Summary
Work History
Education
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Charlotte Fitzgerald

Charlotte Fitzgerald

Wickham

Summary

Hardworking and passionate Paralegal Assistant successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Expertly supports cases with organised files, schedules and communications. Driven to achieve successful outcomes through strategic research and case management. Pursuing a career in commercial/intellectual property law, with a passion for intellectual property rights. Seeking to build experience in the legal profession.

Work History

Paralegal Assistant

TC-Group
07.2023 - Current
  • Drafted correspondence on behalf of legal partners and other staff members, ensuring attention to detail to minimise errors.
  • Maintained updated case files, practice records and law libraries, as well as uploading documentation to Companies House on behalf of clients.
  • Managed client data with highest levels of confidentiality and discretion, operating CCH Company Secretary and CCH central.
  • Researched legislation and precedents with sound judgment and analytical skills.

Ashurst Intellectual Property and Competition

Forage Virtual Experience Programme
02.2023 - 02.2023
  • Prepared research memorandum regarding Joint Venture agreements, reviewed urgent CMA search warrant due to Dawn Raid, recommended documents which should be protected under legal advice privilege or litigation privilege.

Sales Consultant

Anytime Fitness King's Cross
09.2022 - 01.2023
  • Liaised with clients via telephone, building rapport and maintaining long lasting relationships, whilst pursuing traffic for gym memberships.
  • Corresponding with clients through email regarding complaints, arrears payments and debt collection warnings.
  • Requested and reviewing appropriate legal documents to terminate client memberships.
  • Overlooked membership database management using Microsoft Outlook and Excel, outreach and in reach responsibilities, handling personal data and submitting correspondence into system.
  • Achieved sign-up rate of 8 members in one day whilst pushing special promotion.

Student legal advisor

Portsmouth General Legal Advice Clinic
09.2021 - 05.2022
  • Advised more than 5 clients weekly, on legal issues such as landlord-tenant disputes, Child Arrangement Orders, drafted statements of cases and witness statements.
  • Provided effective customer support by establishing facts of legal issues and advising on legal options available, and ensured timely, pertinent legal advice for caseloads of clients, using Case Management System: Clio.
  • Assessed cases for probable outcomes by researching black letter law and other legal authority, comparing fact patterns to those of precedential cases.

Education

LLM - Entertainment Law

University of Westminster
City of Westminster
09.2023

LLB - Law with Criminology

University of Portsmouth
Portsmouth
06.2022

A-Levels -

Peter Symonds College
Winchester, Hampshire
06.2018

GCSEs -

Wildern School
Southampton
06.2016

Skills

  • LexisNexis Basic and Advanced Certification,
  • Westlaw Basic Certification
  • Proficient in MS Office
  • Drafting legal correspondence
  • Caseload management
  • Strong work ethic
  • Analytical
  • Working legal system knowledge

Interests

Avid Traveler - Organised a month's trip to 7 countries to Southeast Asia and around the Middle East in my gap year. 

Member of Cheerleading Society & Law Society at the University of Portsmouth.

Ice Skating - Level 8 Ice Skating Award.

Enjoy reading and learning about topical intellectual property debates on LinkedIn and online newspapers.

Timeline

Paralegal Assistant

TC-Group
07.2023 - Current

Ashurst Intellectual Property and Competition

Forage Virtual Experience Programme
02.2023 - 02.2023

Sales Consultant

Anytime Fitness King's Cross
09.2022 - 01.2023

Student legal advisor

Portsmouth General Legal Advice Clinic
09.2021 - 05.2022

LLM - Entertainment Law

University of Westminster

LLB - Law with Criminology

University of Portsmouth

A-Levels -

Peter Symonds College

GCSEs -

Wildern School
Charlotte Fitzgerald