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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 northern-based hubs 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

Paralegals Hubs

Paralegal Hubs

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.

Who we can help

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.

We have hundreds of commercial law specialists

Practice areas

Commercial Law

Common tasks

Land has been an ever-present asset class throughout history. With that, comes the need for legal advice on its ownership, transfer and occupation. In modern times, property law may be split into personal and commercial categories. The former deals with residential matters such as the purchase and sale of leasehold and freehold titles, remortgagings and land disputes. Commercial property law covers transactions relating to business premises, such as offices, warehouses and retail spaces. 

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

practice areas

Property Law and Conveyancing 

Common requests

Property Law

Whether it is drafting basic contracts (such as NDAs, T&Cs with customers, SaaS contracts and supplier contracts) or doing the first stage of negotiations for low risk contracts, we have a pool of paralegals and lawyers who have had experience to assist. 
 We have also helped create playbooks to allow sales teams to know when contracts should be passed up to the legal team. We believe that Flex Legal provides huge value in freeing up the senior members of a legal team to concentrate on more strategic priorities. Whether it is helping get through a backlog of contracts or being a helping hand in your legal team, please do get in touch.

We have helped numerous clients with their commerical agreements

how we can help

Contracts 

Flex Legal has helped many Barrister Chambers, Law Firms and In-house legal teams prepare for court and provide support on the day. 

Our professional paralegals and lawyers are available at short notice and can support you remotely or be there in person. 

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

Court support

Court Support

At Flex Legal, we have over 150 languages on the platform through many foreign qualified lawyers. If you need a language speaker for some translation, please do contact us and we would be happy to have a look on the platform and see if we can assist. 

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 and lawyers local to the area, and we’re getting more signed up and onboarded regularly.

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

Our hubs

Bristol

Hire paralegals and lawyers by the hour

Flex Legal is a market-leading online platform that connects you to on-demand paralegals and lawyers.

Our platform is home to more than 5,000 paralegals and 300 lawyers. All of our available legal professionals have been pre-screened to ensure the highest professional quality, and are available at highly competitive rates. Our paralegals and lawyers can be hired for as little as a few hours - to as long as a year full-time. Our platform is notoriously easy to use - just tell us what you need and when you need it, and we'll do the rest.

20 of the UK's top 40 law firms already use Flex Legal. Why aren't you?

Hire now

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 paralegals roles.
Some of our better known clients in the Liverpool area are Provenio Litigation, Taylor Wessing and Hill Dickinson, and we’re delighted to help facilitate flexible placements with these groups. 

Louise Anderson, Head of the Northern Hub

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

Liverpool

Liverpool city landscape

We provide paralegal and lawyer candidates for a broad range of successful organisation specialising in Family law. Whether you require additional support with your divorce or separation cases or are experienced lawyers specialising in disputes, private wealth and trust, our the Flex team understands all the financial and emotional implications and will work with you to find the best possible part-time or full-time support

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

Specialist areas

Family Law

Family law common tasks

Pen writing a will

Meeting

Litigation 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. Saying this, many cases never reach court and are settled well in advance. 

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

Litigation

Common litigation tasks

Litigation 

Our platform connects hundreds of local paralegals and lawyers to law firms, barrister chambers and in-house teams in Leeds and the wider Yorkshire region.  
Leeds is home to more than 118,000 students, of which 49,000 graduate each year. We work with University of Law Leeds, BPP Leeds, The University of Leeds and The University of York to offer you the best and most diverse paralegals.

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

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

Leeds

Since the GDPR came into force, we have had an influx of requests for help with subject access requests. Whether it is going through emails to find relevant information or redacting bundles to ensure they are ready to view by the requester - do get in toouch as we can provide you someone who can come and assist at very short notice. DSARs can be a time consuming task for any member of your legal team. Hiring an independent Flex Legal paralegal can be a quick, efficient and confidential way to manage this task.

