Legal and Commercial Experience
· Working as a Paralegal Fee Earner at the law firm Bevan Brittan based in the Birmingham City Centre office since early 2019, specifically on employment, business, immigration and pensions litigation advisory regulatory work. Examples of my everyday work involve to act for my clients that are primarily employers, supporting them to improve their employment practices, manage workforce issues, as well as defending employment litigation and seeking to mitigate risks. Principally handling aspects of employment litigation such as disclosure, document bundle collation, preparation of correspondence, finalising pleadings and adhere to follow the case management of final hearings. Taking on client work and assisting with tenders for pitching to new client legal services and retaining existing clients. Worked to revamp the Employment departments legal services internally via training and upskilling the paralegal new team structure across the national four offices and sharing knowledge with wider fee earners in department to help structure support between junior and senior members within the firm. Exceeded in the region of half a million pounds revenue for the law firm via personal chargeable work and utilising targets as per department and firms financial year goals. Pushed wider diversity and inclusion networks with being the founder of the South Asian Network within the firm and helping to gain exposure to activities of pro bono and our office charity work in local communities.
· Alongside my current working commitments I am researching for my Ph.D Law doctoral specialising my thesis in the area of Employment Law and Senior Graduate Teaching Assistant at the University of Warwick. Supporting my students during term time with advice and feedback hours for course related and student experiences extending to welfare and wellbeing advice.
· Previously worked at Birmingham City Council within the in-house legal team as a Legal Assistant for the Equal Pay and Employment Unit. I managed and helped coordinate the project regarding the case management of the Equal Pay claims in one of the largest legal in-house local authority in the UK. I also had the opportunity to work on behalf of Birmingham City Council in Employment Tribunal hearings as well as judicial meditations regarding settlement claims. Assisted fee earners and counsels with relevant documents and the preparation bundles. Attended meetings in relation to Equal Pay and employment law matters. Arranged discussion on grievance and disciplinary matters that require involvement of employment legal advice.
· Alongside my previous work on the Equal Pay settlement project as a Legal Assistant at Birmingham City Council, I graduated with respectable marks on my 10,000 word dissertation which specialised in analysing the UK Equal Pay Legislation. I studied this specific area of law and worked on the Equal Pay project during the completion of my Masters of Law degree at the University of Warwick which I completed in 2018.
· I have experience in retail banking where I worked at Barclays Bank PLC. I progressed within the organisation from disputes advisor to community banker. Extensive managerial experience in customer payments solution. Advise on accounts and protect customers with fraudulent activity, merchant dispute and complaint issues. Established use of time and project management skills in order to meet operational stats for team performance. Consistently set up relevant proceedings for investigation under the Financial Conduct Authority regulations.
· Alongside working in retail banking I graduated from a full time Law degree in 2015 to studying my Masters in Law at University of Warwick.
· Undertaken variety of legal placements in different areas of law. At Kingwoods Solicitors as a paralegal I conducted legal research to get insight of the case laws, legislations and relevant regulations. These matters involved commercial law, immigration law and family law. Advising clients on commercial contracts and agreements, company law and corporate compliance.
· Involved as a Caseworker in the legal services and money advice team at Castle Vale Tenants and Residents Alliance, a non profit organisation. Required to fulfil the role using shadowing and casework supervision; interviewing and advising clients on money & debt, welfare rights & benefits and housing issues; assisting clients at County Court hearings. Understand and follow the Advice Quality Standards laid down for the project in the money advice manual.