Legal Staff

My Job Title: Trainee Solicitor

Date I Joined Ralli: September 2010 

Professional Qualifications:

Law and French LLB at Leeds University- 1st class with distinction in French

Legal Practice Course at BPP Law School, Manchester- Distinction

What do I do at work?

I am currently a Trainee in the employment team. I am being supervised by Mark Higgins the employment Partner. I will be drafting letters of advice to clients, drafting employment contracts and compromise agreements and attending meetings with clients.

I will be working on both contentious and non contentious employment work.

Prior to this seat I spent six months in the personal injury department where I drafted witness statements, attended conferences with counsel and conducted research on various issues.

What have I done?

I undertook a Law and French degree at Leeds University and as part of my course I spent one year in Toulouse reading French law. It was a fabulous experience and allowed me to immerse myself in a different culture and to perfect my linguistic skills!

During the year I travelled all over France, for instance, Lyon, Strasbourg, Paris, Albi, Marseille, Cannes and Montpellier and I also acquired a taste for fine French food!
I do enjoy artistic activities and am proud to say that I have managed to sell one of my paintings quite recently.

What do I like?

I enjoy drawing and painting in my spare time and equally anything which is creative. I must admit that I have a penchant for knitting at the moment, although I probably shouldn’t admit that!

I like going to the gym regularly for a cardiovascular workout as well as swimming to keep fit.
I also appreciate good food and like cooking and baking, going to the cinema and socialising with friends.  In fact, I recently baked a two tiered cake for a friend’s birthday meal at a restaurant and was offered a position as a Pastry Chef that same night, but my heart was set on working for Ralli!

Memberships:

The Law Society
Manchester Trainee Solicitor Group