Tanya Robinson, Client Services Manager - Paralegals

We can save you thousands 

tasks

Subject access requests

Subject Access Request

A large part of what we do is assisting in large cases with the disclosure exercise. This often needs large numbers of paralegals and lawyers at very short notice, who can get up to speed and start reviewing the documents. You can scale up and down (with only 24 hours notice) and we can help you build teams very quickly to help meet those court or client deadlines. Please do get in touch if you need any help with your disclosure exercise. 
We all know disclosure and discovery are some of the most time-consuming document review tasks out there. Fortunately, 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 for as long as a year.

Flex Legal paralegals can complement your litigation services 

Disclosure and due diligence 

Disclosure and Due Diligence

Are you moving to a new document management system? We have helped multiple in house legal teams with this.  When teams adopt new technology for their contracts, a lot of contracts need to be manually put into the system and “tagged”. We can help with this and have paralegals who have worked with many of the contract management systems on offer. Please do get in touch if you need some help with this!

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 Marys and City University London, and make sure we’re always onboarding the best, brightest, and most diverse paralegals the capital has to offer.
Some of our largest clients in London include Harcus Parker, Wiggin, Dentons, and ASOS, and we’re always incredibly happy to place paralegals and lawyers with such highly regarded London institutions.


We have thousands of paralegals and lawyers in London

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.  

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.  

Some of our local clients in Birmingham include Gowling and Eversheds 

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

Manchester tram

Manchester - the epicentre of the northern powerhouse, with a bustling legal community. We are extremely happy 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.
Our clients on the Manchester legal scene include Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP, McrLawTech, Manchester Legal Hackers, ELSA Manchester, and more. 
We love connecting paralegals and lawyers to law firms and in-house legal teams in this incredible city, and would love to help you too!

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

Manchester

Manchester skyline

Employment law covers the relationship between workforces and employers. 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.

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

Interview with three people

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. Typical duties may include drafting contracts and legal documents, taking minutes at board meetings, and assisting with IPOs/delistings of companies from the stock market.

Sophie Gould, Head of Learning and Development and ex-GC

We can support you throughout the whole company lifecycle. 

Corporate Law

Corporate law tasks

Corporate law

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English

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>

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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>
</ul>

<ul>
	<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>
</ul>

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.

<ul>
	<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>
</ul>

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.

<ul>
	<li>Assisted in the day-to-day administration of the department through minute taking, document bundling and corresponding with the public.</li>
	<li>Undertook a number of due diligence tasks in anticipation of a high-stakes merger of a large media corporation.</li>
	<li>Aided fee-earners through research into unknown points of law, delivering concise advise within a short time frame.</li>
</ul>

My internship at Reach plc. furthered my interest into the law of defamation and saw me markedly improve my ability to conduct due-diligence. Further, it emphasized how successful firm-client relationships are created through punctuality and camaraderie. I received an offer to return as a paralegal following my performance on the internship.

<ul>
	<li>Managed shareholder correspondence during a significant investment round for the future growth of the business.</li>
	<li>Handled highly sensitive shareholder personal data, ensuring all GDPR requirements were addressed.</li>
	<li>Gave internal guidance on the application of new Environmental legislation to the company’s operations.</li>
	<li>Created internal memorandums to improve company-wide understanding of legislation that may impact different sectors of the business.</li>
</ul>

My experience at Moixa has drastically expanded my knowledge of corporate finance and, in particular, the high-pressure nature of securing funding for limited companies. The start-up environment has taught me to adapt my legal skills in order to support different arms of the business, as well as providing a unique insight into a rapidly growing industry and the role law firms will have to play within it.

Worked part-time for Mange Bien from the age of thirteen, during this time I have progressed from general kitchen assistant, to catering for large parties in excess of 250 people, and managed smaller teams of up to five people on my own in my capacity as Chef de Partie. In my role, I acquired the following skills:

· Being part of a passionate team producing high quality food within strict time constraints.

· Involved in corporate entertaining and team-building events with clients such as Vodafone and Virgin.

· Interacting with clients on a regular basis before and during events.

