Emily

I advised The English Sports Council on a wide range of legal issues and documents, including procurement contracts, data protection, commercial partnerships and regulatory compliance as part of the in-house legal team. I was also the team lead for managing the organisation’s intellectual property portfolio as well as the highly successful ‘This Girl Can’ campaign. As part of this work stream I negotiated trade mark and music licences with Disney as well as merchandising agreements with other well-known brands. Examples of recent work include reviewing and updating the organisation’s cookie policy and preparing a suite of commercial templates.

I was seconded to BT plc, where I worked as part of the EU GDPR programme team to ensure BT’s ongoing compliance with data protection requirements. Responsibilities included: - reviewing key supplier contracts and determining whether existing terms are GDPR compliant; - reviewing and editing internal guidance ("playbook") on how to complete supplier contract amendments; - preparing contract amendments and identifying key risks; - drafting/editing amendment templates for use by the rest of my team in negotiations - leading on the contract amendment negotiations with suppliers (key areas included audit rights, costs and indemnities); - liaising with key stakeholders within BT; - proposing pragmatic commercial solutions and translating this into robust contractual proposals.

I was part of the Public Inquiry Team and represented victims and survivors in the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse. My key responsibilities included preparing victims’ and survivors’ applications for core participant status, meeting with victims and survivors and drafting their witness statements, drafting responses to the Inquiry’s consultations in the Accountability and Reparations investigation, preparing for and attending the Inquiry’s meetings, seminars and public hearings, liaising with the Inquiry’s legal team on a daily basis and on-going client care. I also assisted on a high profile political court case in which the High Court considered whether it was correct in law for an incumbent party leader to have the automatic right to be a candidate in a leadership election.

Training seats undertaken in: - Corporate and Commercial (April 2015 – September 2015) - Family Law (October 2014 – April 2015) - Education (April 2014 – October 2014) - Social Housing (October 2013 – April 2014) Further information on specific tasks undertaken as trainee solicitor available upon request.

I conducted high volume contract reviews and prepared trial bundles in support of ongoing litigation.

My main task was to assist the solicitors dealing with immigration appeals. This included gathering objective information and compiling reports, which were submitted to the Home Office in support of the client’s appeal.

In addition to my teaching responsibilities, I supervised the social and sporting activities after lessons and taking the students on trips. I was also responsible for coordinating airport transfers for all students.

I was involved with 16 classes on a weekly basis. I independently set up and ran two after-school clubs, which were designed to encourage pupils to find out more about British culture. I also translated letters, pamphlets and presentations for other members of staff, including a paper on environmental issues.

I taught classes of up to 18 students on a daily basis.

In this role, I supported children in their studies: planning lessons, helping with any homework and trying to make English as accessible as possible.

During my placement, I worked on several credit risk management cases, and provided administrative support to the wider department, including filing documents, and verifying customer data.