Joseph Rosindale
Stockport,Greater Manchester
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
9
9
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work history
Paralegal - property damage
Clyde & Co
Manchester
2024.01 - Current
- Responsibilities include reviewing client instructions and documentation and preparing case plans to strategise what steps need to be taken with subrogated recovery claims relating to property damage.
- Liaise with clients throughout the lifecycle of a case to provide updates and assessments on the prospects of recovery, draft Letters of Claim, and conduct settlement negotiations with third-party insurers.
- Update client files using a case management system to ensure accurate recording and suitably handle chargeable time in line with client service-level agreements.
Marshalling HH Judge Pearce
The Manchester Circuit Commercial Court
Manchester
2023.11 - 2023.11
- Witnessed a litigant in person who wanted to pursue an injunction to delay insolvency proceedings.
- Reviewed an application for judicial review by a claimant wanting to oppose a decision by the legal ombudsman who dismissed a claim against the claimant's solicitors.
- Reviewed and discussed a case regarding a director wishing to pursue a Norwich Pharmacal order against previous employees of their company and the potential legal concerns with the case.
Marshalling HH Judge Kelly
The Business and Property Courts
Leeds
2023.08 - 2023.08
- Observed a case concerning the application for an injunction to restrain a creditor's winding up petition and had the opportunity to read through each party's skeleton argument before the trial took place.
- Took notes on submissions made by counsel, which ranged from whether there was a valid contract to whether there was a breach of s.176 Companies Act 2006.
- Discussed the case and outlined strengths and weaknesses of each party's submissions, skeleton argument and advocacy style.
Group leader
CommLaw
Sheffield
2021.10 - 2023.06
- Undertook pro bono legal work advising small businesses and start-ups on various commercial legal matters, coordinated and informed group members, and participated in training events and briefings.
- Led meetings with multiple clients to discuss legal issues that needed to be addressed, documented client notes, drafted advice letters and navigated casework using case management system.
- Conducted legal research into range of issues, such as restrictive covenants, terms and conditions of contract under Consumer Rights Act 2015 and how to set up LLP for investment fund.
Work experience
Chafes Hague Lambert Solicitors
Wilmslow, Cheshire East
2019.07 - 2019.07
- Dealt with a lasting power of attorney and helped solicitors by contacting clients by phone to gather information about whether a donor had the capacity to make decisions.
- Provided assistance to solicitors in reviewing documentation on the Land Registry for previous title deeds relating to a commercial property lease.
- Attended a client meeting with a solicitor regarding the creation of a will and witnessed the will drafting process.
Work experience
Gorvins Solicitors
Stockport, Greater Manchester
2017.06 - 2017.06
- Assisted solicitors in purchasing a shelf company by reviewing its legal and financial history to ensure compliance and helping update director and shareholder information.
- Offered support to solicitors by reviewing active cases and helping draft forms for parties conducting litigation.
- Undertook general office duties, such as photocopying and helping out in the postroom to ensure efficient running of daily operations.
Education
LLB - Law
The University of Sheffield
2020.09 - 2023.06
A-levels -
Aquinas College
2018.09 - 2020.06
GCSEs -
Hazel Grove High School
2013.09 - 2018.06
Certification
- EtonX Resilience course - presented strategies for overcoming setbacks and turning them into opportunities, how to practise self-reflection to improve and how to structure goals to make them achievable.
- Allen & Overy Technology and M&A Law Job Simulation (Forage) - practically executed tasks allocating investor funding and advising on the consents required, reviewing M&A term sheets, drafting and reviewing disclosure letters, and providing verbal legal advice on a share purchase agreement.
- Clifford Chance Antitrust Global Virtual Internship (Forage) - composed an antitrust law newsletter, conducted a substantive US antitrust assessment and undertook an EU antitrust assessment of a distribution agreement. Tasks also included completing a multi-jurisdictional merger filing assessment and a draft exercise letter to a parliamentarian advising against their proposal to legalise economic cartels.
Events attended
- Cross Border Issues in Civil Litigation - The European Circuit - 12/2023 - discussed some of the contemporary issues faced with crypto fraud and assets abroad and service by NFT, the complexities of post Brexit litigation abroad and the enforcement of cross-border mediation settlements.
Hobbies and additional information
- I enjoy being productive in my spare time and so enjoy reading philosophy, classics, autobiographies and non-fiction. I am currently reading Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman. I am also looking to take up tennis as a hobby.
Non-legal experience
UNICUS - Front of house/bar staff
Sheffield
10/2021 - 05/2023
- Coordinated daily replenishment and stock resets to maintain an organised, tidy bar space and engaged with guests to create positive rapport, encouraging repeat visits.
- Managed customer requests by listening actively to concerns, providing positive solutions, and resolving guest complaints promptly and professionally, notifying restaurant management of concerns.
Timeline
Paralegal - property damage
Clyde & Co
2024.01 - Current
Marshalling HH Judge Pearce
The Manchester Circuit Commercial Court
2023.11 - 2023.11
Marshalling HH Judge Kelly
The Business and Property Courts
2023.08 - 2023.08
Group leader
CommLaw
2021.10 - 2023.06
LLB - Law
The University of Sheffield
2020.09 - 2023.06
Work experience
Chafes Hague Lambert Solicitors
2019.07 - 2019.07
A-levels -
Aquinas College
2018.09 - 2020.06
Work experience
Gorvins Solicitors
2017.06 - 2017.06
GCSEs -
Hazel Grove High School
2013.09 - 2018.06