CV

Curriculum Vitae

Education (most recent first)

Higher

University: The University of Manchester
Address: The Department of Sociology, Roscoe Building, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, MANCHESTER, M13 9PL
Dates attended: 09/2002 to 06/2005
Qualifications: Bachelor of Social Science (Honours) degree in Sociology: class 2i

Secondary

School: Loreto Grammar School
Address: Dunham Road, ALTRINCHAM, WA15.
Dates attended: 09/1995 to 06/2002
Qualifications
A-level: English Literature (A); Geography (A); Sociology (A)
AS-level: Economics (B); General Studies (B)
GCSE: Economics (A); English Language (A); English Literature (A*);
French (A*); Geography (A); History (B); Information Technology (short course, B); Mathematics (A); Religious Studies (A); Science (dual award, A, A)

Employment (most recent first)

Company: Prospect Solutions
Position: Freelance Research Writer
Dates Attended: 03/2007 to present
Tasks performed:
• Undertaking essays, projects and dissertations in the specialist subject of sociology. These vary in length and time to complete.

Company: Merrill Legal Solutions
Position: Royal Courts of Justice Reporter Liaison Assistant
Dates attended: 03/2006 to present
Tasks performed:
• Management of the reporter liaison diary
• Necessitating the need to organise and manage the provision of the admin, criminal and civil courts in the Royal Courts of Justice with a short-hand writer
• Undertake and oversee many aspects of the new DAR (digital audio recording) pilot being undertaken in the civil courts, including the provision of audio to transcribers, the production of reports to ensure the process is undertaken is an efficient and high quality fashion and the management of case files
• Being the direct line of contact between the self-employed reporters and the staff at WordWave and those at the Royal Courts of Justice, including the resolution of issues and ensuring that the reporters can undertake their work in a professional and well organised environment
• Using specialist computer packages including Eclipse (used by reporters to produce transcripts) where I undertake basic transcript work and dealing with sales in terms of giving quotes for transcripts and dealing with orders
• Many and varied administrative duties

Company: WordWave International (now Merrill Legal Solutions)
Position: Reporter Liaison Admin Assistant
Dates attended: 07/2005 to 03/2006
Tasks performed:
• Management of case files and resources
• Upkeep of a number of reporter databases, primarily using the database RBI (including updating records, amending information, analysing data, cleaning the data and using the data to produce reports)
• Turn in of reporter attendance
• Liasing with people from a number of departments
• Booking travel and accommodation for reporters and other WordWave staff
• Liasing with reporters and ensuring security forms and reporter contracts are completed and followed up
• A number of general administrative duties

Company: The University of Manchester
Position: Resource Centre Supervisor
Dates attended: 10/2003 to 06/2005
Tasks performed:
• Customer liaison
• Cashiering
• Staff training
• Resource management
• Photocopying
• Filing
• Several other administrative tasks.