temporary legal support, and we can match you with the best and most appropriate resources from our skilled pool of legal professionals. Call us on 020 3887 6706 today and we can ease your staffing problems with expert employment law support. 

Our paralegals and lawyers are on hand to help with reviewing policies, supporting redundancies or leading investigations.  

Areas of law

Employment Law

Common employment law tasks

At Flex Legal we have a team of specialist employment law professionals who can support your organisation with temporary legal help and short term staffing solutions. We can help your business with:

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If you need expert legal support in the specialist area of corporate law, Flex Legal can help, by [providing temporary staffing solutions](/why) and flexible resources to help your business maintain its high standards on a short term basis.

Corporate law is a sub-branch of commercial law, which specifically concerns the governance of companies. This area deals with company mergers and acquisitions, restructurings and insolvency proceedings. As companies have a board of directors and shareholders, all of whom have rights and obligations, corporate lawyers often act in an advisory role to offer commercially sensitive legal advice to clients. 

This is where Flex Legal can provide critical assistance in taking the weight of the workload and allowing key staff to excel, or to cover duties at all levels of the process. Typical duties may include drafting contracts and legal documents, taking minutes at board meetings, and assisting with IPOs/de-listings of companies from the stock market. These are still specialist areas of the law, and Flex Legal have the knowledge and skills to provide competent cover to help you in challenging circumstances.

We have a pool of nationwide resources who can immediately bring value to your organisation by providing critical support as [on demand lawyers](/hire/lawyers) and [temporary paralegals](/hire/paralegals). As a temporary employment agency for lawyers, Flex Legal understand the need for flexible employees to hit the ground running and take up minimal management resources on a day-to-day basis. Our candidates will be matched with you on the basis of their expertise and your individual needs. 

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We can support you throughout the whole company lifecycle. 

Corporate Law

Corporate law tasks

Our temporary legal support services in the corporate law sector include:

Contact Flex Legal today and we can assist you with covering short term staffing needs with our paralegals and lawyers across the UK.

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I did my primary education between 2009-2013 in Romania. I started high school in 2013, which took four years. After those four years, in 2017 I graduated from high school and I took the Romanian Baccalaureate Exam, with an overall mark of 9.5, which is equivalent to A* in English A-Levels. The Baccalaureate Diploma is also recognized as an equivalent to GCSE in United Kingdom.

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Romanian

Turkish

<ul>
	<li>Attended training sessions on drafting, listening, interviewing, and communication skills, and was exposed to a wide range of practice areas including Commercial &amp; Consumer, Employment, and Property Law.</li>
	<li> Led various client cases under the supervision of a solicitor, which involved interviewing the clients, taking notes, understanding their needs, and researching their cases in order to provide them with a letter of advice while adhering to strict deadlines for each client.</li>
	<li>Attended meetings with colleagues to discuss our cases, present our opinions, and collaborate in the structuring of our advice notes. I also gave suggestions and reviewed the work of others.</li>
</ul>

<ul>
	<li>Undertook research into Employment Law, summarised and simplified the information, then prepared factsheets that were distributed to the clients. The research centred on workplace discrimination, unfair and constructive dismissal.</li>
	<li>Attended client meetings where I took notes, listened to the clients' concerns, and then discussed with the partners.</li>
	<li>Reviewed settlement agreements and drafted advice on them. For example, in relation to post-employment restriction clauses that would have placed the client in a difficult position and could be used to negotiate a better settlement figure instead.</li>
</ul>

<ul>
	<li>Prepared by researching various commercial concepts and reading business news.</li>
	<li>In the semi-finals, I worked as part of a team and my role was to discuss various ways of raising finance for a company in the light of the current global issues, in front of a panel of partners from an international law firm.</li>
	<li>I discussed the real-life case of an investment bank involved in a Russian money-laundering scheme and presented my opinions about how the bank might be affected as well as the impact of this case upon the law firm and my comments received positive feedback from the partners resulting in my team qualifying for the last assessment of the round.</li>
</ul>

<ul>
	<li>Was the first point of contact for clients from various backgrounds and with different personalities. Communicated with them clearly and professionally and managed to remain calm even under pressure and during busy hours.</li>
	<li>Drafted legal advice letters to the clients under the supervision of a solicitor after doing research.</li>
	<li>Organised the clinic, arranged folders in drawers, and set up the reception.</li>
</ul>

I worked on the Mercedes emission scandal and EasyJet data breach cases, being the main point of contact for potential clients, and leading the pre-engagement client management.

