Investment Banking Internship CV

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09/2010 – 06/2017   Queens’ School, Hertfordshire

Employment History

07/2019 – 09/2019   Duncan Lewis Solicitors – Work Experience Immigration Department:

Responsibilities included producing client information packs, updating clients on relevant progress, secretariat for client meetings, preparing client care and closing documentation, and drafting VISA applications, deportation documentation and naturalisation statements.

Crime Department:

Attended hearings at the Crown and Magistrates’ Courts, created client information packs, drafted documentation on evidence, provided case analysis and updated case files after contact with clients and courts.

Childcare Department:

Attended hearings at family courts, clerked court hearings, prepared case documentation; this involved analysing and summarising previous case notes, contact notes, risk assessments and incident reports.

07/2018 – 09/2018   WYM Legal – Residential Conveyancing Internship

Responsibilities included preparing sale contracts, stamp duty land tax evaluations and online posting, processing mortgage redemption statements and offers, drafting mortgage reports, preparing exchange and completion letters, drafting TR1, TA13 forms and completion statements, calculating apportionments, ordering pre-completion searches, drafting reports to lenders and addressing sale enquiries and other client communications.

Provided a helpful and friendly service by remaining customer focused and assisting with product queries. Performed accurate transactions and efficient stock management.

10/2016 – 05/2017   Queens’ School – GCSE English and Mathematics tutor

Supported students with mentoring and tailored training. Developed detailed plans based around the student's curriculum and academic goals. Analysed student’s strengths and weaknesses to develop appropriate action plans for their exams.

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Worked within the Regulatory Risk Management team. Gaining experience working in a large organisation and to understand the bank’s control functions such as Regulatory, Compliance and Anti-Financial Crime. Developing an awareness of how legal and regulatory requirements are implemented within the organisation.

Assisted in the preparation of Management Board Risk Reporting and summaries of the Risk calculations around Market and Credit Risk.

Training

Training courses: Company Law in Context, Risk Management

Attended seminars on commercial law, legal drafting, the core skills need to be a commercial lawyer, how to advise clients, the anatomy of a deal, and legal research. Prepared a presentation outlining key elements of an acquisition transaction, evaluated two models of dispute resolution, provided a summary of due diligence considerations, and reviewed a Non-Disclosure Agreement.

Gained an insight into commercial banking, audit, tax, and retail banking from professionals in the sector. Prepared a proposal regarding a potential new client for EY.

Prepared structure charts for a cross-border transactions, created a presentation on how to mitigate counterparty credit risk, drafted board minutes, produced a summary prospectus, and a presentation for an investment bank on dispute resolution regimes.

06/2020 – 07/2020   Bright Network – Investment Banking Internship Experience

Attended seminars hosted by professionals from HSBC, Macquarie, JP Morgan, and Goldman Sachs, seminars included valuation methodologies, the future of investment banking, the deal lifecycle, and types of transactions. Produced a presentation on a potential acquisition for British Airways.

Gained an insight into Covid-19’s impact on markets, in-house and private practices in commercial law, life of a debt finance lawyer, the role of technology within the legal industry, life as litigator, law and the green economy, and counter-cyclical work. Produced a pitch for a potential new client, researched and developed an on-boarding form, and completed a prioritisation task that reflected a day in the life of a trainee solicitor.

Selected through a nationwide competition to attend a skills and assessment day at Allen and Overy, providing networking opportunities and invaluable insight into the world of Commercial Law.

Interests & Achievements

  Vice President of Southampton University’s Comedy Society (2019-20)   Improv Captain of Southampton University’s Comedy Society (2019-20)   Welfare Officer of Southampton University’s Comedy Society (2019-20)

  Web and Publicity Officer of Southampton University’s Comedy Society (2018-19)   Writer for the Queens’ School newspaper: Focus (2015-17)   Manager of Queens’ School’s Feminist Society (2015-17)

  Sixth Form Peer Mentor (2015-2017)

  Team leader for Dragons’ Apprentice (2016)   Sixth Form Prefect (2015-2016)

  Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Award References

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