Working in an extremely high-pressure environment has taught me the importance of good time management, and the ability to remain composed when faced with difficult conditions.

Edward

fulcrum

History AQA A-Level - A*

Economics Edexcel A-Level - A*

French Edexcel A-Level - A

French

Year 1

<ul>
	<li>Legal Foundations - 64</li>
	<li>Constitutional &amp; Administrative Law - 64</li>
	<li>Criminal Law - 67</li>
	<li>The Law of Contract - 67</li>
</ul>

Year 2

<ul>
	<li>The Law of Torts - 62</li>
	<li>Equity &amp; Trusts - 66</li>
	<li>European Union Law - 72</li>
	<li>Land Law - 60</li>
</ul>

Year 3

<ul>
	<li>Alternative Dispute Resolution - 68</li>
	<li>Discrimination Law - 68</li>
	<li>Company Law - 72</li>
	<li>Medical Ethics &amp; Law - 70</li>
	<li>Family Law - 67</li>
</ul>

I undertook a paid work experience placement as a paralegal at a small but established law firm, where the primary focus was intellectual property. The founder had relocated from London but retained a heavy case load and several high-profile clients. I quickly grasped the complexities of recording and production contracts, and drafted advice to clients and took dictation for contracts; both tasks tested and proved my aptitude with contract law. I used my knowledge of company and trusts law to frame research for a client on a question about her power as a minority shareholder in a charity, for which I had excellent feedback. This was also the second time I have had individual responsibility for accounting and billing. Through this, I have developed a strong working knowledge of law firms as businesses and how this differs depending on size, practice and location – though this was a small firm, many methods were continued from the partners’ extended time working in City firms. I spent a few weeks at Searlelaw and was asked to stay on but had to move back to London.I undertook a paid work experience placement as a paralegal at a small but established law firm, where the primary focus was intellectual property. The founder had relocated from London but retained a heavy case load and several high-profile clients. I quickly grasped the complexities of recording and production contracts, and drafted advice to clients and took dictation for contracts; both tasks tested and proved my aptitude with contract law. I used my knowledge of company and trusts law to frame research for a client on a question about her power as a minority shareholder in a charity, for which I had excellent feedback. This was also the second time I have had individual responsibility for accounting and billing. Through this, I have developed a strong working knowledge of law firms as businesses and how this differs depending on size, practice and location – though this was a small firm, many methods were continued from the partners’ extended time working in City firms. I spent a few weeks at Searlelaw and was asked to stay on but had to move back to London.

My academic success in Company Law prompted me to request experience with David Chivers QC, an esteemed barrister and part-time overseas judge in the area. I researched and co-ordinated case files for an upcoming insolvency case over which he was to preside the next week, contrasting English law with that of the British Virgin Islands. Networking over lunch at Lincoln’s Inn and meeting Martin Moore QC in the process meant that I was lucky enough to attend the recent Prudential Assurance case in the High Court before Mr. Justice Snowden. Despite not having studied insurance law, I familiarised myself with the case, and was pleased to find that I followed the proceedings entirely and enjoyed my time there immensely, not least because of the appearance of several policyholders with strong objections to the proposed demerger. This experience confirmed that I will find the practice of corporate law as intellectually stimulating as its study.

A solicitor in HMRC’s legal department invited me to spend time with the team exploring my interest in tax law, during which I undertook research on an area of judicial review procedure for an international tax evasion case. I also assisted in the daily High Court insolvency proceedings. I answered queries from attending barristers and members of the public and supported the HMRC representative in preparing case files for the acting barrister. This noticeably improved the efficiency of the hearing, which was an especially busy one given its proximity to the Christmas break. This inspired an interest in commercial disputes, so I asked to attend two days of a more complex tax case, which I found stimulating, having prepared and researched the area. My time at HMRC led to my work at Erskine Chambers and my decision to take the ADR module in my final term at University.

