PETER OPOKU BONNA
Wolverhampton,West Midlands
Summary
Dedicated legal professional with extensive experience in law firm environments, specialising in legal research and drafting. Demonstrates strong skills in client communication, team collaboration, and independent work, ensuring effective case management and client advocacy. Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and adept at managing deadlines with attention to detail. Committed to safeguarding procedures adherence and professional empathy, with a focus on delivering high-quality legal services. Career goal: to leverage expertise in problem solving and report-writing to advance within a dynamic legal team.
Overview
1
1
Certification
12
12
years of professional experience
Work history
Case Worker / Legal Work Role
Friends Solicitors Ltd
2025.09 - 2026.07
- Drafting legal documents
- Conducting legal research in support of cases
- Meeting clients, filling in forms
- Preparing legal applications
- Clients Care: Open and close files.
- Preparing and managing clients’ account bundles
- Scanning and photocopy documents
- Assisting in case preparation and general advising
Administrative Role
COP-PIWC Wolves
2024.06 - 2025.08
- Worked as administrator responsible for managing the day-to-day administration and operations.
- Overseeing facility maintenance, managing records, scheduling events, and coordinating activities.
- Experience gained from this role includes leadership, time management, strong communication, decision taking, prioritizing tasks, conflict resolution, strong customer care relations, empathy, and interpersonal skills.
Operations
Equans- UK
2021.01 - 2024.01
- Planned routine operations under operations manager.
- Ensured regulatory compliance
- Conducted quality control checks, upholding high standards of service and product excellence.
- Liaised with external stakeholders, ensuring clear communication, and maintaining strong business relationships.
- Assisted in preparing operational reports and presentations.
- Managed conflicts within the team, mediated disputes and promoted a culture of respect, inclusion, and collaboration.
Advisory role
Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB)
Wolverhampton
2020.01 - 2021.01
- Met with clients, collected data, and interpreted information to clients and for daily report generation.
- Gave advice on housing, social care, and employment related issues
- Conducted legal research
- Displayed superior confidentiality in all communications.
Paralegal/ Trainee Solicitor
Lawrencia & Co Solicitors
Birmingham
2019.01 - 2020.01
- Met, interviewed, and advised new clients under supervision
- Attended court and tribunal with counsel
- Prepared applications, drafted legal documents and correspondence
- Managed law library database and legal records and perform updates.
- Performed initial client assessment and analysis to begin research process.
- Conducted legal research and identified appropriate judicial decisions relevant to support cases.
- Assisted in the preparation of trial bundles, ensuring all necessary documents were included.
- Assisted counsel by researching and consolidating information from legal resources.
- Completed case research via LexisNexis and Westlaw databases.
Customer Service Operations
Romax Solutions Ltd. UK
2018.01 - 2019.01
- Maintained excellent customer satisfaction by offering friendly, helpful, and informative customer service.
- Dealt with complex complaints and angry customers professionally and politely
- Coordinated with various departments to address customer needs, streamlining communication, and improving response times.
Advocate
POhWER Advocacy
2016.01 - 2017.01
- Worked diligently and efficiently to meet the needs of numerous service users across wide-reaching geographical areas.
- Collaborated effectively with authority figures to ascertain clear, helpful service user options and pathways.
- Maintained client dignity, permitting positive, person-led progress throughout various authority interventions.
- Consistently delivered positive outcomes through clear, compassionate communication with service users.
Legal - Pro Bono
University of Law Clinic
Birmingham
2015.01 - 2016.01
- Reviewed and evaluated legal documents
- Assisted in day-to-day office administration
- Developed legal documents, including motions and briefs, to support litigation processes.
- Performed initial client assessment and analysis to begin research process
Education
CMI Level 7 - Strategic Management & Leadership
Coventry University
2022.01 -
MSc - Law, Business & Management
LPC - Professional Legal Practice Certificate
The University of Law
BirminghamMaster of Laws - LL.M in Oil and Gas Law
University of Aberdeen
Bachelor of Laws - LLB (Hons)
University of Wolverhampton
Skills
- Legal research and drafting
- Active listening
- Independent work
- Problem solving
- Law firm experience
- Client communication
- Team collaboration
- Deadline management
- Professional empathy
- Attention to detail
- Safeguarding procedures adherence
- Microsoft office suite familiarity
- Case management expertise
- Client advocacy
- Report-writing
- Time management techniques
Certification
- CMI Level 7_ Strategic Management & Leadership
- Legal Practice (LPC)
- Master of Science (MSc.) in Business Law & Management
- Master of Laws, LLM.
- Bachelor of Laws, LL. B (Hons)
REFERENCE
On request
HOBBIES AND INTERESTS
Conducting legal research, Reading newspaper articles, Watching Athletics & Football, Building professional relationship
Affiliations
Chartered Managers Institute (CMI) UK, Associate
OTHER TRAINING
- Information Governance
- Data Protection Act
- Pastoral Care
- Basic Counselling
- Team Building
- Leadership
- Resilience & Confidentiality
- Health & safety
- Staying Safe Online
- Resolving Workplace Conflicts
- Understanding British Values
CUSTOM SECTION
- Merger & Acquisitions Analysis on Sainsbury’s Bid for Argos: The Legal and Commercial Implication, Project, University of Law, UK
- Commercial Disputes Resolution in Oil and Gas Contracting with State Parties - Why Litigation? LL.M Dissertation, University of Aberdeen
- Oil and Gas Contracting: PSA or Licensing? Publication, Academia.edu
- There are three broad stages in the cycle of the development and exploitation of an oil-bearing area: Exploration, Production, and Decommissioning/Abandonment. Outline how the UK Tax System deals with each stage., Work, Aberdeen
Languages
Akan/Twi Language
Fluent
References
References available upon request.
Additional Information
Education
Ghana School of Law
Post Call
Timeline
Case Worker / Legal Work Role
Friends Solicitors Ltd
2025.09 - 2026.07
Administrative Role
COP-PIWC Wolves
2024.06 - 2025.08
CMI Level 7 - Strategic Management & Leadership
Coventry University
2022.01 -
Operations
Equans- UK
2021.01 - 2024.01
Advisory role
Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB)
2020.01 - 2021.01
Paralegal/ Trainee Solicitor
Lawrencia & Co Solicitors
2019.01 - 2020.01
Customer Service Operations
Romax Solutions Ltd. UK
2018.01 - 2019.01
Advocate
POhWER Advocacy
2016.01 - 2017.01
Legal - Pro Bono
University of Law Clinic
2015.01 - 2016.01
Bachelor of Laws - LLB (Hons)
University of Wolverhampton
Master of Laws - LL.M in Oil and Gas Law
University of Aberdeen
LPC - Professional Legal Practice Certificate
The University of Law