<ul>
	<li>I corresponded with clients and I was able to effectively communicate legal terms in plain language.</li>
	<li>Contacted potential clients and advised them about their claims. I succinctly explained the process to them and answered their queries and I was able to sign up more than 1,000 clients to the group litigation action.</li>
	<li>I became aware that certain clients had concerns and wished to withdraw their claims. I was intuitive and I contacted them swiftly to clarify the terms and the benefits of the claim. This resulted in the clients continuing with the action.</li>
</ul>

<ul>
	<li>Prepared Conditions Precedent checklists, which involved listing documents required by the lender in each relevant loan contract. I also translated (English to Romanian) and proofread loan contracts for the purposes of ensuring consistency in the drafting. This allowed me to further my understanding of finance documents.</li>
	<li>Assisted with drafting a Due Diligence Questionnaire for a £6.7m cross-border M&amp;A transaction (share purchase), which involved considering the transaction as a whole, referring to precedent documents, and liaising with the attorney working on the matter. I also assisted with the preparation of the executive summary to the Due Diligence Report where I drafted the assumptions and qualifications section on the part of the legal team. I developed my understanding of the life cycle of a transaction and in particular, the role of contractual terms in allocating the risk between parties.</li>
	<li>Assisted a partner in the preparation of a defence for a client accused of anti-competitive behaviour. I researched and reviewed the EU competition case law and prepared a note of my findings.</li>
	<li>I reviewed a giveaway contract and made various amendments to include several relevant provisions that were omitted from the contract. For example, a provision from a legislative act requiring the contract to specify the nature and price of the goods forming part of the giveaway was missing and I had to incorporate it.</li>
	<li>Drafted Powers of Attorney in relation to an authorisation for an employee of a company to represent the business in front of authorities, on behalf of the owner.</li>
	<li>Drafted a legal update in relation to capital markets, titled “Liquidity stress testing”, which involved researching and summarising the ESMA Guidelines on liquidity stress testing in UCITS and AIFs. This update was circulated to clients of the Firm.</li>
</ul>

<ul>
	<li>Translated (Romanian to English) and proofread commercial leases that were complex and written in small print.</li>
	<li>Wrote the daily newspaper of the Embassy with a summary of the most important political and economic news, which was sent to the Ambassador and other diplomatic personnel.</li>
</ul>

I worked as a receptionist and chef at a hotel and restaurant where I developed various interpersonal and soft skills. 
 
As a chef:

<ul>
	<li>Developed stamina by working 12-14-hour shifts, 6 days a week in restaurant cooking meals.</li>
	<li>Communicated clearly with the front of house staff as well as with the kitchen staff and coordinated my work within the team effectively in order to deliver the best service, even during the weekends when the restaurant became particularly busy.</li>
	<li>I had to work with numerous ingredients, recipes, and be careful about food allergies therefore attention to detail was a key skill that I strengthened throughout this job.</li>
</ul>

As a receptionist:

<ul>
	<li>Ensured that clients were treated in a professional manner. I was able to engage with customers daily and to be the first point of call, representing the hotel.</li>
	<li>Showed initiative by offering to solve different problems that occurred. For example, I managed to avoid a large number of complaints in a night when the electricity went off by going to fix the power cable because the maintenance team was not on site.</li>
	<li>Completed reservation forms, sent emails to clients, updated the hotel's website, and booking system which required close attention to details and organization.</li>
</ul>