Two partners at Gowling WLG encouraged me to spend time at their London offices, during which I worked in several departments. I quickly and accurately drafted a contract for the commercial construction team, using knowledge from the LLB land law module and professional skills developed through my interest in my parents’ work as real-estate lawyers. I attended a meeting with partners and a trainee from the corporate/M&amp;A department, to advise a high-profile, high-value client on his potential acquisitions and restructuring of his company. He later complimented my commercial insight. The last two days involved a research task for a real-estate partner, after which I wrote up a summary detailing how my findings might apply to his client.

I was selected by my University Pro-Bono Programme for a civil research role, assisting the largest Chambers in the South-West with its caseload. This required that I be on-call for the entire academic year, alongside my degree and internship. One project on which I worked prevented a tenant being made homeless, as after a week of research on housing law, I found a line of discussion in Hansard on the purpose behind the legislation which supported our argument. This was used in Court to successfully defend the tenant’s right to remain in her council house indefinitely.

I have recently graduated from the University of Exeter, with an LLB Law (Hons) degree. I achieved a high 2.1 (68) with first-class grades in Company, European Union and Medical Ethics Law. I am currently a paralegal at Fulcrum Chambers, completing document review for a complex, multinational client facing SFO investigation.

My degree has given me strong analytical skills, whilst my year as a civil research assistant at Magdalen Chambers has honed my ability to summarise, evaluate and present large amounts of information for clients and colleagues. 

My time at HMRC and Gowling WLG enhanced my professional skill set, from attending and noting client meetings, to going on court runs. 

I helped to draft contracts and prepare advice, as well as research a variety of matters; both these skills were developed at Searlelaw. It also gave me a strong understanding of billing and client correspondence.

I am looking to take the next step in my legal career and further improve my practical skills before embarking on the LPC in September 2020. 

My role as a full-time sales associate in a luxury kitchenware shop improved both my attention to detail and customer communication skills. I memorised hundreds of product specifications as well as building memorable displays, to get to know the products so I could meet customer requirements quickly and effectively. I actively engaged with 100% of customers who came through the door, giving them a friendly and personalised service. I was often recognised as the highest weekly seller. My problem-solving abilities were tested when I was opening alone one day and the card machines were out of service. I informed the manager and other stores, quickly creating signs directing customers to the nearest cashpoints and called the card operator personally to get the machines running again and minimise losses.

Attendance at various law fairs and events during my first year of University highlighted that modern lawyers needed more than just academic strengths to succeed, so I actively pursued a way to improve my business skills whilst at University. I was chosen for a project management internship with a local firm, which I completed alongside my studies. I am now proficient in the fundamentals of project management, including advanced Gantt charts, and oversaw the progress of two projects in the final months; notably one for Babcock Group. Additionally, I delivered a school presentation and ‘question time’, independently managed the firm’s accounts, and was instrumental in its transition to an online management system. I also attended client meetings and provided notes for filing.

Hannah

German and Romanian speaking final year Law with Politics student at the University of Manchester

<ul>
	<li>Gathered excellent knowledge of key concepts of economics and business administration through bilingual teaching (English and German)</li>
	<li>Commended with the Special Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Subject of International Economics and Business Administration in Conjunction with Bilingual Subjects, awarded to the student with the best marks in these courses.</li>
	<li>I was also awarded the e-fellows.net scholarship for being one of the top three students in my year.</li>
	<li>Provided language tutoring and mentoring to refugees as part of the ‘Students Helping Students’ initiative.</li>
	<li>Improved my commercial awareness and report drafting skills through a project in cooperation with a local beer brewer regarding the expansion of sales on the Chinese beer market, resulting in a pop-up shop in Beijing and Hangzhou.</li>
</ul>

Grade: 1.3

Romanian

German

<ul>
	<li>First year average: 64%</li>
	<li>Second year average: 70.75%</li>
	<li>Contributed to the success of my group in a Sustainability Grand Ethical Challenge by using my ability to work with complex information to strict deadlines and knowledge from my degree</li>
	<li>Helped new students settle in at Manchester by offering advice on modules and signposting to university services within my role as peer mentor for the School of Law</li>
	<li>Delivered a session to 25 14-year-old female pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds on access to higher education by establishing a five-year plan</li>
</ul>

