I am a proud member of the assistant online community and passionate about lifelong learning. I am a Fellow of the Institute of Administrative Management and was a Fellow of the Executive & Personal Assistants Association, achieving Practitioner status with the latter in 2019. My first job when I left school was as a junior typist in the company secretarial department of a firm of accountants. Since then, I’ve always worked in an assistant role within both commercial and retail organisations, often with multiple ‘hats’ as receptionist, office manager or registrar. I’ve been in my current position at Mourant since 2006, and have worked with the Office Managing Partner since 2015. During this time I’ve completed the Legal Secretaries Diploma, the Certificate in PA and Secretarial Skills, and the Mini MBA for Senior & Executive Assistants, as well as a variety of independent learning. I was once told that I was not a '9-5 assistant' meaning that I am flexible when required - often a necessity to provide first class client service. I'm a progressionist, not a perfectionist, as the latter is impossible to maintain. I love to learn, and life is about being 1% better, at work or otherwise, every day.Outside of work, pastimes include reading (fiction and learning), photography and running. I enjoy parkrun as both a regular runner and volunteer - with the T-shirts to prove it - and in 2023, I became one of the core team of Run Directors at Guernsey parkrun.I've been a First Aider since 2013, and I qualified as a Mental Health First Aider in October 2020.In 2024 I became certified as Carbon Literate through completing accredited training with The Carbon Literacy Project.I had two years out, 2004-2006, living in Spain. I know enough Spanish to get by, and use Duolingo every day so I don't lose it completely - and I still write my weekly shopping list in Spanish.