This document is a personal profile for Alison Griffiths, a law student seeking a training contract. She has substantial retail and legal work experience, including as a sales assistant at Primark and providing legal advice as a student advisor. She also has experience representing law students as a course representative. Alison demonstrates strong communication, customer service, and teamwork skills. She is expected to achieve a 2:1 degree from Coventry University and has legal work placements at both local and large firms.

1. Alison Griffiths
1 The Street
The Town
Countyshire
AA1 2BB
agriffiths@emailaccount.com
09876 543210
Personal Profile
An enthusiasticandcommittedlawstudent with substantial work experience acquired in a
busyretail environment and in various legal practices. Someone who demonstrates strong
commercial skills, considerable tactandinfluencingpower, excellent time management and
strong intellect, now looking to secure a training contract.
Education
Coventry University, 2010 - 2013
Expected class of degree 2.1
All Law Society qualifying subjects studied
Anytown High School, 2003 - 2007
A Levels in English Literature (B), History (B) and Business Studies C and eleven GCSE’s
including English Language, Science, IT and Mathematics
Work Experience
Primark, July 2011 - Present
Sales Assistant
 Provision of outstanding and proactive customer service to ensure that customers
enjoy the shopping experience and to maximise their expenditure in the store
 Strongteam workingskills to ensure that all areas of the shop floor are adequately
staffed, with regular use of initiative to change roles to meet this need
 Acting as a mentor and trainer to new recruits entering the store’s employment,
training them on policies and ensuring that they understand the business needs
 Strong dispute resolution and de-escalation skills to resolve customer complaints
with the minimum need to refer these to management within the store
Law Department Coventry University, September 2013 – May 2013
Course Representative)
Thisis an electedpositionwitharesponsibilitytorepresentstudentsat department level. It
involvescollectingstudentviews,voicing these in departmental meetings and encouraging
academics and the university to react positively to student concerns.
 The abilitytolistenconstructivelytoinformationbeinggivenandtorelaythisclearly
to facilitate two way communication between the university and students
 Confidence to be able to speak in public for and before senior members of the
university
 Tact to represent views clearly and persuasive powers to encourage necessary
action

2.  Pragmatism to understand when the best compromise has been reached and the
ability to “sell” brokered solutions to students
Coventry Legal Advice Service, September 2013 – January 2013
Student Advisor
This is a legal advice service run on a pro bono basis by Solicitor Lecturers at Coventry
University.Studentshave the opportunityto make a regular commitment to attend and are
able to give advice subject to the supervision of Solicitors.
 The ability to take instructions from clients and to ask appropriate questions to
ensure that the full picture is obtained
 Carrying out legal research on areas of law not covered by the course to be able to
provide correct advice
 Givingdetailedadvice astothe meritsof client cases,including advising clients if no
legal remedies are available to them
 Writing draft letters of advice on unfair dismissal claims
 Keeping accurate and succinct client records to ensure that others are able to pick
up and deal with cases
Legal Work Experience, Various 2011 – 2013
I have takenthe opportunityto complete a number of short term placements in legal firms
rangingfromlocal practices(WrightHassell) toCityfirms(FieldFisherWaterhouse).This has
been invaluable in confirming my desire to qualify as a solicitor and afforded observation
opportunities.
 Watched the negotiations for a major commercial merger and acquisition
 Had the opportunity to work on some papers for a domestic conveyancing
transaction
 Attended court with a Solicitor to hear a bail application
 Observed a case in the County Court
 Sat on reception providing first line advice to prospective clients as to whether or
not the firm would be able to help them
Additional Information
I have taken the opportunity to take part in University mooting. I enormously enjoyed the
challenge of researchingcase law,preparingskeletonargumentsandpresentingthemin the
moot. I relished the need to think quickly to counter arguments put forward by the other
side and enjoyed the team work elements of the exercise. My team came second in the
Coventry Competition in 2012. I am a fluent speaker of xxxx languages. I am a member of
the universityhockeyteamandenjoythe teamwork.Myteamhas beenverysuccessful this
year winning 6 out of 8 of its matches.
References are available on request