Re: paralegal opportunities
Re: Paralegal Opportunities looking for employment in London UK
Objectives:
Paralegal/Newly Qualified Solicitors
Skills:
KEY SKILLS & ACHIEVEMENTS
•Successfully gained a Post Graduate Diploma of Law from Middlesex University in 2009 & has Bachelor of Law from St. Soldier College of Law
•Multi-lingual skills: fluent in Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu and ability to communicate in a clear and concise way to all levels of individuals
•Strong knowledge of MS Office systems, Legal Databases including LexisLibrary, Westlaw.
•Good interpersonal skills, teamwork.
Work Experience:
B. B. Energy Trading Limited Knightsbridge London Dec 2010 – on going
Temporary Legal Assistant
• Preparing legal documents for submission
• Monitors legal volumes and makes sure that the law library is up-to-date.
• proofreading and basic documents preparation within Commercial and Company sector
• Providing word processing support to the department, and completing various duties as assigned including screening and distributing incoming mail, responding where appropriate.
• Maintain confidentiality of the Legal Department.
• Preparing minutes of conference calls.
• Legal research on various issues/projects.
• General administrative duties including filing, letters
Singhania & Co. Solicitors, St. James Park, London Mar 2009– Nov 2010
Paralegal
• Attending clients at the initial stage by conducting a thorough interview
• Attending legal conferences
• Drafting skills – grounds of appeal (immigration), skeleton arguments, statement of cases, particulars of claim, etc.
• Attended court as an McKenzie’s Friend and successfully claimed the disputed claim
• Attended at courts for filling documents, and other matters
• Legal Research work – Family, Employment and many others
• Contacting insurance companies regarding parties to the claim
• Researching issues in Road Traffic and other Highway Claims
• Clinical Negligence casework
• Investigating new claims and preliminary steps
BAJWA & CO. SOLICITORS, Aldgate East, London Nov 2007 – Feb 2009
Legal Administrator
• Responsible for all daily administration including typing letters, filling documents, faxing, mailing and dealing with incoming and outgoing post
• Managed telephone system operation and responded to enquiries from all incoming and internal lines
• Planned and arranged appointments and was responsible for managing diaries
• Responsible for updating records using internal database and Microsoft software
CHAMBERS OF A.K CHOPRA 2004 – 2007
Position: Paralegal (Part-time)
• Prepared applications to appeal, petitions, briefs, written submissions and other pleadings and held conferences with clients and briefed senior counsels on need basis
• Successfully assisted Senior Associates in representing clients before Civil Courts and higher courts including the Supreme Court of India.
• Provided support to clients with creative, efficient advice through legal research with their legal matters and other civil law matters
Education:
BPP LAW SCHOOL HOLBORN LONDON Completed
Qualified Lawyers' Transfer Test (QLTT) (Passed)
MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY OF LONDON Sept 2007 – Sept 2009
Post Graduate Diploma of Law (Pass)
ST. SOLDIER COLLEGE OF LAW
Bachelor of Law (65% - Equivalent to 2:1) Sept 2004 – July 2007
Overall 2nd Best Performance of Batch
Post Graduate Diploma of Computer Application Jun 2003 – Jun 2004
78% (University Distinction Holder)
Bachelor of Arts (68% (College Position Holder) Jun 2001 – May 2003
JUNIOR MODEL SCHOOL Sept 1998 – Dec 1999
Gained School leaving Certificate for Higher Education
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION:
• Qualified Overseas Lawyer since 13th June 2008 – with Higher Court’s rights of audience
• Waiting for practice certificate from SRA as a Qualified Solicitor
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