Freelance Paralegal Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, UK
Barrister-to-be, seriously interested in languages and web design. Dedicated, reliable and easy to work with. Whether it's drafting letters, translating novels or designing web-sites, I can do it at an affordable price!
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| Hourly Rate: | £8.89 |
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CV
Having a 2:1 LLB (Hons) Law with Business Administration, I am pursuing a career at the Bar (i.e. I want to become a barrister, not a waitress!). I am a Diploma in Public Service Interpreting Candidate (Russian - English Law option), being a native Russian speaker and fluent in English, confident in Spanish and learning French. I have a vast experience in interpreting legal, musical, technical and general texts. I have a passion for web-design and will provide a portfolio on request. I am looking for remote work at the moment.
Employment History
(Jun 2007 to Sep 2007)
Paralegal
Hanley, Stoke-on-TrentI was working between Commercial Property, Matrimonial and Wills & Probate departments. My work involved drafting letters, legal documents, liaising with clients and solicitors, as well as performing secretarial duties, such as audio- and copy-typing, and proofreading.
(May 2007 to Jun 2007)
Legal Secretary
Newcastle-under-LymeWorking as a legal secretary / receptionist in a Clinical Negligence department.
(May 2007 to May 2007)
Legal Secretary
Hanley, Stoke-on-TrentI was mainly involved with audio-typing, as well as some other secretarial duties, in a Matrimonial department.
(Aug 2006 to Sep 2006)
Data-entry Clerk
CreweWorking as a part of Customer Service team at the UK’s largest distributor of mobile phones, I was undertaking data-entry and certain administrative duties, such as dealing with customers’ email enquiries and raising orders. I developed the ability to work under pressure to meet strict deadlines in a very busy environment and improved my understanding of corporate email etiquette.
(Jul 2006 to Aug 2006)
Office clerk
Stoke-on-TrentI was working at the HR Department and carried out extensive amount of work on the filing system. Despite that fact that most of the undertaken work was tedious and repetitive, this role enhanced my patience, diligence and ability to pay attention to detail.
(Jun 2005 to Sep 2005)
Legal Secretary / Paralegal
Houldcrofts Solicitors, Stoke-on-TrentThe work involved attending police interviews, Magistrates’ and Crown Court hearings, sitting behind counsel on behalf of the firm, and undertaking office duties (typing letters, briefs, statements, covering reception etc.). As a result, I gained an insight into the police and court procedures, as well as developed my interview, audio-typing, telephone and writing skills.
Education
(Sep 2007 to Jun 2007)
Manchester Metropolitan University
2007-2008 - Bar Vocational Course (still in progress)
(Jun 2006 to Jun 2007)
Chartered Institute of Linguists
Diploma in Public Service Interpreting (Russian - English Law).
I have passed 4 modules, having achieved a Merit for one, and am now waiting for final examination results, due in October 2007.
(Sep 2004 to Jun 2007)
Keele University
2:1 LLB (Hons) Law with Business Administration
I achieved 70% for Contract, 78% for Financial Accounting and 77% for Lawyers in Society
Achievements and Interests
+ I was awarded Jules Thorn Scholarship by Middle Temple.
+ I was given George Leonard Barber Prize for outstanding progress and Teacher’s Prize for progress in key skills at 6th Form College.
+ Being exempt from Year 11 at the High School, I enrolled in Sixth Form College a year earlier, at the age of 15, and I was the youngest student there at the time.
+ I was participating in a Gifted and Talented programme both in High School and 6th Form.
+ I am a native Russian speaker, confident in Spanish and learning French.
+ I am a volunteer editor and translator on a musical website, interpreting and publishing various interviews and articles. I am one of the authors of the upcoming book about a music band, which is yet to be published. I was the creator and initiator of the same band’s fans’ community website.
+ I play piano, enjoy classical music and am keen on art, having attended art and music schools in the past.
+ I am very interested in computers; I enjoy creating digital art and one of my hobbies is web-design.
Categories & Skills
Administration Support
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Education and Research
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IT & Internet
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Skills
- Adobe (Web Design & Usability)
- Dreamweaver (Web Design & Usability - Macromedia)
- FrontPage (Web Design & Usability - Microsoft)
- HTML
- Macromedia (Web Design & Usability)
- Microsoft (Web Design & Usability)
- Photoshop (Web Design & Usability - Adobe)
- Web Design (Web Design & Usability)
Legal
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Skills
Media & Creative
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- Paint Shop Pro
- Presentation Design (Design)
- Proof Reading (Editing)
- Russian (Languages)
- Website Editing (Editing)

