Lucy Graves Email & Phone Number

Chesterfield, England, United Kingdom

• Assisting and advising parents under the Legal Help/Aid scheme with Public Law Outline (PLO) process and Care Proceedings.My responsibilities include:
• Managing Public Law Outline cases, attending meetings and advising clients.
• Working alongside the Solicitor with conduct of Care Proceedings, in which the firm represents parents.
• Keeping clients up to date via email, letter and telephone calls.
• Engaging in challenging discussions with clients and supporting them through PLO and care proceedings.
• Representing clients at non-complex Court hearings.

Chesterfield, England, United Kingdom

Same job description as current role

Chesterfield, England, United Kingdom

Nottingham

• Assisting and advising clients under the Legal Help/Aid scheme with divorce, children arrangements, domestic abuse injunctions, matrimonial/non-matrimonial finances and property. My responsibilities include:
• Responsible for managing my own case load, prioritising work to progress client’s cases efficiently.
• Understating a client’s needs and supporting them through difficult times.
• Drafting letters to clients, oppositions and other legal professionals, informing them of our client’s instructions, enabling negotiation.
• Liaising with clients remotely, keeping them updated on the progress of their case, taking further instructions and answering any queries that arise.
• Completion of both online and paper divorce petitions, from drafting the petition to applying for Decree Absolute.

Sheffield, England, United Kingdom

• Liaising with customers, maintaining a high level of service at all times.
• Training new members of staff, demonstrating my leadership skills and teamwork ability.
• Ensuring the store is well presented, requiring an exceptional level of attention to detail.
• Product knowledge, enabling a good understanding of the commercial side of retail.

Sheffield, England, United Kingdom

• Helena Kennedy Centre (Law Clinic)I acted as a Student Adviser within the Law Clinic, assisting clients with a range of civil legal issues. Within my small group, we interviewed clients, researched their issues and.
• Interviewing clients in an observed environment and preparing attendance notes.
• Managing client cases, keeping them regularly informed, ensuring their files were organised and updated with any relevant documents.
• Attending firm meetings, where undertook a secretarial role, taking notes, delegating tasks and preparing for following meetings.
• Conducting detailed legal research, analysing and summarising legal information.
• Preparing memos.

Chesterfield, England, United Kingdom

• During summer and Christmas break at University, I gained work experience at Derbyshire Family Law, undertaking task involving Paralegal/Secretarial work and my responsibilities included:
• Preparing preliminary documents for court proceedings.
• Drafting letters and emails to clients.
• Reviewing correspondence received from third parties.
• Assisted in completing legal forms, such as Legal Aid and C100 applications.
• Liaising with clients by telephone.

Chesterfield, England, United Kingdom

• Operating Neopost DS 1200.
• Scanning surveys onto Kodak Capture Pro.
• Organise post daily.
• Logging client documents.
• Maintaining a safe working environment.

Graduate Diploma, Legal Practice, Results Pending (29Th October 2024)

Property Law and Practice - Passed Wills and Administration of Estate - Passed Business Law - Passed Dispute Resolution - Passed Criminal.

Bachelor Of Laws - Llb, Law, 2:1

Law Clinic - 2:1 Family Law and Policy – 1st Equity and Trust – 2:1 English Legal System – 2:1 Contract Law – 2:1 Employment Law – 2:2.

A Levels, Business Studies, Drama And Theatre Studies, English Language, A, C, D

Activities and Societies: Assisted in running and after school Drama Club

Gcse, Maths, English, Science, Ict, Drama, Media Studies, C