1. Luke Vincent - Curriculum Vitae
18 Parksway, Swinton, Manchester, M27 4JL
Date of Birth – 22nd February 1979
Mobile: 07763641413
Email: lukey122@hotmail.com
Personal Profile:
I am a solicitor with 11 years post qualification experience having qualified on the 1st October
2003. I specialise in all areas of Personal Injury work ranging from low level RTA to multi track
value EL, PL and OL matters.
I am a highly motivated and committed person who can work unsupervised and I also thrive on
being part of a team. I am honest and trustworthy and feel that I can bring something extra into the
working environment.
I am married to Claire and we have a 5 year old daughter called Erin and an 8 month old son,
Finn, who keep us busy when we aren’t working!
I have been a keen rugby player of both codes and have played at professional level for Salford
City Reds and Chorley Lynx. I completed the Leicester Marathon in 2011 in just over 4 hours and
have recently taken up cycling, completing the Manchester to Blackpool charity bike ride in 2014
in aid of The Brain Tumour Charity.
I am a qualified Rugby League match official but am yet to start officiating. I am also qualified in
First Aid at work.
Technical Skills:
Microsoft Outlook
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Power Point
Proclaim Case Management System

2. Employment History:
Peasegoods Solicitors, Blackley, Manchester
Trainee Solicitor
June 2001 to October 2003
Within the Litigation Team of busy firm of Solicitors my role was to assist one of the partners with
his caseload of over 300 files, undertaking a mixture of Personal Injury, Housing, Conveyancing,
Family and Probate matters. My main duty involved taking instructions from new clients on a
daily basis in legal surgery dealing with all matters referred to above.
Six months into my training contract I took over a departing fee earners caseload, an opportunity I
relished. I then began to focus largely on Housing and Personal Injury cases.
Associate Solicitor
October 2003 to May 2008
Upon qualification I continued to work predominantly in the areas referred to above. My fee
income was in excess of £80000 each year. I dealt with a wide range of Fast Track Value Personal
Injury and Housing Matters and also obtained multi track experience.
I developed a wealth of Court experience, appearing in Chambers and in Open Court on a regular
basis. I was a Duty Solicitor at Manchester County Court, dealing with rent possession matters
and anti social behaviour injunctions. I undertook my own advocacy as much as possible and have
dealt with a variety of hearings ranging from Allocation to Detailed Assessment of Costs.
As Deputy Housing Supervisor I had direct involvement in Case Management together with the
monitoring of work undertaken by junior members of staff.
Hillis Solicitors, Levenshulme, Manchester
May 2008 to May 2013
Working as part of a team of 4 fee earners, I dealt with a wide range of matters which included
low level RTA work together with fast/multi track value EL and PL matters. I settled 2 litigated
matters in 2013 with values in excess of £60,000.
Being the most experienced fee earner within the practice I assisted colleagues with problem files
and attempted to offer help and advice wherever I was able to. I dealt with all my own advocacy
up to trial. My fee income was in excess of £190,000 per year from 2009 onwards based on a case
load of between 140 and 160 files.
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3. Ashfields Solicitors, Cheadle, Cheshire
May 2013 to present
Working on a case load consisting of a mixture of EL, PL, OL and RTA matters varying in
complexity and value from fast track portal matters to high value multi track claims. I manage a
team of 4 which includes my personal assistant and 3 litigation assistants. The case load can
consist of between 325 and 350 files at anyone time, with 30% being RTA and 70% EL/PL and
OL.
My fee income has been in excess of £300,000 for the past 2 years.
I have been a member of APIL for the past 2 years and have attended the spring and autumn
updates
Tesco Stores, Market Street, Manchester
Whilst at university I worked part time for two years as a checkout operator.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND Education:
Referees:
William O'Brien, Ashfields Solicitors
0161 495 2960
Nicola Chadwick, Peasegoods Solicitors,
0161 205 2772
Law Society Management Course Stage 2 BPP
Law Society Management Course Stage 1 Altior
Law Society Professional Skills Course Altior
Legal Practice Course - Pass - Distinction Manchester Metropolitan University
Degree in Law - 2nd Class, 2nd Division Manchester Metropolitan University
A Level English Language - C Eccles College
A Level French - C Eccles College
A Level Geography - C Eccles College
A Level Physical Education - B Eccles College