<ul>
	<li>Undertook legal research into a criminal case which had the potential of being a miscarriage of justice with the aim of providing a compelling application to the Criminal Cases Review Commission</li>
	<li>Drafted letters of advice to the client's solicitor </li>
	<li>Uncovered new grounds of appeal and new evidence was found which will be used by the client's legal team in the preparation of his application to the CCRC</li>
	<li>Developed my ability to work in a team by consulting with the students on my team about research matters and writing letters of engagement </li>
	<li>Screened a large amount of case documents and expert literature for specific information in a timely manner </li>
</ul>

<ul>
	<li>Taking on cases related to employment, family, wills and probate and small claims matters with the aim of providing a detailed letter of advice to the client within 14 days of the interview</li>
	<li>Undertaking legal research into the relevant matter of law by using resources such as LexisNexis PSL and organising my work and communicate with the supervising lawyer through Clio, an online case management system</li>
	<li>One of two students selected to conduct research for a Supreme Court case relating to child disability benefits</li>
</ul>

<ul>
	<li>Undertook a week-long work experience at the city firm Dr. Müll und Partner in my German hometown</li>
	<li>Shadowed two partners specialising in criminal and commercial law and spoke to partners from other practice areas in order to broaden my knowledge of working as a lawyer</li>
	<li>Took inventory of a property up for a compulsory execution, ensuring the deadline could be met</li>
	<li>Offered support to a witness in a trial before the Intermediate Court of Appeal Stuttgart, ensuring he delivered his testimony in a calm manner</li>
	<li>Drafted a letter outlining the dangers of a business acquisition of a French competitor by a German window manufacturer, presenting them to the responsible lawyer and serving as the basis of a meeting with the client</li>
</ul>

<ul>
	<li>Provided my supervisors with a research note on how to oppose Norwich Pharmacal orders, which represented the basis of our client’s argument</li>
	<li>Undertook detailed legal research into internal relocation of children, how to transfer a mortgage and how to secure pre-marital assets for a high net worth client</li>
	<li>Created a Bible Index for an acquisition, drafted client emails on issuing bonus shares and created a timeline to be followed in a matter related to the reduction of share capital</li>
</ul>

Worked on developing practical guidance for a client on how to respond in the event of an ICO Dawn Raid and advised on the risk of a target in an M&amp;A transaction being associated with human trafficking. 
Took part in Clifford Chance Academy courses which improved my client focus and approach to a career in law and was successful in securing a Training Contract interview which will take place later this year.

Worked on one of the biggest sports litigations in the history of professional boxing, as well as on a litigation concering cybersecurity breaches for a leading communications provider within the document review team. I received positive feedback from my supervisors for being one of the quickest and most accurate reviewers.

<ul>
	<li>Created the society to improve women representation in the legal field, with a membership of 100 students</li>
	<li>Organised events to bring successful female professionals on campus</li>
</ul>

<ul>
	<li>Organised an event about diversity, inclusion and gender in the workplace together with the other committee members</li>
	<li>Was involved in creating the schedule, setting up the conference room and organising a panel talk which included creating the moderation</li>
	<li>Responsible for the community's online presence, creating advertisements for our events, regularly posting on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn and taking notes during meetings</li>
</ul>

<ul>
	<li>Oversaw the quality check station </li>
</ul>

<ul>
	<li>Improved the shop’s customer satisfaction rating by advising customers, processing returns and complaints and doing till work in a friendly and helpful manner, rewarded by numerous positive customer feedback</li>
	<li>Motivated employees for which I was responsible during my shift to provide a satisfactory customer experience and work effectively in a team</li>
</ul>

<ul>
	<li>Improved productivity by optimising the preparation process for new orders</li>
</ul>

<ul>
	<li>Raised awareness of the firm and Portal on my campus by actively promoting their opportunities</li>
	<li>Organised recruitment events for both law and non-law students</li>
</ul>

