b'Fiona Owen\nTrainee solicitor\nAREAS OF EXPERTISE\n\nPERSONAL SUMMARY\n\nDrafting skills\n\nA recent Law graduate who is fully aware of the structure, culture and procedures\nof the legal profession. Experienced in and having a good understanding of how\nto build relationships with clients and to provide appropriate and effective legal\nadvice and services to them. Easy going by nature and able to liaise with case\nofficers, managers and decision makers with regards to on-going legal matters.\nCurrently looking for a training contract with a reputable solicitors firm.\n\nEmployment Law\nCompetition & Trade\nIntellectual Property\n\nACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS\nDispute Resolution\nClient interviews\n\nB.A. (Hons) Law\nMiddlesex University\nA levels:\nGeography (C) Maths (A) English (B) Physics (C)\nChelmsford Central College\n\nPROFESSIONAL\nFirst Aid\n\nWORK EXPERIENCE\nCommunity Law Centre - Chelmsford\nJune 2010 \xe2\x80\x93 Present\nWorking as an unpaid advisor at busy city centre advice bureau that provides free\nlegal advice and assistance to the community in three areas of law: Housing,\nImmigration and Employment. Responsible for a number of legal, technical and\nadministrative tasks, including giving preliminary advice to clients after reviewing\noften complex reports and documents.\nDuties:\nAssisting to prepare a clients case documents.\nAttending Court or Tribunal appointments with clients.\nUndertaking legal research.\nMeeting and greeting clients.\nRecording and monitoring office expenses and raising invoices.\nAssisting mostly tenants, homeless families and low paid workers.\nProviding legal advice to decision makers regarding possible solutions.\nAdvising individuals on alternative methods of dispute resolution.\nAnswering the phone, filing documents and other administrative duties.\n\nVOLUNTEER ADVISOR\n\nPERSONAL SKILLS\nCommunication skills\nTelephone manner\nTactful & articulate\nProblem solving\nExcellent organisational\nskills\nDriving license\nGerman language\n\nPERSONAL DETAILS\nFiona Owen\n82 Some where Street\nChelmsford\nC6 9LL\nT: 01223 999 3333\nM: 0777 111 2233\nE: fiona.o@emaladdress.co.uk\n\nKEY SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES\nAble to interview clients and witnesses and take draft statements.\nExperience of explaining a firms fee structure to potential clients.\nFamiliar with researching documents and case histories.\nAble to work in a fast paced environment & complete projects to schedule.\nComprehensive understanding of the Solicitors\xe2\x80\x99 Regulation Authority regulations.\nHaving enthusiasm, ambition, self-awareness and initiative.\nPreparing lengthy reports.\nWriting letters of advice.\nInitiating and conducting litigation proceedings.\nLiaising with the other professionals, counsel and Barristers.\nAble to explain legal matter clearly to non legal professionals.\nKeeping up to date with changes and developments in the law.\nREFERENCES \xe2\x80\x93 Available on request.\n\n\x0cCopyright information - Please read\n\xc2\xa9 This CV template is the copyright of Dayjob Ltd August 2010. Jobseekers may download and use this CV example for their\nown personal use to help them create their own CVs. You are most welcome to link to this page or any other page on our site\nwww.dayjob.com. However these CVs must not be distributed or made available on other websites without our prior\npermission. For any questions relating to the use of this CV template please email: info@dayjob.com.'