Paralegal (Jul, 2017
–Sep, 2018) at Burd Ward
Assisting fee earners, as well as running own caseload of the following matters; Conveyancing, Family, Private Client, Public Law Children, Change of name Deeds, Wills, Lasting Powers of Attorney, Court of Protection, Landlord and Tenant and Personal Injury. Within Conveyancing I dealt with residential sales and purchases, re-mortgages, bridging finance, transfers of equity, commercial property, through from inception to post-completion. Within Family matters, I have advocated at Court before the Lay Magistrates, District Judges, Deputy Judges and a Circuit Judge. I have successfully obtained non-molestation orders, special guardianship orders, child arrangements orders, financial orders and prohibited steps orders. I have prepared witness statements, scott schedules and drafted orders. I have prepared briefs to counsel, bundles, and form Es and other documentation. Within public law children matters, I have advocated at Court, attended pre-proceedings meetings, prepared applications to instruct ISW’s and also prepared letters of joint instruction from all party. I have had both private and publically funded matters, therefore submitting legal helps and legal aid applications. I set-up the company facebook page and also took over the firm’s social media accounts for facebook, twitter and linkedin. I suggested and assisted with the firm implementing a new case management system within the first month of my starting at the firm which helped streamline our working processes and also gave us access to our case management service at all times, on the go. This assisted greatly in court as meant we could have digital bundles instead of paper ones and made movements towards becoming paperless. With my own caseload, I ensured that every digital file was an exact copy of the paper file. I exceeded my target of billables for the 17/18 financial year and was well on target for exceeding my target for the 18/19 financial year, all whilst still assisting other fee earners.