1. Steven Surgeon LLB (Hons), LLM (SportsLaw), ACilex
15 LongleyFarmView,Sheffield,SouthYorkshire,S57JX
s.surgeon2012@gmail.com
07530285444
Cleanfull UKDrivingLicence
LinkedInandTwitteraccountsunderStevenSurgeon
Education
2014-2015 Sheffield College:Graduate Fast-TrackLevel 6
Civil Litigation –Unit15
Practice of Employment Law – Unit19
2011-2013 NottinghamLawSchool: LLM SportLaw – AchievedaPass
Dissertationtitle- Whatis the responsibilityonthe ownersanddirectorswhotakes
control of a football clubregardinggoverningbodiescontractual obligationsandUK
law?
2008-2011 Universityof Derby:LLB Law (Hons) – Achieved2:1Grade
Electives:EmploymentLaw andRegulation;Intellectual PropertyLaw;Clinicand
International Trade Law
2005-2008 KingEcgbert School:2 A-Level and2 ASLevel – B, D, E and E
Legal WorkExperience
Thompsons SolicitorsOctober2013: Legal Advisor
My role asLegal Advisoristogive free legal advice totrade unionmembers usuallybytelephone.As
a memberof the Free Legal Advice team, advice givenbytelephone coversonawide range of legal
issues.Myduties include undertakinglegal researchbyusingthe internetorthe Free Legal Advice
library.Ihelpproduce fact sheets formembers inordertoconfirmadvice givenandassistwith
keepingthe legal resourcesuptodate. I make appropriate referralstospecialistorganisationsfor
assistclientsfurtherwhenrequired.Duringthe whole processforprovidingadvice forunion
members,Iuse Thompsonscomputersystemtowrite upadvice given.AlsoIuse the systemtokeep
unionupto date abouttheirmembersandmake internal referral inthe relevantpractice areas.
Bell & Buxton SolicitorsSeptember2013: (1 weekworkexperience)
Duringthe placementthe opportunityweregiventomarshal solicitorsinthe ContentiousWillsand
Probate,FamilyLaw,CompanyandCommercial andEmploymentdepartments.Afterreviewing
clientfiles,satinclientinterviewsandlearnedhow the practical knowledgegainedfromthe Legal
Practice Course isused.Conductedsome letterdraftingandhelpedtoorganise some clientfiles.The
opportunitytoaudiodictationfora bundle indexwastaken.
Hill Dickinson SolicitorsJuly2013: (1 week workexperience)
Duringthe placement,workincludedthe draftingof statutorybooksinordertofulfil company
requirementsof CompanyAct2006, board minutes,the creationof digital recordsandassistwith
the formationof a companywithCompaniesHouse.Legal researchforthe Employmentand
Commercial Propertyusingonlinedatabaseswasconducted.Alsohelpedwiththe updatingof the
currentrecords anddatabasesusedbyfee earners.
CitizenAdvice Bureau (Derby/LeicesterCityCentre)
November2012 to date: GeneralistAdviser
Before interviewingaclientmyresearchisconductedonAdviserNet. Duringthe interviewprocess
withthe clients,telephone callshave beenmade andlettershave beenwritten ontheirbehalf to
attemptto resolve theirproblemswiththirdpartieslikeemployersandbusiness.Help clientswith
the fillingoutforms. The line of workincludesEmployment,Consumer,Housing,Debt andBenefits.

2. Immigration Advice Service (UK) Limited June 2010 toSeptember2010: (3 monthplacement)
Selectionwasgained forplacementatthe Immigrationpractice inDerby.Thisinvolved assistingthe
immigrationadvisers withapplicationstothe Home Office forVisa, indefiniteleave toremainand
settlementstatus. Iattendedatribunal hearingwiththe legal advocate overvisaappeals. Ihelpto
reviewed over900 files inreadinessforauditbythe Office of ImmigrationService Commissioner.
Other Work Experience
Hays September2013 only
My only temporary assignmentwas atChesterfieldRoyal Hospital the role of Administration
Assistantwasthe last.Thisrole involvedassistingwithgeneraloffice dutieslikefiling,copying,
shreddingconfidential informationandbindingimportantdocuments.
UniversityofDerby 2009 to 2011
PromotionwasgainedfromStudentAmbassadorto EducationLiaisonMentor.Thisinvolved working
for the marketingdepartment of the Universityof Derby topromote the positiveaspectsof
attendinguniversity tofuture students.Assistance isgivenwiththe deliveryof presentationsand
workshops.
Positionsof Responsibilities
GMB@WorkRepresentative forThompsons Solicitors(Sheffield) 2015 - present
My role isto representtointerestsof mycolleaguesthroughthe collective bargainingagreement
withemploymentrelatedissues.Asashopstewardanda learnerrepresentative,supportisgivento
a colleague if furtherassistance isneeded.Thisrole hashelpedtoenhance myworkingknowledge
of employmentlaw.
StudentUnion Council Chair 2010 to 2011
ElectedasUnion Council Chair, helpedorganised2unioncouncil meetingandhelpedpreparethe
annual general meetingatthe endof the university academicyear. The chairedmeetings cateredfor
over100 studentunionmembers.
Skills
Advance Certificate forLegal ResearchwithWestlaw UK andLexisNexis
Experiencedatusing like the MicrosoftOffice packages
Completedin anExternal MootingcompetitionforDerbyLaw Society
Memberships
Memberof Universityof DerbyLawSociety in2008 to 2011
Memberof Derby Africanand Caribbean Society in2009 to 2011
Memberof DerbyRowingSociety in2008
Interestsand Activities
CommunitySportsLeadershipAward in2006
QualifiedFirstAiderwithSt.JohnAmbulance Service fromMarch2013
References
Scott Atkins ElizabethHolt Liz Wood
Universityof Derby CitizensAdviceBureau ThompsonSolicitors
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Derby Derby Sheffield
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