Office Manager & Paralegal
Call: 01227 784337
Office Manager & Paralegal
Call: 01227 784337
In Brief
I work as Office Manager here at Fairweathers and have recently taken on the additional role of Paralegal.
In the Past
I formally joined Fairweathers in 2013 as a PA, having previously temped for the firm over a number of years. I then progressed to IT Manager and assisted the previous Office Manager, taking over the full role after she left the firm in 2015.
My background is Legal PA and IT – I’ve worked in law firms since the age of 17. I spent several years working in London until I left to start a family.
At Work
My role is extremely varied as Office Manager, dealing with anything from the Induction process for new staff to liaising with our various suppliers; I chair Team and Staff meetings; contribute to and help compile the Annual Business Plan and maintain our Firm’s Office Manual and have a lead role in our annual compliance audit by Lexcel to maintain our accreditation with them.
I am responsible for the Firm’s IT, being the ‘techie’ in the office – this will involve anything from ‘helpdesk’ type support for my colleagues to liaison with our providers for the procurement of services & equipment, or to escalate technical issues. I find the ‘switch off/switch on again’ approach works well!
As Health & Safety Manager, I ensure that both legislative compliance and the Firm’s policy is met. I conduct annual reviews and Risk Assessments and am responsible for this aspect of staff training. I have similar responsibilities with my role as Data Protection Manager.
My role as a paralegal involves liaising with potential new clients, sourcing medical and other records, assisting with costs and funding arrangements on files and generally supporting the Clinical Negligence team here administratively and on individual files.
I also have the benefit of working with friends which makes my role here all the more enjoyable.
Spare Time
I have two grown up children and a grandson who keep me busy.
I love holidays and am always looking forward to booking my next trip.
I really enjoy keeping fit and fill my early mornings with Pilates, cycling, swimming and spin classes.
I enjoy gardening (not always enough time for it though) and love the theatre and cinema and generally socialising with my friends and family.
Favourite things