Simone Whyte, Esq. Email & Phone Number

London, Greater London, United Kingdom

 Handled casework in immigration, general litigation and employment law.  Advised on employment contracts and employer/employee disputes. Made submissions to employment tribunals. Made applications to the Home Office on the behalf of clients. Conducted legal research. Assisted with market the company and developing client base. Drafted witness statements and preparing case bundle.  Assisted with marketing the company and developing client base.Achievements Drafted successful application to Home Office and further developing my research skills and was lead researcher for the firm.

London, United Kingdom

 Handled casework in civil litigation, family, immigration, employment, commercial property, Wills and probate. This included drafting witness statement, briefing Counsel, conducting legal research, drafting legal correspondence and interviewing clients. Made immigration applications for naturalisation, applications under European law, extension of stay and settlement. Advisied clients on employment contracts, grievance procedures and negotiating settlements in employment disputes Drafted Wills, applied for Grant of Representation, and gave general advice on law relating to Wills and Probate. Completed casework in divorce applications, advised on contact arrangement for children, and assisted with settling financial disputes in matrimonial matters Assisted with sales and purchases of Leases, grant of new commercial Leases, and renewal of Leases

London, United Kingdom

 Assisted with housing and family law matters Assisted with Possession Proceedings and Homelessness Reviews and Appeals. Drafted documentation on behalf of clients.

London, United Kingdom

 Provided service users with general advice on areas including but not limited to immigration law, employment law, family law, consumer law, property law, debt and money advice and educational law. Drafted documentation on behalf of clients.  Updated clients’ case notes using the bureau case management system (Petra). Conducted legal research to support service users’ cases. Provided telephone advice to clients who were unable to attend the bureau. Achievements: Successfully identified and assisted with the development of social policies (policy research done to identify emerging problems early and to identify which government policies that are not working). Such research is used to prevent emerging problems becoming widespread by lobbying government to implement the necessary laws. One such example includes debt and money policy research.

London, United Kingdom

 Assisted with employment law and property law matters. Dealt with landlord and tenant disputes, part 8 claims, and general litigation. Made applications and/or appeals to the Home Office on clients’ behalf which included student visa applications, work permit applications and spousal visa applications. Drafted Bill of Costs and updated firm’s computerised case management system (Peapod). Filed then served documents; drafted Witness Statements, Application Notices, Attendance Notes and liaised with clients/Counsel – explained proceedings to clients. Achievements: Used self- initiative to improve firm’s filing system. Assisted on landmark family law case (divorce matter), this is now an authority on UK Courts’ Jurisdiction in relation to divorce matters.

London, United Kingdom

 Provided rental valuation of properties, and offered advice as required. Selected tenants, arranged viewings, obtained references, and dealt with negotiations. All other ad hoc duties that are involved in letting and management of residential properties. Achievements: Ensured growth of the business by using effective strategies, such as ensuringClients had confidence in the organisation which increased property portfolio and profitability.

 Delivered consistently high standards of customer service at all times whilst actively promoting the wide range of services available. Managed shop when required. Identified and met the individual training and development needs of new members of staff. Achievements Worked with shop team to exceed annual profit target, which resulted in a yearly bonus.

Kingston, Jamaica

• Maintaining and updating the customer database and carrying out general administrative duties including typing and filing.• Liaising directly with customers to open accounts on their behalf and resolving any ad-hoc enquiries. • Selected to represent the bank at local marketing events. • Increased client base by using effective marketing strategies. Achievements: Increased client base by using effective marketing strategies.

New York Bar Exam, Law

New York Bar Exam

Postgraduate Diploma, Law

Legal Practice Course

Llb(Hons), Law

Diploma In Law, Law