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LEE GALLIGLE
20 East Street, Canterbury, CT1 1ZZ, UK lg2999@kent.ac.uk 07791 111111 |
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EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF KENT |
LLM International Law & International Relations 2012-2013
The International Protection of Human Rights, International Criminal Law, Legal Aspects of Contemporary International Problems; Theories of Conflict and Violence, International Migration Law
Dissertation: “Women's roles and women’s rights in post-conflict Sierra Leone” |
LLB Law, class 2.1 (68%) 2009 - 2012
Modules included all exemption subjects plus The Laws of War and Law & Political Theory |
| Casubon High School, Middlemarch 2002 - 2009 |
| A-levels: English (A); French (B); History (C) |
| GCSEs: 9 at grades A*-B, including German (B) and Mathematics (B) |
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Firms will expect a comprehensive list of your academic achievements to date, so include all subjects and grades |
WORK EXPERIENCE
ASPS (Association of Students for Peace and Security), London July 2012 |
Four-week voluntary internship where responsibilities included:
- writing press releases and liaising with national media;
- setting up and maintaining a database of conference participants
- researching and writing a briefing document on ethnic divisions in Cote d’Ivoire
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| Jaggers & Jaggers, London June 2011 |
Two week placement n the property and litigation department of solicitors’ firm
- Responsibilities included drafting leases, client letters and other documents; internet and archive research; taking notes in Court and at client meetings
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Bulstrode Insurance Ltd, Lowick, Loamshire
Temporary Clerical Assistant Summer vacations, 2010 -2012
- Responsible for data inputting, liaison with clients and general office duties
- Developed skills in dealing with business clients, chiefly over the telephone, and in working accurately under pressure
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Africa Summer Camps June 2009
- Volunteer at a summer activity camp in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa, organizing music, reading and games for local children.
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| Flora Motley Ltd, High Street, Middlemarch 2007 - 2009 |
- Saturday Sales Assistant in fashion store: customer service, stock control, cash handling. This developed my teamworking and problem-solving skills.
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Say what you did in any law-related placements, and in what type of firm
Highlight relevant skills gained from non-law employment
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ACHIEVEMENTS AND ACTIVITIES
Student International Law Society, University of Kent
- Founder member and President of a society which now has over 100 members
- Responsible for liaising with guest speakers and organising visits, most recently to the European Court of Human Rights
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| Member of the Amnesty International, Fairtrade and Oneworld societies |
Travelled independently in South Africa, India and Mexico and many European countries during vacations |
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Something a bit “different” can help your CV to stand out and be remembered. |
SKILLS |
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| Languages |
English mother tongue; good command of French and German; basic Spanish |
| Computing |
Windows packages (including PowerPoint, Excel and Access); LexisNexis, Westlaw |
| Driving |
Full, clean driving licence |
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Can be useful to mention a driving licence if you are applying to firms in small towns or rural areas, but be sure to spell it correctly (with a C not an S in this context) |