Stefan

• English, Law, Mathematics, Sociology

• Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, English, Geography, Geology, History, History of Arts, Information Technology, Italian, Latin, Mathematics, Philosophy, Physical Education, Physics, Religion Studies

Italian

• Electives: Commercial Law, Company Law and Governance, Financial Crime, Intellectual Property Law

 
• Compulsory: English Legal System and Skills, Legal Ethics, Professional Skills in Practice

 
• Core: Administrative Law, Constitutional and Human Rights Law, Contract Law, Criminal Law, Equity and Trusts Law, European Union Law, Land Law, Tort Law

• Drafted, negotiated and reviewed terms of non-disclosure and commercial agreements, including high-value contracts with social media influencers (primarily Facebook, Instagram and TikTok), VIPs and brand ambassadors

 
• Tracked, analysed and conducted legal research on relevant legislation and developments of the law to be presented in a digestible format for Marketing, PR, Media, Tech, Payroll, Finance, HR and Design departments

 
• Enhanced compliance on postponed IR35 for over 40 contractors, including meetings for provisional determinations, drafting of legal advice, with daily reports to senior directors of the business and General Counsel

 
• Drafted, reviewed and researched legal queries on Data Protection, Intellectual Property and other areas of law as required ad-hoc by the business to be approved by a member of a team of 6 lawyers, including the General Counsel

 
• Drafted, reviewed and researched upcoming privacy policy for USA-based customers shopping on the American version of the e-commerce platform and resident in California with the supervision of the Data Protection Officer

 
• Independently conduced ad-hoc and team trainings on Intellectual Property, Data Protection and other areas of law as required by the business and as instructed by Legal Counsels and General Counsel

 
• Trained an online team of customer service advisors to ensure Data Protection legislation is adhered to within the Information Commissioner's Office timelines in processing individual rights requests and updating online registers

 
• Assisted Legal Counsels and General Counsel on legal matters for the Lewis Trust Group and its subsidiaries with highly sensitive information and liaised with outside counsel where necessary and as required by the business

 
• Drafted and reviewed a variety of commercial clauses for Legal Counsels and General Counsel in Master Service Agreements, Level Service Agreements, Software-as-a-Service agreements, agency and direct contracts

 
• Answered legal queries via email, telephone or face-to-face as first point of contact in the Legal team

 
• Ensured monitoring and compliance of business policies through training, memos and internal communications

 
• Collated relevant information from multiple channels in order to fulfil requests under Data Protection legislation, such as Data Subject Access and Erasure Requests as well as Records of Processing Activities

 
• Managed a trade mark portfolio compromising of registered marks at WIPO, USPTO, EUIPO and UKIPO

 
• Assisted in drafting upcoming Corporate Social Responsibility plan by performing a market analysis of competitors

 
• Assisting in the execution of a variety of deals with document management from negotiations to signature stages

▪ Arranged rotas and client sit-ins between sixty volunteer students and twelve volunteer lawyers

 
▪ Ensured conflicts of interest were cleared between volunteer lawyers and clients during referral process

 
▪ Delivered group training on Pro Bono procedures to volunteer students on a quarterly basis

 
▪ Maintained accurate client records and statistics in compliance with requisite standards of the Pro Bono Centre

 
▪ Held conference calls between volunteer students and volunteer lawyers during legal advice sessions

 
▪ Reviewed client confidential information in order to assess suitability of the case ahead of providing legal advice

 
▪ Managed email and telephone correspondence between Pro Bono Managers, clients and volunteer lawyers

▪ Developed strong exposure to investment risks, portfolio diversification and market volatility

 
▪ Managed client correspondence via telephone, e-mail or post flagging up any critical document in a timely manner

 
▪ Compiled in-depth analyses and reports on client accounts and portfolios ahead of client meetings

 
▪ Ensured clients were compliant with the necessary legislative framework, particularly MiFID II and GDPR

 
▪ Maintained and updated client file records on a daily basis, including all forms of client communications

 
▪ Drafted correspondence between clients and Partners to ensure legal obligations were adhered to

 
▪ Ensured information provided to clients was accurate and precise as instructed by Investment Managers

 
▪ Bundled and reported on client investment advice to Partners and Investment Managers

Multilingual Commercial Paralegal with comprehensive expertise in Intellectual Property, Data Protection, Consumer Law, and Corporate Governance.

