McLean

Assisted with first-level review and quality control for a competition litigation matter spanning.

Employed as a Contract Analyst by Factor Law to assist with several projects ranging from one-off regulatory work to long-term managed services.

Assisted with the review and coding of key documents for over 2,000 Cell Sites to create a centralised reference point for the sites.

Brought on for a data extraction exercise regarding leases for a large supermarket chain. Responsible for the identification and extraction of relevant contractual clauses with the assistance of Kira Systems. Completed reviews for 107 individual properties within a three week span.

Involved in two large-scale document reviews. Reviewed first-level review batch data as a part of a document review for two ongoing dispute.

Responsible for reviewing 36 data batches, totalling over 14,000 documents. 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.

Researcher supporting the writing of a series of outputs (two peer-reviewed journal articles and a monograph) relating to the socio-legal study of prosecutors, defence counsel and victims’ lawyers in international criminal law.

Responsible for the coding of interview transcripts in line with key themes.

Manchester training contract, beginning September 2022, subject to completion of the LPC LLM.

Undertook a three-day virtual vacation scheme, completing document reviews, work relating to contractual execution formalities and letters of claim.

One-week virtual scheme for BCLP’s London office. Placed in International Arbitration and Construction Disputes (IACD).

Three-day virtual scheme for HFW’s London office. Placed in the firm’s Shipping Industry Group.

Undertook an internship with the in-house legal department of a global maritime group.

Assisted counsel with the preparation and review of internal service agreements, non-disclosure agreements, and novation agreements relating to vessel chartering.

Drafted and issued both letters of demand and statutory demands for unpaid debts.

Assisted senior counsel with research for the provision of legal advice to commercial departments in relation to transactions regarding Floating Storage Regasification Unit ("FSRU"), Floating Production Storage and Offloading ("FPSO") projects and the re-domiciliation of Singaporean companies.

Presented research projects concerning global sanctions and potential measures to mitigate the risk of conducting business with sanctioned entities.

Worked part-time for a law technology start-up that was based out of Legal Innovation Zone Incubator at Ryerson University in Toronto.

The focus was to develop an AI-powered system that could predict the outcome of personal injury cases and estimate expected damages above a 90% accuracy.

Worked online during my time at university and conducted legal research into primary and secondary legal literature concerning personal injury case law and claims procedures.

Responsible for communicating the relevant legal sources to front end developers and data scientists so they understood how to structure the algorithm with sufficient legal accuracy and detail.

Undertook a combined legal and financial internship concerning investment service and management. I was trained in the financial regulations involved with managing a client’s financial holdings within the European Union.

Conducted a project categorising funds in order to streamline account management, minimise manual touchpoints and reduce the overall cost of managing the holdings.

Reviewed 560 offering memorandums and prospectuses for hedge funds, mutual funds and collective investment schemes across numerous jurisdictions.

Also contacted funds and calculated the net asset values (“NAV”) for 70 funds with outdated NAVs – leading to a £21,000 increase in annual charges for managing those holdings.

This placement saw me take part in casework concerning immigration law at an award-winning law clinic.

Received training on confidentiality and professional ethics and learnt the skills of file and case management through online casework software, including AdvicePro.

Observed and participated in client interviews by asking questions concerning immigration status and the circumstances surrounding the granting of that status.

Completed complex immigration paperwork (i.e. Citizenship and Right to Remain applications) on the clients' behalf with supervision from a qualified solicitor.

I worked part-time as a referee for Liverpool Lacrosse.

In October 2016, I was promoted to Bar Supervisor because I worked 50 hours a week and demonstrated a commitment to the business.

In addition to supervising the team, I was responsible for taking inventory, ordering stock, organising promotional events and assisting the general manager with the budget. The process of balancing multiple priorities and working in a smaller team taught me how to manage my time efficiently.