1. CATHERINE MILLINGTON
8 Graig View, Ynysddu, Newport, Gwent, NP11 7JG
Tel: 078054487595/01495200339 Email: catherinemillington@outlook.com
EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS
2014 to date Cardiff University, Cardiff Law School
Legal Practice Course (LPC) – expect to complete June 2015
2011-2014 London South Bank University
Law LL.B. (First Class Honours 1:1)
2005-2007 Coleg Gwent, Crosskeys Campus
A Levels: Law (A); History (B); Biology (B)
2000-2005 Pontllanfriath Comprehensive School
GCSEs: Art (A*); History (A*); French (A*); English Language (A);
Geography (A); Double award science (AA); Mathematics (B);
English Literature (B); Welsh (C); Religious Education (C)
WORK EXPERIENCE
August 2014 Eversheds LLP, Cardiff
Two week temporary legal assistant (Litigation and Dispute Management): To efficiently
handle mortgage cases through the litigation process. To adhere to the clients instructions
within the specified deadlines.
2012 – 2013 Fire station, Arts and Theatre centre, Windsor
Bartender: To serve customers at the bar and to promote the sale of theatre tickets.
Summer 2012 Black Prince, Ynysddu
Bartender: To serve customers, cleaning, stock taking and cash handling.
2010-2011 Working Links, Caerphilly
Personal Consultant/ MAPPA advisor: To assess and aid the long term unemployed,
predominantly ex offenders, offenders and those that are at risk of offending within a
governmental contract called flexible new deal. To assess each individual and together
identify barriers and challenges that the individual may face. Action plans were constructed
to help the individuals gain meaningful, sustainable employment. MAPPA stands for Multi
Agency Public Protection Arrangements that is put in place in order to control and assess
high risk offenders.
2009-2010 Department for Work and Pensions, Benefits Agency, Caerphilly

2. Benefit Processing Officer: To assist members of the public claiming jobseekers allowance
exceptional customer service, by means of answering queries, resolving issues and trouble
shooting. To conduct regular meetings, take minutes, conduct meetings, update notice
boards, and organise staff statistics.
2007-2009 Scottish and Southern Energy, Cardiff
Customer service advisor: To help and advise customers on how to manage their payments
accordingly, and monitor the arrangements for payment by providing assistance to the public
in writing, by telephone and in person.
2005 – 2009 Caerphilly County Borough Council, Cefn Fforest Leisure Centre
Pool Lifeguard/ Swimming Instructor (part time): To enforce all poolside rules and preventing
unsafe behaviour, rescuing swimmers in trouble and administering any necessary first aid,
cleaning the poolside and supervising changing facilities.
September 2004 TrevorGriffiths and Humphries Solicitors, Blackwood
Two – week work experience: To deal with enquiries both on the telephone and in person, to
photocopy and file legal records, to protect the confidentiality of information, assisting with
data input and to provide direct clerical/ secretarial support to colleagues.
INTERESTS AND ACTIVITIES
I am an extremely dedicated, focused and tenacious individual. I am currently participating in
pro bono work as an ‘appropriate adult’ with Hafal in conjunction with south Wales police. I
am about to commence pro bono work as a ‘McKenzie friend’ in Cardiff, supporting those
who are seeking advice in relation to family law, law in relation to children and domestic
violence which I am thoroughly looking forward to. I enjoy keeping up to date by attending
several South London Law Society AGM’s, such as a talk given by Alastair Logan (Solicitor
for the Guildford four) on the miscarriages of Justice. On the 30th of September 2011, I
attended the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom to observe a Mock Trial on Ecocide
should the crime be adopted. Michael Mansfield QC, the prosecuting barrister, and Nigel
Lickley QC, the defence barrister played out the fictitious trial against two fictitious CEO’s to
raise awareness on the ever growing issues surrounding Ecocide which I found thoroughly
inspiring. Occasionally, I pursue my love for swimming and art work and attempt to express
my creative abilities through drawing and sculpture. I have recently joined a running club and
I successfully completed the Cardiff half marathon to raise money for a children’s charity
called Bliss.
REFERENCES
Mr Christopher Shepherd Ms Sarah Cockwill
London South Bank University Working Links, Ty Cennydd
101 Borough Road Castle Street
London Caerphilly
SE1 0AA CF83 1NZ