Chiagozie

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Description

LLM-LPC graduate

Previously worked at:

Brent CAB and Clyde & Co shadowing pro bono project

Integreon

Dentons - Insight Event

Underwoods Solicitors

University of Nottingham Law External Mentoring Scheme

Cross-Cultural Human Rights Academy and South-South Human Rights Conference

Bright Network Future Lawyers Top 100

Pinsent Masons LLP - London

Hardwicke Chambers - London

Hardwicke Chambers

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner - Race For Change

Sutton Trust Law Summer School at Cambridge University

F-LEX Legal

Macfarlanes Rare Webinar

Jones Day

Aspiring Solicitors

ASOS

Languages:

English (Native)

Italian (Native)

Igbo (Native)

Location:

London

Curriculum Vitae

Legal work experience

ASPIRE Programme

Aspiring Solicitors | Aug 20 - Dec 20

1 of 100 selected to partake in bespoke Aspiring Solicitors careers events at London law firms, including Taylor Wessing and Pinsent Masons, and specified career development and commercial awareness coaching

Legal Associate - Commercial Development Scheme

F-LEX Legal | Mar 20 - Sep 20

The Commercial Development Scheme is a programme for future lawyers to hone their commercial skills before their legal careers. My role involves managing projects at a legal technology start-up, providing resourcing solutions to law firms and in- house counsel;
Responsible for negotiating and drafting commercial contracts with clients, writing client meetings minutes, coordinating new client requests and managing ongoing projects, onboarding clients and candidates onto the F- LEX online platform, interviewing lawyers and paralegals;
Responsible for ensuring continued compliance with relevant legislation, including conducting right to work checks, AWR checks, handling confidential information and storing and destroying data in line with GDPR;
Responsible for managing sales & business development.

Paralegal

ASOS | Sep 20 - Sep 20

Managing all formalities associated with trademark

Attendee

Macfarlanes Rare Webinar | Jul 20 - Jul 20

Selected to attend a webinar organised by Macfarlanes in collaboration with Rare Recruitment to gain a deeper insight into the firm;
I took part in an interactive M&A case study.

Paralegal

Hardwicke Chambers | Nov 19 - Mar 20

Assisted several barristers on contentious matters by reviewing documents electronically and in hard copy to create summaries, organising hundreds of casefiles and liaising with the relevant barristers by circulating action points regarding the next steps
Conducted legal research, prepared trial bundles and indices for counsel and court, filed documents in court
I was in charge of the case management across a wide range of practice areas, including property, IP, litigation, employment, negligence, and commercial matters

Open Day

Jones Day | Nov 19 - Nov 19

As a candidate of the SEO Corporate Law Programme, I was selected to attend this open day at Jones Day;
I had the opportunity to network with trainees and graduate recruitment regarding Jones Day’s One Firm Worldwide strategy and culture.

Volunteer

Brent CAB and Clyde & Co shadowing pro bono project | Jul 19 - Oct 19

Facilitated Skype interviews between clients and solicitors from Clyde & Co on employment law matters at Brent CAB, and made attendance notes for the solicitors summarising the relevant employment law issues.

Document Review Paralegal

Integreon | Oct 19 - Oct 19

Reviewed legal documents for a fire safety litigation case on behalf of RPC. Assessed the relevancy of thousands of documents and I identified relevant documents pertaining to a claim made on a buildings’ fire using the e-discovery software Relativity to examine the evidence made by fire and alarms experts to help evaluate the legitimacy of the claim being made on the case
I was in charge of analysing documents, data, as well as coding them according to our guidelines

Open Day Participant

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner - Race For Change | Oct 19 - Oct 19

I attended BCLP's award winning Race for Change event aimed at African-Caribbean students and graduates who are interested in a career in law. During the event, I really enjoyed the sessions and panel talks discussing the difficulties of entering the profession as a minority, the application advice from the Graduate Team, and particularly the inspiring talks from successful black legal professionals.

Attendee

Dentons - Insight Event | Mar 19 - Mar 19

Gained insight into the life of trainee solicitors at Dentons, coupled with the chance to participate in a speed networking activity with partners, associates and trainees.

Legal Assistant

Underwoods Solicitors | Oct 18 - Nov 18

Provided administrative support to the lawyers, which included tasks such as reviewing conveyancing documents and retrieving information, time recording, bundling, drafting legal correspondence and court documents, as well as filing, managing claims from the start to opening clients’ files, conducting client conflict searches and maintaining client databases on conveyancing, litigation, personal injury, sports, and business issues
Assisted with the legal research, sorted through complex documentations and examined evidence for the administration of a company for data breach using platforms such a WestLaw, Practical Law and Lexis Library

Mentee

University of Nottingham Law External Mentoring Scheme | Nov 17 - Jun 18

I have been assigned a Partner from Eversheds Sutherland as my mentor for the LMC's External Mentoring Scheme in order to receive greater insight into the commercial legal career. I was able to learn a lot from my mentor, and was able to collaborate with members of the firm in order to successfully run the Parliamentors’ social action project.

