Beverley Davies
Bideford,Devon
Overview
41
41
years of professional experience
Work history
Legal secretary
Shoosmiths LLP
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
06.2001 - 11.2020
- Held the position of Secretary within the Employment Department of this established firm of Solicitors.
- Received and placed telephone calls to clients and prospective clients, arranged meetings and signing of legal documents.
- Organised and arranged employment seminars for HR Advisors including initiating powerpoint presentations.
- Transcribed legal documents and phone conversations.
- Created, indexed and maintained client binders.
- Managed client files with highest levels of confidentiality and discretion.
- Dealt with billing and sending invoices to clients including chasing outstanding payments.
- I was made redundant during covid in November 2020 when my husband and I decided to sell up and move to North Devon whereupon I decided to take early retirement
Retail Assistant
Matalan
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
09.1998 - 05.2001
- Mainly worked on the Customer Services desk processing product returns, ensuring items were clean and resaleabler and dealing with general customer enquiries.
- Updated product labelling and pricing to reflect discounts and offers.
- Continually replenished stock.
- Assisting on tills.
Legal secretary
Abbott King & Troen
London, London
05.1991 - 03.1995
- Secretary to Neil Abbott in the Commercial Team of this newly formed company.
- General day to day dealing with correspondence, typing up of leases, dealing with calls from clients, filing, covering switchboard when required, arranging meetings and general upkeep of diary
- Left the company to move with my family to Milton Keynes where I spent the next couple of years looking after my young children
Secretary
Rosling King LLP
London, London
07.1985 - 05.1991
- Secretary to Jonathon Rose, Partner in the Property Department.
- General day to day secretarial duties for this busy team of lawyers, dealing with correspondence, liaising with clients over the telephone, maintaining Mr Rose's diary, dealing with hotel reservations.
- Left the company when one two of the partners set up their own firm of lawyers, Abbott King & Troen
Typist
Foreign & Commonwealth Office
London, London
09.1979 - 07.1985
- Upon leaving school I worked in a local firm of solicitors in the matrimonial department before applying for a role in the typing pool of the Foreign & Commonwealth Office.
- Position involved typing up of confidential documents and letters.
- Left to
Education
GCSEs -
Holyhead Secondary School
HolyheadAbout Me
Having spent several years holidaying in Croyde covid gave us the opportunity to up sticks and move to North Devon. Not wanting to spend days in an office, I decided to take early retirement. However, having spent over two years here I now feel I would like to get back into the workplace. I feel that a temporary role in retail is the perfect way for me to do this allowing me flexibility to enjoy travelling in our campervan, cycling and walking our lovely rescue dog.
Timeline
Legal secretary
Shoosmiths LLP
06.2001 - 11.2020
Retail Assistant
Matalan
09.1998 - 05.2001
Legal secretary
Abbott King & Troen
05.1991 - 03.1995
Secretary
Rosling King LLP
07.1985 - 05.1991
Typist
Foreign & Commonwealth Office
09.1979 - 07.1985
GCSEs -
Holyhead Secondary School
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