Amritjot G.

PROFILE

Law and (Distinction Level) LPC Graduate with exposure to the workings of a City law
firm, dispute resolution experience and commercial focus, seeking a paralegal position
within a commercial law firm where an excellent attention to detail, proven technical
ability and strong organisational skills can be fully utilised.

EDUCATION

BPP Law School, London 2008 – 2009

Legal Practice Course (LPC) –
Distinction
Compulsory Modules: Business Law and Practice (81%), Litigation (71%), Property
(76%)
Elective Modules: Debt Finance (64%), Equity Finance (67%), Private Acquisitions
(76%)

Kings College London, London 2005 – 2008

LLB Law - Upper Second (2:1)
First Year Modules:
Contract Law (60%), Criminal Law (64%), European Law (62%), Public Law (63%)
Second Year Modules:
Intellectual Property Rights (61%), Property Law (65%), Tort Law (62%), Trust Law (68%)
Third Year Modules:
Commercial Law (67%), Competition Law (63%), Jurisprudence (66%), Tax Law (66%)

Barton Peveril College, Southampton 2003 – 2005

A-Level
Economics (A), History (A), Mathematics (A), Further Mathematics (A)

St Mary’s College, Southampton 1998 – 2003

GCSE
4 A*s, 5 As and 3 Bs

SUMMER PLACEMENTS

Travers Smith, London 7 t h July – 18 t h July 2008

Vacation Scheme Placement
• One week in each of the employment and commercial departments.
• Tasks included: legal research; drafting clause for an employment contract; reviewing and
amending draft joint venture agreements; preparing a departmental presentation; and
attending meetings and telephone conferences.

Various Chambers 4 t h June - 29 t h June 2007

Mini-Pupillage
• Shadowed barristers in various civil, family and criminal courts, including the Old Bailey.
• Observed a number of different hearings including indictments for: battery; a request for an
ASBO order; possession of cocaine with intent to supply; fraud; and GBH with intent to wound.

ABM Solicitors, London 3 rd July - 7 t h July 2006

Work Experience Placement
• A high-street firm specialising in employment law and conveyancing.
• Answering telephone calls; welcoming clients to the office; booking client appointments;
drafting client invoices and appropriate correspondence; updating profit cost transfers and
reconciling the client account.

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LEGAL EXPERIENCE

Gill Brothers, Southampton November 2005 - Present

Advisory Role
My role has been to manage the client side functions of the dispute for one of the partners,
which has covered various areas of law including partnership, company, property, trusts.
Responsibilities include to:
• Liaise and correspond with solicitors, counsel, accountants and pension advisors;
• Review correspondence and advice, and discuss instructions to be given by the partner;
• Review and amend drafting of Defence and Counterclaim documents, Mediation position
statements and a Settlement Agreement;
• Review document bundles received as part of the disclosure process;
• Provide interpretation of terms and conditions of various legal documents, including leases and
a Settlement Agreement;
• Prepare documents and schedules for use in mediation;
• Attend and actively partake in negotiations at mediation and subsequent settlement
negotiations.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Gill Brothers, Southampton November 2005 - Present

Advisory Role
This role has also included organisational responsibilities on an ongoing basis, including:
• Managing parts of the commercial property portfolio;
• Preparing company records for use by accountant;
• Scheduling meetings with solicitors and ensuring necessary instructions are communicated
before appropriate deadline.

ASDA Supermarket March - September 2005

Sales Assistant
• Serving customers on checkouts.
• Answering and dealing with customer queries.

Fashion Mart July 2004 - March 2005

Sales Assistant
• Duties included: serving customers; stock control; cashing up and banking; opening and
closing the premises; and on occasions where the manager was not present, managing other
staff.
• Resolving unexpected situations such as dealing with shoplifters.

SYSTEM USAGE

• I am proficient in using Microsoft Office applications including Word, Excel and Presentation.
• I am experienced in using Online Legal Resources including Westlaw and Lexis Nexis
Butterworths.

ACTIVITIES & INTERESTS

• At law school, I was involved in the Employment Law Telephone Advice Line; a pro bono project
that offers initial employment law advice over the phone.
• I have a keen interest in the financial world which I keep abreast of through the financial press.
• At university, I was a member of KCL Sikh Society.
• I attend Tae Kwon Do martial arts classes, these provide me with a strong physical and mental
routine.

REFEREES
Available on request.

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