William Mourino
Rochester,Kent
Summary
Experienced professional with expertise in clerking duties, diary management, work allocation, and supervision. Demonstrates strong capabilities in practice management, private fee negotiation, and a comprehensive understanding of fee structures. Proficient in Microsoft Office applications including Word, Excel, and Outlook, alongside social media platforms and information technology tools. Adept at providing guidance under pressure while ensuring efficient public access instructions and maintaining high standards of organisation. Committed to leveraging skills to optimise operational efficiency and support professional growth within dynamic environments.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
10
10
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Business Development
4-5 Gray’s Inn Square
09.2022 - 09.2025
- Active promotion of Chambers in the marketplace and proactively seeking to develop new opportunities whilst continually maintaining strong relationships within Chambers’ existing client base.
- Awareness of Chambers marketing strategies to enable efficient and productive networking, whilst keeping in mind the practice objectives of all members of Chambers.
- Regular arrangement and attendance at Chambers-wide marketing events through to more targeted, specific firm-based scenarios. Examples include the planning of Chambers seminars, visits to regional solicitors’ firms, to more social based events, alongside ‘one on one’ meetings in a coffee or lunch / dinner settings.
- Working alongside members of Chambers to ascertain, or build on, rankings in ‘Chambers and Partners’ and ‘Legal 500’ directories, interlinked with Chambers wider development in this area.
- Specific practice management of all junior members of Chambers, holding regular practice management review meetings, setting business development plans and practice objectives for the future, whilst professionally handling any sensitive issues that arise.
- Wide ranging practice and diary management experience at all levels, from King’s Counsel to new tenants and pupils at the outset of their careers.
- Active involvement in case allocation, private fee negotiations and overall case management, always ensuring the client’s needs are at the forefront of all decisions made.
- Overall experience encompassing the entire spectrum of clerking duties, from daily diary management and allocation of work for the next working day, to the supervision and guidance of junior colleagues.
- Ascertained and honed the ability to work under pressure in the fast-paced environment of a clerks’ room within a busy set of criminal Chambers.
- Daily and long-term practice management of all members of Chambers diaries, with responsibility for my own practice team of 2 Queen’s (now King’s) Counsel, one member of the Senior Treasury Counsel team, and 9 junior members of varying call.
- Regular practice management meetings, setting plans and targets.
- Private fee negotiation and an extensive knowledge of fees structures encountered by Chambers.
Retail Assistant
Asda Superstore
Colchester
01.2021 - 01.2022
- Working in retail gave me valuable experience in attention to detail and working in a team.
- My responsibilities included working on the tills, stocking shelves, providing refunds and handling complaints.
Retail Assistant
The Co-operative
Colchester
01.2019 - 01.2021
- Working in retail gave me valuable experience in attention to detail and working in a team.
- My responsibilities included working on the tills, stocking shelves, providing refunds and handling complaints.
Education
B.A Hons - Law
University of Essex
09.2019 - 09.2022
BCC - undefined
Fort Pitt Grammar school
09.2017 - 06.2019
11 GCSEs - Three As, Five Bs, One C
Sir Joseph Williamson’s Mathematical School
09.2012 - 06.2017
Skills
- Clerking duties
- Diary management
- Work allocation
- Supervision
- Guidance
- Ability to work under pressure
- Practice management
- Private fee negotiation
- Knowledge of fee structures
- Information technology
- Microsoft Office
- Word
- Excel
- Outlook
- Social media platforms
- Public Access instructions
Personal Information
Hobbies: Keen all-round sports fanatic, with a major passion for football and working out at the gym., Enjoy taking long walks with my dog and painting in my spare time.
Custom
References are available upon request.
Timeline
Business Development
4-5 Gray’s Inn Square
09.2022 - 09.2025
Retail Assistant
Asda Superstore
01.2021 - 01.2022
B.A Hons - Law
University of Essex
09.2019 - 09.2022
Retail Assistant
The Co-operative
01.2019 - 01.2021
BCC - undefined
Fort Pitt Grammar school
09.2017 - 06.2019
11 GCSEs - Three As, Five Bs, One C
Sir Joseph Williamson’s Mathematical School
09.2012 - 06.2017
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