I am valued for establishing and maintaining relationships with internal clients and corporate management and recognised for exceptional business awareness with a range of both in-house and pro bono experience.

Fluent in English and native in Italian with a passion for technology, media, fashion, and coding. 

• Drove and maximised sales through offering knowledgeable and professional styling advice to customers

 
• Built strong clientele and managed the life cycle of customer enquiries through phone, e-mail and face-to-face

 
• Supported Department Managers in resolving customers’ complaints in a professional and timely manner

▪ Tailoring outstanding customer service and expertise to internal and external stakeholders

 
▪ Supporting the Management team in resolving customers’ complaints in an efficient and expeditious manner

 
▪ Exceeding yearly sales attachment by over 80% in regards to the CRM scheme

 
▪ Maximising stock accuracy and ensuring nil stock loss across Ready-To-Wear and Denim collections

 
▪ Delivering training to a team of over 15 salespeople on brand identity resulting in an increase of product knowledge

 
▪ Liaising with Head Office ensuring brand awareness is achieved and KPIs are met within the department

 
▪ Arranging stock in accordance with visual merchandising standards and brand strategy guidelines

• Succeeded in securing the top 5% position against 2,400 competitive entrants including students and graduates

 
• Semi-final stage at Travers Smith included team working elements of research on legal scenarios and pitching

Vito

First Class with Honours. I was also published in the university magazine 'Innervate'.

I spent two weeks at DWF on their summer vacation scheme after which I was offered a training contract that has been deferred to a February 2021 start. 

For the first week I worked with the Business Restructuring team. I created a blockchain dictionary pamphlet to be sent around the firm that focused on the applications of the technology for law. The experience was great for me as it was a very small team and each acted as a mentor, showing me what they were working on such as a typical and a non-typical case that they deal with and the general charicteristics of their work.

For the second week I worked with the Real Estate team. This was a good contrast as this was a very large team. I was given some research to do on third party walls for a partner who found the work very helpful and used it to advise a client and I found this to be very satisfying. I also sat in on a conference call with a client and counsel and took notes and wrote them up for one of the trainees.

After the vacation scheme had ended, I was invited to PGP Friday where I had to sit with different partners including the managing partner and ask them questions, in a reverse interview style situation. This provided me with an excellent insight into what the future of law might look like from people who are experts in their fields and how to approach different people with different styles of questions.

The vactation scheme experience was brilliant and gave me a broad set of experiences that served me well in my first paralegal job.

After being offered my training contract, I took six months paralegal work with the Property Litigation team.

I worked on a pilot scheme for a large client and was responsible for many different duties from the beginning to the end of the litigation process. I would make initial calls to clients introducing the firm, calls to courts and counsel, sending document request letters and collating the correct documents into the correct files, producing a large MI spreadsheet for senior management to use to analyse the progress of the pilot and many other general duties for my supervising solicitor. The pilot scheme was intense with a large amount of clients and often times me having to work to extremely tight deadlines. The nature of the work meant that clients were often distressed or hostile and so taking calls and reasoning with the clients was a great experience in communication for me. I also had a hand at drafting standard letters to go out to clients and this was a great learning experience on the style that different solicitors prefer for their letters.

Seeing the litigation process from start to finish gave me a broad experience and enabled me to hone all of my core skills.

I have been involved in two large scale document reviews, one instructed by US attorneys and the other under English law. I have been responsible for familiarising myself which the details of complex litigious claims, reading relevant protocols and guidance from the fee earners and becoming acquainted with technical terminology. This is essential for the review process which requires a keen eye for detail and subtext and the confidence to make a quick judgement call about a relevant document or whether to escalate to the fee earners for guidance. 
 