<ul>
	<li>Improved number of applications to the summer internship scheme by creating an active social media presence using my university network</li>
</ul>

<ul>
	<li>Managed our society’s accounts </li>
	<li>Negotiated with DLA Piper, Eversheds Sutherland and the University of Law and was able to successfully secure sponsorship, increasing funds by 400%, thus allowing us to expand and introduce new initiatives</li>
	<li>Ensured that committee members engaged with the sponsorship I worked so hard to gain</li>
	<li>Facilitated the implementation of workshops conducted by the University of Law for our student cohort</li>
	<li>Advised the society on how we should budget and where we should allocate our costs</li>
	<li>Consulted the president whenever she has had financial decisions to make on behalf of the society </li>
</ul>

<ul>
	<li>Expanding our volunteering opportunities to include awareness programmes at primary schools, leading the initial stages of a social media campaign about consent, establishing a cooperation with a homelessness charity to provide conversation partners and mock interviews</li>
	<li>Organising and chairing over 20 events with graduate employers, managing the marketing team and co-leading our new mentoring initiative</li>
	<li>Collaborating with the Law School to supplement the mandatory curriculum with employability and volunteering opportunities</li>
</ul>

Adelina

Ignition Law

Biology (B)
Psychology (B)
Physical Education (B)

Electives: Advanced Commercial Litigation, Commercial Law and IP, Corporate Finance. 

The LLM LPC at BPP Holborn. This course incorporates all elements of the LPC as well as additional 'practice ready' legal modules taught at Master’s level, helping students to develop advanced legal knowledge, commercial awareness and professional skills. The 'Practice Ready' module that I've chosen is Negotiation and Case Analysis. This module focuses on developing practical negotiation skills, enabling students to arrive at a law firm and hit the ground running. This, combined with my professional experience in negotiation, will put me in great stead as a trainee.

A week-long work experience placement starting July 22nd with Mishcon de Reya's specialist Sports Group. I earned this opportunity by winning Mishcon de Reya's annual article writing competition whilst taking part in their Graduate Sports Law Academy. My article focused on Team Sky's (the road-cycling team) business model, the success that it brought, the culture that it bred with regards to performance enhancing drugs and the impact that their decade of success may well have on future TUE policy reform.

<ul>
	<li>
	Assisted with construction of a defence for a football club against an EFL claim for FFP breach.
	</li>
	<li>
	Developed arguments to support the prosecution of pro tennis player suspected of corruption.
	</li>
	<li>
	Produced a brief for UHNW client on the potential repercussions of owning multiple football clubs across Europe and Africa, in accordance with UEFA, FIFA and CAF regulations. 
	</li>
	<li>
	Engaged in business development, creating a database of international football agents. 
	</li>
</ul>

A second week-long placement shadowing Demelza Patricio, TWM’s Family Law partner. 

Assisted Mrs Patricio in preparing for and recording various client meetings, including mediation. Mediation matters included divorce, separation, financial remedies and arranging parents’ time with children.

Assisted in the preparation of a range of documents, including the drafting of pre-nuptial, cohabitation and family creation/sperm donor agreements.

Worked alongside paralegals, understanding the role and its function within the team. 

Read various family law case files, familiarising myself with the procedures of a family law case. 

Increased understanding of how the business is run by observing strategy meetings.

Further developed my oral communication skills, using empathy skills to discuss very sensitive issues with clients and colleagues. 


A series of evening seminars, learning from sports lawyers and paralegals about sporting disputes, employment and immigration, commercial negotiations, corporate transactions and sports integrity issues.

Engaged with the legal, commercial and practical approach to the various disciplines that span the sports sector through case-study work, presentations and discussion.

Won Mishcon de Reya’s annual article writing competition, earning a mini vacation scheme within the firm’s Sports Group, starting in July 2019 (described above). 


Mini-pupil to Paul Walker, Criminal Defence Barrister, throughout entire week-long criminal trial at Brighton Crown Court, developing my understanding of the criminal justice system.

