LEGAL AWARDS WINNERS 2022: IN CONVERSATION

PARALEGAL OF THE YEAR How have you celebrated your win? I celebrated the

win on the night with my friends and colleagues. I also extended the celebrations with friends and family at the local pub.

Is there anyone that you would like to thank who has been instrumental in your success? I would like to thank my colleagues, friends and family for all of their support throughout my Apprenticeship. Balancing work and studying is challenging, but it is more than achievable with lots of support inside and outside of work.

If you had to make an elevator/twitter pitch about your day to day role what would it be? My day to day role involves defending NHS Trusts and GP’s against medical negligence claims from “cradle to grave”. I work on multi-million pound litigated cases and also low value pre-action files. No two cases are the same and I am constantly learning new things every day, especially with all the medical terminology.

What has the pandemic taught you? The pandemic has personally taught me how to transition from faceto-face tuition and exams, to distance learning and remote exams. It has also taught me how invaluable office based interactions are, especially as a junior who is still at an early stage of their career with so much more to learn.