Who's Who? Joanna Hill

Iam a Paralegal Joanna Hill at Irwin Mitchell,

Irwin Mitchell working within the Medical Negligence department.

I moved back to Cambridgeshire after completing my law degree at University of Sheffield in 2016. I grew up in a village in South Cambridgeshire and attended college in Cambridge, so I was delighted to move back and take up employment in this beautiful city.

I joined the CLS committee at the beginning of the year to assist with corporate social responsibility and explore potential pro-bono opportunities. My role includes researching charities that we may be able to support in the future and building relationships with them, as well as identifying potential scope for pro-bono initiatives. During the course of my role I am looking forward to working with some of the wonderful local charities who provide vital support to those in need.

In terms of work life, I work in Claimant Medical Negligence. We provide assistance to clients often experiencing life changing events. It is extremely rewarding to support clients through difficult times in their lives. My role involves providing support and assistance to the fee earners in my team, as well as running my own caseload. I am very lucky to work within a wonderful team who are very supportive, great fun and have definitely made the last year that little bit easier!

Outside of work, I like to keep active. I am a regular gym goer (when Covid allows), otherwise I enjoy Pilates and running. I love travelling and discovering new places and also spending time with my family. I have close family in Australia which perfectly combines the two and I cannot wait to be able to visit them again when the current situations improves. During lockdown my partner and I have renovated our home, which has kept us very busy! I am now looking forward to being able to share this with our loved ones when the Covid restrictions ease.

WEBINAR: STAYING WELL, WORKING WELL

PRESENTED BY ELIZABETH RIMMER, LAWCARE|THURSDAY 6th MAY 2021 4PM Join us for a discussion about mental health and wellbeing with Elizabeth Rimmer, CEO of LawCare where she will share top tips for working well and staying well during these uncertain times and outline the help and resources available from LawCare, the charity that supports and promotes mental health in the legal community.

ABOUT ELIZABETH RIMMER Elizabeth has been managing and developing charities in the mental health sector for over 20 years. She joined LawCare in 2014 from the Institute of Group Analysis, a membership and training organisation for group psychotherapists. Before that she headed up Alzheimer’s Disease International, a worldwide federation of Alzheimer Associations. Elizabeth started her working life as a solicitor specialising in clinical negligence, practicing at Leigh Day. LawCare is an independent charity offering emotional support, information and training to the legal community in the UK and Ireland. We work to promote good mental health and wellbeing in legal workplaces and drive change in education, training and practice.

If you need to talk call us on 0800 279 6888 or visit www.lawcare.org.uk

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