The reviews have both given me exposure to large complex claims in litigation and allowed me to hone my technical reading skills, my appreciation of the disclosure phase in litigation and broaden my understanding of technical knowledge and terms relevant to building an argument prior to proceedings.

I am a hardworking individual who is passionate about law.  I have a training contract at DWF that is due to begin in February 2021.  I am looking for interim work to broaden my experience in law.

I worked as a library assistant at a large library at LJMU. I was part of a large archiving programme that meant locating, logging and boxing books to give to charity as part of a library restructure.

Joel

Paralegal with IR35, Corporate and Doc review experience 

Distinction certificate obtained for an 8-week self-study Massive Online Open Course (MOOC) provided through Coursera

A 6 week online self-study course about Magna Carta in the 800th year since it's signing provided by Univeristy of London.

<ul>
	<li>Met with Lord Judge at the launch of his Magna Carta book published the same year (King's College, London)</li>
</ul>

LPC &amp; LLM combined course called the LLM (LPS) by BPP. My LPC results have been released with an overall merit applied. My Masters modules will be submitted in January and graded by March.

Studied with a Lexis Library tutor for a day to take both the Basic and Advanced certificate in Lexis Library's Online Research Certification.

Chancery advocates were tasked with obtaining listed stock exchange status for the Barbados Stock Exchange (BSE). I assisted with this in the following ways:

<ul>
	<li>Legislative review: Review of Financial Services Commission Act, 2010, Securities (CAP) Act, Securities (Amendment) Regulations, 2010.</li>
	<li>Document review of the BSE business plan &amp; strategic roadmap of Barbados Stock Exchange, 2016-2020.</li>
	<li>Exposure to International Securities Market (ISM) &amp; financial products (equities, debt securities, investment funds).</li>
	<li>Exposure to NDA’s and confidentiality agreements.</li>
	<li>Staying aware of industry best practices and impact of legal &amp; regulatory changes for all product type agreements.</li>
	<li>Client coverage: Barbados, Caribbean, Canada &amp; USA</li>
</ul>

Shadowing James Counsell QC in a clinical negligence trial; and:

<ul>
	<li>Legal Research (review of: PACE (1984), rules for judicial review and constitutional law)</li>
	<li>Creating a PowerPoint presentation on the English Legal System for Saudi nationals</li>
	<li>Assisting with background research on files: complete KYC/AML checks and ensure clients are regulated by the FCA</li>
	<li>Review guidelines for Insolvency Act 1986</li>
</ul>

<ul>
	<li>Following former partner &amp; solicitor advocate (now Barrister), Anne-Marie Hutton, in Crown court and office duties (Bradford);</li>
	<li>Following senior partner (now circuit judge), Rachim Singh, in a Crown court trial (Leeds).</li>
</ul>

<ul>
	<li>Shadowed founding partner.</li>
	<li>Attended client meetings and made notes.</li>
	<li>Drafted a letter of instruction.</li>
</ul>

Seconded to a client's M&amp;A department where I was responsible for:

<ul>
	<li>Creating hard copy corporate governance records for 30 UK based susbsidiary companies of a $70bn multinational telecoms company to ensure they are compliant with relevant legislation and up to date;</li>
	<li>Cross-referencing original documents with internal electronic filing system "Blueprint" (Diligent Entity Management Software) and public records (Companies House);</li>
	<li>Document review and diligence with exposure to share purchase agreements (SPAs), Power of Attorney (PoAs) documents, share buybacks &amp; stock transfer agreements, non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) and confidentiality agreements</li>
	<li>Creating document templates, writing guidelines for record maintenance and general administrative duties;</li>
	<li>Review of corporate governance law (primary and secondary legislation) and governance good practice.</li>
</ul>

In-house for ASOS's Governance/Legal &amp; PX/Talent (i.e. HR) departments:

<ul>
	<li>IR 35 - working with Governance &amp; HR - liaising with Heads of and Senior Management in Procurement, IT and BX/Studios departments - on the tax-related matter of IR 35...
	<ul>
		<li>Direct contact with ASOS' global suppliers of contractor workforce (including mutinational companies, recruitment agencies as well as indviduals with PSC's) to elicit relevant information;</li>
		<li>Review of:
		<ul>
			<li>Managed service agreements, terms of service and supply of services agreements;</li>
			<li>supply of labour agreements and individual contracts;</li>
			<li>Agency contracts.</li>
		</ul>
		</li>
		<li>Part of team making contractual/agreement amendments with Heads of Legal and Senior Legal Counsel (and Heads of relevant business department).</li>
	</ul>
	</li>
	<li>Data Management:
	<ul>
		<li>Tracking relevant contractor workforce information internally through contractors &amp; HR and externally via agencies or online resources e.g. Companies House;</li>
		<li>Sole responsibility for keeping above information up to date and in a spreadsheet for reports to the entire business (including C-Suite) to use.</li>
	</ul>
	</li>
	<li>Part of ASOS's global CoronaVirus response team (other team members from Business Assurance, Health &amp; Safety and Security) shaping ASOS policy - from early March onwards.</li>
</ul>

<ul>
	<li>providing commercial advice to small business and reviewing their legal matters:
	<ul>
		<li>Drafted an international distribution agreement between US &amp; UK firm;</li>
		<li>Currently drafting a partnership agreement between three UK based companies;</li>
		<li>Review of international sales agreement for a luxury watch brand;</li>
		<li>VAT advice for EU wide trade of luxury watch brand;</li>
		<li>Completion and review of Trademark applications and transfers for three businesses;</li>
		<li>Obtaining business rates relief for businesses.</li>
		<li>Assisted in litigation: submission of counterclaim/defence/witness statement; compiled evidence bundle and acted as McKenzie friend in County Court for a debt claim.</li>
	</ul>
	</li>
</ul>

<ul>
	<li>Assisting the CPPC in her campaign for the Luton North seat:
	<ul>
		<li>Oversaw hiring process for campaign team;</li>
		<li>Advised on social media strategy;</li>
		<li>Co-ordinating canvassing in constituency.</li>
	</ul>
	</li>
</ul>

Approached and hired by Russian based partners to provide creative input on branding and launch of a new restaurant in Soho:

<ul>
	<li>worked with key stakeholders on an international scale to develop the plan and promote/optimise internal communications;</li>
	<li>developed a relevant market based research plan into hospitality trends based around London, UK and Russian-food;</li>
	<li>Planning &amp; implementing a full marketing &amp; PR strategy prior to launch and into first month post-opening;</li>
	<li>Managing press relationships through publications with PR agency oversight and brand partnerships.</li>
</ul>

<ul>
	<li>Running an events company
	<ul>
		<li>Managing all company activities – administrative, accounting, personnel &amp; marketing;</li>
		<li>Drafting, negotiating and reviewing contracts;</li>
		<li>Event Planning &amp; management for corporate/brand clients in a diverse array of industries (legal, tech, finance, film, etc).</li>
		<li>Client relationship management;</li>
		<li>Developing strategic partnerships and sponsors;</li>
		<li>Managing all marketing and sales activities.</li>
	</ul>
	</li>
</ul>

Managing brand matters with focus on creation of marketing and public relations strategies, including:

<ul>
	<li>Kitsch London (Mayfair)</li>
	<li>Divo (restaurant and bar, St James')</li>
	<li>Il Bottaccio (event space, Belgravia)</li>
	<li>No 5 Cavendish Square (Fitzrovia bar, restaurant and club)</li>
	<li>Molton House (Mayfair member's club)</li>
	<li>Vineria restaurant (Italian restaurant in St John's Wood)</li>
	<li>Kumo Knightsbridge (sushi bar)</li>
	<li>Alula Leisure (Match Bar, Oxford Circus)</li>
	<li>British Luxury Club (New Bond Street)</li>
	<li>Burgers on Broadway (Kilburn High Street)</li>
</ul>

