Katherine B. Email & Phone Number

• I was unable to work due to an injury. My determination to achieve my goal of being ready to return to work, is demonstrated by:
• Volunteering for local companies undertaking and securing two pitches on their behalf.
• Attending London based business and career fair events including Women In Tech Exhibition and online seminars.
• Networking at functions.
• Assisting a charity as a minute taker.
• Undertaking a strength and conditioning programme with a sports rehabilitator director at Go Perform.

Marlow, England, United Kingdom

• Typing (copy/audio) and formatting of legal documentation.
• PA responsibilities to include scheduling meetings and taking phone messages.
• Scanning and emailing clients for registered office post and answering queries in my remit relating thereto.
• Raising invoices and chasing clients for non-payment of bills.
• Other office related duties including answering door using intercom systems and welcoming clients.

Reading

• Business Support Officer to Independent Chairperson (permanent position following PA role at Reading Council)
• Diary management, organising meetings, meeting and greeting external visitors in a professional manner.
• Typing responses to correspondence.
• Copying, scanning, emailing and processing documents.
• Arranging remote virtual meetings via Microsoft Team Meetings and troubleshooting access issues.

Reading

• Temporary role leading to permanent employment
• Developing and maintaining strong working relationships with senior management and colleagues.
• Reactive diary management, booking appointments and room bookings, answering calls and taking messages.
• Regular reviews of diary; being proactive to minimise problems and acting as gatekeeper escalating any concerns.
• Managing information so as to enable swift decision making.
• Collating paperwork for senior management meetings using my initiative highlighting relevant matters.

Thoroughly enjoyable and worthwhile career break looking after my children prior to them starting primary school.

Reading, England, United Kingdom

• Covered Maiden Erlegh Schools based in Reading and Silverdale Road, Lower Earley
• Invigilating mock and public examinations including covering multiple examinations at one time.
• Ensuring exams are carried out in conjunction with examination guidelines.
• Identifying and photocopying missing enclosures that were not included in mock exam papers.

Reading, England, United Kingdom

• Audio typing, proof-reading and formatting of legal documentation prior to release to parties.
• Managing inbox and filtering requests, escalating matters requiring urgent attention during solicitor’s absence.
• Drafting letters, emails and responses to correspondence using my own initiative.
• Liaising with the Courts, Counsel, bailiffs and external parties on various issues.
• Preparation of court litigation bundles for trial/Counsel, collating and photocopying multiple sets, paginating, filing and serving.
• Upon receipt of instructions from Social Services, preparing court forms for solicitors prior to their return to office.

Lower Earley, England, United Kingdom

• PA/Secretary to Project Director working alongside Saudi Aramco (following corporate restructure):
• Managing detailed diaries of appointments; arranging/reorganising conflicting meetings with tact and diplomacy.
• Gaining operational knowledge, networking and liaising with teams across the business.
• Pacifying client when issues arose to ensure working relationships maintained.
• Project support to Operations/IT Telecommunications Teams including training secretaries in formatting skills.
• Spotting legal errors in engineering negotiation meetings when assisting IT and Telecommunications Teams.PA to General Legal Counsel/Legal Secretary and PA/Secretary to Company Secretary:

Reading, England, United Kingdom

• Covered commercial disciplines to include company commercial, intellectual property, IT and commercial property law, also floated to cover private client and family law.
• Maintaining smooth running of Commercial Law Department and Business following absence of Managing Partner.
• Primary point of contact to senior management, dealing promptly with all communications.
• Departmental secretarial and administrative support including digital dictation.
• Raising invoices in conjunction with fee-earner timesheets and chasing clients for payment of the same.
• Floating so as to cover staff shortages providing secretarial, reception and post room support.

London, England, United Kingdom

• First point of contact for clients in Partner’s absence and dealing with phone calls, escalating where necessary.
• Audio typing correspondence and lengthy contracts, track changing, formatting and proofreading the same.
• Responding to due diligence questionnaires, reviewing and collating documentation for bundles and indexing.
• Production of contracts, reports and correspondence in accordance with office precedents.
• Completing multiple company forms for directorships and filing at Companies House inputting accurate data.
• Researching new clients and brands using my initiative following new instructions.

London, England, United Kingdom

• Formatting documents for in-house legal teams in accountancy practices (KPMG and ARTHUR ANDERSEN)
• Float Legal Secretary in commercial, information technology and employment law (PITMANS SOLICITORS).
• Patent and Trade Marks Secretary to Partner and Trainee Trade Mark Attorney (KILBURN & STRODE, ABEL & IMRAY – invited back to both companies due to understanding of complex technical material despite no patents training)
• PA/Secretary to Commercial and Employment Director and assisting VP (MCI now VERIZON)
• Employment/Litigation Legal Secretary providing support to corporate commercial teams (CLARKS SOLICITORS).

Reading, England, United Kingdom

• Holiday employment secured to finance University years
• Following a takeover by BDO Stoy Hayward, Administrator in Corporate Recovery & Insolvency Department.

Bachelor Of Laws - Llb, 2:2

Activities and Societies: Haagen Dazs Swimming Rollerblading

Lpc, Legal Practice, Law, Pass

(Ba Hons) Criminology (First Year Only - Transferred To Sussex University To Study Law), Criminology, 2:1 (First Year)