Senior Lawyer

1. COMMERCIAL CONTRACTS AND PROCUREMENT LAW – as above.

EMPLOYMENT LAW

Providing advice relating to disputes, contractual terms and conditions, disciplinary issues and procedures, grievances, TUPE Regulations, Negotiating settlements; negotiating with ACAS to compromise and settle employment and tribunal claims; drafting compromise agreements.

3. CHILD CARE LAW

Represented the Council in a range child care proceedings, legal advisor to multi disciplinary teams, issuing proceedings, obtaining statements, preparing bundles, etc.

OTHER SKILLS

· Experience in providing staff training; staff recruitment

· Advocacy in the County Court, Magistrates Court, Family Proceedings Court, Principal Registry of the Family Division and Employment Tribunals

· Working to strict deadlines; time management, ability to work flexibly; team player.

· Managing staff including dealing with annual sick leave, sick leave, work allocation, disciplinary matters, conducting work reviews and appraisals.

· Assisting the Legal Department to achieve and retain Lexcel accreditation.

· Administration and diary management to ensure key dates are met; legal research.

· Convener of the Procurement and Contract Lawyers’ Special Interest Group, playing a key role in increasing membership from start to over 100 lawyers in 18 months

· Keeping up to date with developments in law and practice and recommending changes to procedures and practices as appropriate.

· Preparing briefing notes for colleagues that deal with the impact of developments in case law and/or legislation.

CAREER SUMMARY (1991-1996)

· Hill & Hill, Antigua (1995)

Advocate: conducted research project into British and Antiguan statutory and case law. Reported to the Chair of the Industrial Court.

· London Borough of Waltham Forest, UK (1992-1994)

Assistant Solicitor: Child care, Employment, Civil and Criminal Litigation advisory in Magistrates Courts, County Court, Employment Tribunals, non contentious work.

· Suriya & Douglas, UK (1987-1991)

Legal Training Contract: commercial and domestic conveyancing, debt collection, civil and criminal litigation, landlord and tenant, family law.

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

Leadership and Management; Selection and Recruitment; conducting personal development and performance appraisals; numerous employment law and procurement law courses.

EDUCATION

· Masters in Law, University of London.

· Honours Degree in Law 2:1 University of Central England, Birmingham, UK.

· Law Society Finals College of Law, Chester, UK.

· ‘A’ Levels: Law (B), English Language and English Literature(C)

· 7 ‘O’ Levels

INTERESTS: Theatre, voluntary work, travel, keep fit, evening classes. ITEC Diploma in Anatomy and Physiology and Holistic Massage Therapy (July 2011).

Дата добавления: 2015-11-13