Recorded all parts of the trial in detail to aid Mr. Walker’s reflection and preparation.  

Assisted Mr. Walker in drafting questions for cross-examination of witnesses and final statement. 

Observed the close working relationship between barrister and solicitors throughout the trial. 

Developed and practised oral communication skills, constantly communicating with the client on extremely sensitive matters that required empathy, intuition and understanding. 


Initial week-long placement shadowing Mrs. Patricio, performing same supportive functions as listed above. 

Week-long placement spent shadowing Adrian Price, TWM’s Commercial Property partner. 

Read commercial property cases and familiarised myself with the procedure and documentation. 

Shadowed Mr. Price, recording client meetings and helping him to draft legal documents relating to commercial agreements and leases, freehold and leasehold acquisitions and disposals. 



In this role I assisted with two separate data subject access requests, searching large volumes of correspondence for relevant personal information.

In this role, I carried out the roles of a paralegal and legal researcher for Livida Sport, a consultancy assisting athletes, coaches, governing bodies with dispute resolution in the sport sector. 
 
In this role, I assisted the company's solicitors by conducting research into complex and often novel areas of law, producing legal notes, and assisting with dispute resolution tasks such as bundling, reviewing documents and drafting letters of claim. 

 

My research has included: 
 
• Whether it may be possible for a football club to agree a loan with a lender secured against the value of its playing squad, without breaching FIFA's TPO regulations 
• The law relating to loans and transfers between commonly owned football clubs 
• The law relating to image rights in sport in the UK, Spain and brazil 
• The legal procedure for player transfers into various jurisdictions including the UK, Spain, Italy, Germany, China, Qatar and USA 
• The law relating to boxing, including assumption of risk, duty of care, match fixing and doping 
 

Dispute Resolution tasks: 

<ul>
	<li>Drafting letters of claim in a number of employment disputes, one of which worth over $1,000,000.00</li>
	<li>Reviewing contracts and other legal documents </li>
	<li>Bundling documents and organising large amounts of case material </li>
</ul>

LPC graduate seeking paralegal role 

A program for future lawyers, either with or without training contracts, who are looking to hone their commercial skills before their legal careers.

Managing projects at legal technology start-up, providing resourcing solutions to law firms and in-house counsel. This included:

<ul>
	<li>
	Negotiating and drafting commercial contracts with existing and prospective clients.
	</li>
	<li>
	Coordinating new client requests and managing ongoing projects independently.
	</li>
	<li>
	Onboardings clients and candidates onto the F-LEX online platform 
	</li>
	<li>
	Regularly interviewing lawyers and paralegals
	</li>
	<li>
	Ensuring continued compliance with relevant legislation, including conducting right to work checks, AWR checks, storing and destroying data in line with GDPR.
	</li>
	<li>
	Sales &amp; business development via HubSpot CRM, telephone and networking events 
	</li>
	<li>
	Manage the company’s social media accounts, developed new strategy and oversaw company-wide branding change. 
	</li>
	<li>
	Independently organise and attend conferences &amp; marketing events around the UK, promoting FLEX and increasing our network. 
	</li>
</ul>

Was responsible for coordinating team of up to 10, within a busy student bar and restaurant. 

Developed leadership, teamwork, organisation and communication skills. 

Was responsible for the bar's financial success for up to 3 nights a week. 

Was responsible for negotiating and organising with third parties to hold events for first year students in our event space. 

Started an initiative to provide support to students who were feeling homesick or out of place by providing them with work opportunities, and a social outlet. 

Worked over the summer in Sheffield between second and third years of my undergraduate degree to save money and support myself financially throughout my third year. 

Developed my communication skills by constantly serving customers. Built rapport quickly and established lasting relationships. 

Developed my ability to pick up niche, specialist skills quickly.

Developed teamwork skills, quickly building strong working relationships with a small team within a busy cafe. This required that I approached every task, however menial, with the same upbeat enthusiasm. This has become a strength of mine. 