Conducting a 12 month pupillage at 25 Canada Square Chambers from September 2023. Areas of practice include: 1. Civil Litigation (Property, Insolvency, Consumer Credit and Personal Injury)2. Commercial and Chancery Law

My role at the charity is now focussed on financial and strategic planning and management as it continues to grow and reach new and elevated heights.

I head up the Alternative Work Experience Programme Sub-Committee at Bridging the Bar (BTB). This programme complements our mini-pupillage scheme by providing opportunities to BTB candidates outside of the Bar but still within the legal sector. My role is to engage and negotiate with organisations in the legal sector including government departments, public bodies, private companies and NGOs with the aim of creating (paid) opportunities for BTB candidates to gain invaluable work experience/internships that will help them advance to their ambition of practising as a lawyer in the UK.

I am a committee member of Bridging the Bar, a charity that has been set up to support aspiring Barristers from disadvantaged backgrounds by providing them with access to opportunities and resources that will help them achieve their dream of becoming a Barrister.

As my Unit had entered into the process of procuring external legal advisers, a business manager was required. I was selected due to my demonstration of the abilities required to execute this vital function. In this role, I am responsible for delivering and managing this contract. My activities include: - Managing the day-to-day business of the contract, and dealing with any issues that arise, escalating if deemed necessary;- Ensuring that the unit receives the services it requires in time and with cost-savings;- Managing the relationship between officials and external legal advisers; - Conducting regular meetings with stakeholders including suppliers, government lawyers and planning officials to discuss lessons learned, and how we can optimise delivery;-Organising events that deliver learning and development in relation to legal developments in the Unit's area through working and negotiating with suppliers;- Handling the monitoring of KPIs; and- Managing the financial aspect of the contract i.e. budgeting/forecasting, payments and cost-savings. I have also retained planning casework responsibilities and am managing applications for large and nationally significant infrastructure projects. My activities are the same as below.

I currently work for the Transport Infrastructure Planning Unit at the Department for Transport. The Unit receives applications for planning consent under the Transport and Works Act 1992 and Planning Act 2008. In addition to the business management responsibility outlined above, my activities include:- Managing applications in line with statutory rules, ensuring each application is consistent with government policy, legally acceptable and meets the required legal drafting standards; - Evaluating complex reports from planning Inspectors on national infrastructure projects and assessing the key issues and potential problems/risks;- Assessing representations/arguments made by a diverse range of parties including objectors to make an appropriate decision;- Making recommendations to the Secretary of State of Transport that withstand the threat of legal challenge;- Drafting procurement documents including bid-packs and statements of requirements; and- Managing the phases of the procurement process including the construction of contractual documents, engaging with the relevant stakeholders, and driving the process forward.

Social Action for Health is a charity dedicated to reducing health inequalities. One of the projects they are currently involved with is called 'Genes and Health'. It is the world's largest community based medical research project. They are looking to understand why the prevalence of diabetes, heart disease, high cholesterol, and stroke is so high in the South Asian community. In particular, the Pakistani and Bangladeshi communities. The goal is to use our findings to produce better targeted, and thus, more effective treatment and education amongst members of these communities in the UK, and abroad. As a delegated researcher, I acted as an ambassador for the organisation. I attended venues, engaged with members of the community, informed them of our work and collected their DNA. The samples were then handled by a team of scientists headed by Geneticists at Queen Mary University, University of London.

DWF is a global legal business that exposed me to the realities of cross-border investments and business dealings. My activities included: - Observing lawyers at the organisation including the head of commercial growth; - Attending conference calls involving several parties in different locations around the world, enabling me to get a better picture of the challenges involved in contracts that include parties who are governed by different legal systems; - Proofreading legal documents; and- Attending training seminars in dealing with clients (mainly big businesses and high net-worth individuals), managing relationships, objections and personalities in a professional and empathetic manner.

REN Legal is a commercial law firm in central London that focuses on finance, corporate, real estate and dispute resolution. My activities included:- Supporting lawyers dealing with 'Know Your Client' processes; - Supporting lawyers working on leasing arrangements and insurance claims; and - Checking legal documents, ensuring spelling, punctuation and grammar was correct.

Boost Education is a tuition centre with several branches across London. My activities included:- Managing sales campaigns from start to end, including obtaining customers through face-to-face, over the phone and digital engagement;- Managing marketing campaigns including organising competitions at local libraries; - Hosting competitions, serving as the judge; and- Teaching GCSE Maths, English and Science to classes of up to 6.

This is a highly esteemed chambers housing some of the most accomplished criminal law barristers in the country. Day to day activities:- Attended public court hearings; and - Shadowed barristers as they conducted their day to day business.

This is a well-established and high-ranking chambers housing some world-renowned commercial KCs. Day to day activities:- Shadowed several commercial KCs and barristers; and - Attended several civil hearings with commercial barristers at the High Court of Justice.