Bernadette Butfield Email & Phone Number

Vice Chair of the Wildlife and Countryside LINK Marine Group

Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Working as part of the BirdLife International Marine Programme, focusing on seabird bycatch in High Seas fisheries. Some key areas of this role include: • Engagement with RFMOs and representing BirdLife at relevantmeetings.• Working with the NGO Tuna Forum on bycatch policy andadvocacy.• Conducting bycatch audits for large retailers and seafoodsuppliers with the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership and Whale Dolphin Conservation.• Representing BirdLife at NGO-led working groups on topics ofinternational law, including the CBD and BBNJ.• Managing public communications and social media for theteam.• Leading a desk-based study using NVivo software to assess RFMO progress on bycatch over the past 20 years.• Leading engagement with the Marine Stewardship Council, responding to assessments and developing policy in response to the new Standard.• Working as part of a globally dispersed team with variouscultures and backgrounds.

Member of the Early Career and Ocean Law Specialist Groups

Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Responsible for policy and advocacy work relating to marine conservation with a primary focus on fisheries, marine protected areas and nature-based solutions in Scotland. • Developing and writing policy positions, briefing documents, andresponding to government calls for evidence and consultations.• Engaging directly with Marine Scotland and other relevant government bodies. • Interviewed by BBC Radio 4 on fisheries and MPA managementin Scotland post-Brexit.• Panel discussion member on ocean recovery at the EdinburghScience Festival 2021.• Marine Group Member of Scottish Environment LINK.• Steering Group Member of Sea Scotland conference

Working as a freelance advisor to the UK governing body on scuba diving, providing guidance on BSAC university club diving and marine conservation. • Establishing collaborative partnerships with relevant stakeholders • Producing strategic project plans and progress reports • Writing copy for the monthly SCUBA magazine and the BSAC website

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Completing a self-developed GIS based research project assessing the impact of Marine Renewable Energy Developments on aggregations of spurdog (Squalus acanthias) in Scottish waters• Confident and proactive liaison with relevant stakeholders (fisheries groups) and government (Marine Scotland Science, marine spatial planning and policy teams) • Scientific report writing• Strong GIS skills (ArcGIS and QGIS), experience working with ICES DATRAS data, excel and R programming software skills

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

• Responsible for managing a portfolio of clients and immigrationfiles, both private and commercial.• Conducting client meetings and disseminating technical legaladvice in a clear, concise and approachable manner.• Managing the delivery of multi-author publications.• Excellent attention to detail, required to draft and review legaldocuments daily.• Efficient personal organisation - working part-time alongsideMSc studies.• Preparing documents ahead of meetings and court cases (i.e.,criminal immigration investigations and appeals).• Managing the learning and practical workload of work experience students and conducting meetings to discuss individual progress and integration at the firm.

Truro, United Kingdom

Working as a paralegal within the commercial property team.

Worked within the conveyancing team dealing with both commercial and private residential property transactions.

Bristol

Worked as a legal support to both the construction and planning teams.

During my second year at university I partook in a pro bono case advisor task for the Environmental Law Foundation. Independently, I methodically analysed and compiled a portfolio for a client seeking advice concerning planning permission for a solar energy plant in Somerset. The advice was successful and the client went on to secure planning permission for the project.

Master Of Science - Msc, Marine Systems And Policies

Activities and Societies: • Edinburgh University Sub Aqua Club • Edinburgh University Ornithological Society An interdisciplinary.

Bachelor Of Laws (Llb), Law, First Class With Honours

Activities and Societies: UWE Sub Aqua, Law & Debating Society

A Level, English Literature, Fine Art, Law, Psychology, Aabb