Neill

Carbon Law

English Literature A

Geography A*

History A*

English Literature A*

Mathematics A*

History A*

Geography A*

Theology and Philosophy A*

Science (double-award b) A*

Science (double-award a) A

French A

English Language A

<ul>
	<li>Contributed to the successful defence of the company during high profile litigation through my extensive research into privacy laws.</li>
	<li>Significantly reduced the company’s legal costs by negotiating disclosure requirements with opposing counsel.</li>
	<li>Ensured the company met all its disclosure obligations by collating large volumes of articles and data, using a number different archives and resources in the process.</li>
	<li>Assisted external lawyers at RPC through providing meticulous public-domain searches and creating timelines for a number of claimants, providing a defence against a number of claims.</li>
</ul>

This has improved my understanding of the relationship in-house counsel has with other facets of a business, and how effective communication of potential legal problems has a tangible impact on the growth of the company. On top of this my role has increased my dexterity in using claim management systems, and the different dispute resolution processes.

<ul>
	<li>Contributed in both research and writing to an article about the contentious immigration issues surrounding the representation of non-citizens, and claims of ineffective assistance of counsel.</li>
	<li>Presented a research project into the reinstatement of the federal death penalty to the full bench of judges at the Circuit Court, conveying its impact on them and legal system as a whole.</li>
	<li>Created a memorandum to improve the provision of treatment for mentally ill inmates in Virginia and across the US. Gained support for the proposals by working with a number of different judges, the Sherriff and different members of the police department, eventually taking them to Supreme Court of Virginia where they are still in development and review.</li>
	<li>Provided support for an attorney on an armed-robbery federal court case, personally liaising with the client explaining the importance of his cooperation in the mitigation process.</li>
	<li>Worked within the team of clerks at the court, assisting with a number of clerical/paralegal tasks including opinion writing, legal research, document collation and assisting the public.</li>
	<li>Spoke at a National Business Institute talk on civil litigation, drawing out the differences between the US and UK systems.</li>
</ul>

Working as an intern at the Circuit court of Virginia has expanded my knowledge in a diverse range of legal fields and given me an insight into both civil and commercial litigation. The internship highlighted the importance of effective communication both within my team of clerks as well also developing trust with clients under challenging circumstances. Further it has developed my advocacy skills and my ability to create convincing legal arguments that are well supported by evidence and authority.

<ul>
	<li>Contributed to the appeal process of a number of defendants facing the death penalty by investigating conditions for mitigation and conducting background research.</li>
	<li>Strengthened the projects relationship with US capital defence offices by ensuring mine and other members of the project’s work was completed to a high specification and within the deadline.</li>
	<li>Received Amicus (a non-profit organization that provides representation for those facing the death penalty) training in 2018 and 2019, and continue to support the charity’s work.</li>
	<li>Organized and facilitated speakers from the US to visit and speak to the project.</li>
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	<li>Played a key role in the defence of a client in a claim for breach of contract, finding a number of different precedents and completing case summaries.</li>
	<li>Drafted and reviewed contract terms for a charity out-reach programme for a Premiership football club, flagging up potential issues.</li>
	<li>Assisted trainee lawyers in fulfilling their pro-bono obligations by contacting a number of local charities, creating future relationships between the firm and the community.</li>
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My time at DWF has developed my ability to deal with large amounts of documents and data, as well as my commercial awareness and the importance of strong firm-to-business relationships. It has also strengthened my ability to work as a team within a legal context, as well as gaining an understanding for the wider role that law firms play in regards to pro-bono work.

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	<li>Heavily involved in the preparation of a defence for a corporate manslaughter claim against the company, drafting and collating documents for Chambers and drafting witness statements.</li>
	<li>Worked with current and former prisoners at HMP Pentonville though the companies rehabilitation programme, helping with CV and employability skills.</li>
	<li>Invited to participate in the companies yearly results announcement at JP Morgan.</li>
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Working for such a diverse company has helped to improve my practical understanding of how internal legal teams operate within a business, as well as developing my basic legal skills. Due to Serco’s varied range of contracts, I gained an awareness of the difficulties faced both in funding and providing the different stages of the justice system.