Internship seeker I am concurrently concluding a two year postgraduate at the Université de Nanterre Paris X: Master Bilingue des Droits de l'Europe, option droit International et Européen, spécialité Arbitrage International University of Swansea Swansea on commerciaux.enligne-lv.com

School: University of Swansea SA2 8PP Swansea

Education level: I am concurrently concluding a two year postgraduate at the Université de Nanterre Paris X: Master Bilingue des Droits de l'Europe, option droit International et Européen, spécialité Arbitrage International 5th year
I am concurrently concluding a two year postgraduate at the Université de Nanterre Paris X: Master Bilingue des Droits de l'Europe, option droit International et Européen, spécialité Arbitrage International
Highest educational level completed: number of years studied and completed with a diploma after highschool : +5
Last diploma : LLM in International Maritime Law
Current educational level : +5
Prepared job(s): : I am seeking for internships within City law firms in the fields of International Private Law, International Commercial Law and International Maritime Law

Duration of the internship: from 3 to 12 months
Beginning of the internship:
2011-09-01 2012-09-01
Full-time Yes
Study-work program Yes
Geographical mobility from your place of residence : 61 >> 100Km

Known Tools / Software/ Methods : Proficient with Legal databases: i-law, Westlaw, Lexis Nexis Proficient with Microsoft Office softwares

HGV, LGV, special vehicles licences :

Languages :
English : Native

July
27nd, 2011





Dear Sir/Dear Madam,





I am writing to apply for internships in Law firms starting from October
2011.





I have a strong motivation to work within law firms specializing in
International Private Law, International Commercial and Maritime Law. I have an
in-depth academic knowledge of these areas of law. I am currently studying at
the University of Wales, Swansea, completing an LLM in International Maritime
Law, having elected to specialize my research projects in Admiralty and Marine Insurance. I am concurrently pursuing a postgraduate research degree at the
Université de Nanterre Paris X in International and European law which focuses
on a comparative study of English and French law in International Commercial
Arbitration.





During a placement at an esteemed Parisian chamber in July 2007, I found that I
had a flair for contentious matters. This founded my determination to pursue a
career in law. I enjoy the intricacy and sophistication of legal reasoning and
above all its objective to reach a fair outcome. Working in an International Law
firm appears therefore as the nature environment in which I could thrive. I may
be given the opportunity to be constantly challenged with demanding and
contentious cases. I believe my knowledge of the complexities of both Common Law and civilian legal systems would enable me to grasp the inherent
difficulties in such international disputes which international Law firms face
on a daily basis. They have also given me the intellectual elasticity and
outlook to welcome, understand and analyze any given area of law. My
experiences as a freelance translator have enhanced my ability to better
understand the nuances in legal documents, as well as instilling me with a
meticulous approach to my work. To further develop drafting skills, I have
chosen a marine insurance project which requires an appeal submission for a
hull insurance case (The Copa Casino (2011)).



I regard myself as a proactive team member. I believe both my legal
work, my various sales work and my participation in mooting and mock
trials at both undergraduate and post graduate level evidence this. I see teamwork as key to
fostering excellence and initiative and as a necessary element in dispute
resolution. I also believe that I possess the requisite tenacity to be an
excellent commercial litigator.

Moreover, my participation in mooting competitions has enhanced
my public speaking. Very recently, during my P&I internship at the Standard
Club in London, I was asked to make an interactive PowerPoint presentation on
the subject of pollution before an invited audience.





Thank you for taking the time to consider my application. I look forward to
hearing from you in the near future.





Yours Sincerely,

PROFILE SUMMARY

• 
  Knowledge of Maritime Law and International Commercial Arbitration
  (masters degrees)
• Adaptable to new environments
• Ability to work to tight deadlines
• Multilingual
• Good capacity to communicate and team work
• Developed negotiation skills
  

EDUCATION

• 2010-2011: University of Wales, Swansea: LLM in International Maritime
  Law

§
Modules examined: Marine Insurance law (project
choice), Charterparties and Carriage of Goods by Sea, Admiralty law (project
choice) and International Litigation and Arbitration

• 2009-2011 :
  Université de Nanterre Paris X : Bilingual Masters of European
  Laws (« Master Bilingue des
  Droits de l’Europe »), Postgraduate Research Masters-2 year course,
  as follows :

§
2010-2011: 2^nd year of masters:
correspondence assessment in International Commercial Arbitration
§
2009-2010 : 1^st year of masters: International and European
law, including Private International Law, European Union Law, Negotiation and
Mooting Courses

• 2006-2010: University of
  Essex, Joint Honours in English and
  French law (LLB), Grade 2:1

§
2006-2008: studied on
site at the University of Essex.

• 2006-2009: Université de Nanterre Paris X: degree of French and Anglo-American Law
  (« licence
  de droit francais/ droit anglo-américain »)

§
2008-2010: studied on
site at the Université Nanterre Paris X.

• 2005-2006 : Institut de Latour, Paris :
  French General Baccalaureate : 13,75/20

PROFESSIONAL
BACKGROUND

June 2011- July
2011 : Charles Taylor Consulting Plc, London

o Intern at a prestigious
Protection and Insurance Club

o Insight into the environment
and work of an international insurance Claims Handler
o Preparation of PowerPoint presentations
before an invited audience

• October 2009-March 2010 : Agence Belvédère Veille Stratégique et
  Edition Multimédia, Paris
  

o
Freelance translator of printed and online
documents for professionals in the field of tropical wood certification. o
French/ English and English/French translation
of business, legal and technical documents
o
Correspondence submission of pieces for editing.

• 
  June 2008- August 2008: Cabinet d’Avocats Papeloux et Ennochi, Paris:
  Placement in barristers chambers

o
Legal research in French Property Law, French Commercial
Law and French Family Law disputes
o
Translation of documentary evidence (French/English
and English/French)
o
Drafting arguments to tight deadlines for presentation
before the court
o
Liaison with the opposing counsel, retrieval of
evidence at the Paris Palace of Justice



LANGUAGES

• English :
  bilingual
  
• French :
  bilingual
• Spanish : intermediate
  competence in writing, speaking and understanding
• Italian: basic knowledge
  

IT
SKILLS



§ Proficient with Microsoft Office, Internet

§ Proficient with online legal databases: Westlaw,
Lexis-Nexis, I-Law



INTERESTS



Swimming, football, badminton

Mooting
Travel

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