Speaker

Cross-Cultural Human Rights Academy and South-South Human Rights Conference | Dec 17 - Dec 17

I was invited by the Human Rights Professor Tom Zwart of Amsterdam’s Vrije Universiteit as one of the speakers and participants at a human rights forum in China which connected 300 participants from over 50 countries to redefine the traditional concept of human rights along the more prosaic lines of the right to development, health, nutrition and housing.

Top 100 Future Lawyers Winner

Bright Network Future Lawyers Top 100 | Sep 15 - Sep 15

I was recognised by Bright Network as a ‘Top 100 Future Lawyer’ and invited to attend an exclusive networking event with both the Magic Circle and other top-tier law firms.

Work Experience Student

Pinsent Masons LLP - London | Oct 14 - Oct 14

This was a week work experience placement, where I spent days in the Banking, Corporate and Tax sectors shadowing solicitors and trainees
Assisted trainees in the banking, tax and corporate departments in conducting administrative work, legal research, bundling
Participated in presentations, and a group business exercise which involved teams putting together presentations to our "client" giving legal advice about the next moves for the business

Mini Pupillage

Hardwicke Chambers - London | Sep 14 - Sep 14

I shadowed construction and property barristers for a week in employment and liquidation court trials that were heard in the Rolls Building and the Employment Tribunal, and helped with liaising with clients prior to trials and carrying out legal research for the barristers

Participant

Sutton Trust Law Summer School at Cambridge University | Jul 13 - Jul 13

Experienced life as a law undergraduate in a research led university at the highly competitive summer school for sixth formers.

Other work experience

Business Development and Strategic Research Intern (Remote Working)

Armitage Foundation | Sep 18 - Sep 18

By working remotely, I facilitated the marketing, customer and financial research for the development of a business development strategy to expand the Leanne's Amazing Medics Programme to aid their goal of increasing diversity within the NHS;
As a result of my research findings, the Armitage Foundation was able to expand its team and gain further funding opportunities.

Delegate

Aleto Foundation Leadership Programme 2018 - London | Jul 18 - Jul 18

One of the 60 young leaders shortlisted from over 195 applications to partake the leadership programme.
In a team of ten, I brainstormed and developed a tech project on a currently topical issue, which aimed at tackling the lack of diversity at senior levels in organisations by incorporating innovative mentoring into the culture and systems of organisations in order to increase the diversity vision of the specific organisation;
The project pitch received great feedback from Aleto. The Aleto Foundation is a charity that identifies and equips young leaders;
I have also taken part in charitable initiatives with the Aleto Foundation Leadership Programme in order to help expand the organisation’s network.

Parliamentor

Parliamentors 2017/2018 | Sep 17 - Jun 18

In a team of 5 students from Nottingham University I have received mentorship from a Member of Parliament and created a social action project as part of this UN award winning programme, with guidance from 3FF staff and leading NGOs, identifying and responding to a local community need. The social action project, called Hidden Gems, responded to the need of fostering the career and academic aspirations of local secondary school students in Nottingham.

Publicity Officer and Judge

University of Nottingham Negotiation Society | Sep 15 - Jun 16

I was elected as the Publicity Officer and Judge of the Negotiation Society at Nottingham University. This has provided me with great insight into the practice of a lawyer. For example, the mock negotiations resembled the process of drafting and presenting opinions of how a client should respond under their contract agreement to solve an issue. Getting involved within the society significantly developed my presentation and negotiation abilities;
I publicised and maintained the social media presence of the society. I also ran 10 classes that gave students the tools to develop their negotiation skills and oversaw three Negotiations competitions as a judge. As a result of the advertising and increased social media presence, the society grew its members by 50%. Because of this growth in participation, the society received a Silver recognition by the Student Union.

Shadowing a Member of Parliament

House of Commons | Nov 13 - Nov 13

Observed the workings inside the Commons and various parliamentary meetings.

CV

Legal education

LPC

BPP University | Jan 19 - Now

University of Nottingham | Sep 14 - Jun 18

Other

Utrecht University | Sep 16 - Jul 17

CV

Non Legal education

A Levels

John F Kennedy Catholic School | Sep 12 - Jun 14

GCSE

John F Kennedy Catholic School | Oct 10 - Jun 12

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