Experience

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  Barclays investment bank

  Oct 2007 - Oct 2016

  - Leading a team responsible for identifying, implementing and maintaining document generation and workflow tools - Delivering global automation initiatives across Legal (inc. ISDA, NDAs, OTCs and Structured Products) to plan and budget - Communicating opportunities of internal change to senior management- Creating strategic business plans and proposals to drive automation across the wider legal function - Working with product providers to capture the team vision and strategy - Assigning deliverables to direct reports, indirect reports and external providers- Mentoring and training junior staff and new joiners - Setting team objectives, providing feedback and performing annual appraisals - Drafting job specs, liaising with recruitment agencies, interviewing and hiring candidates Show less - Leading a team responsible for the simplification, improvement and automation of structured products documentation and workflow - Managing legal risk and governance for Bmarkets and COMET globally- Developing and maintaining relationships with external vendors - Creating business continuity plans and future target operating models- Upskilling the team to support the successful delivery of automation initiatives- Setting team objectives, providing feedback and performing annual appraisals Show less - Partnering with stakeholders across the bank (Front Office, Technology, Operations & Compliance) to establish an automated structured products business (COMET & Bmarkets)- Representing Legal at steering committees and external meetings with product providers, clearing systems and IPAs- Identifying opportunities to improve processes and increase the productivity of Structured Products Legal - Gathering business requirements, identifying gaps and documenting risks and assumptions - Tracking key activities, milestones, risks and dependencies and reporting to senior management- Advising and drafting supporting agreements and documents (inc. Statements of Work & SLAs) - Liaising and negotiating with regional departments to establish a global ‘gold standard’ for the business Show less - Advising on legal and regulatory issues (inc. MIFID & EU Prospectus Directive)- Reviewing Term Sheets, drafting Final Terms and managing the execution of Notes, Certificates and Warrants issued by Barclays across asset classes (inc. Equity, Commodity, Interest Rates, FX, Funds and Credit) - Managing non syndicated transactions & drafting Third Party MTN trades- Point of contact for public offers to French investors- Communicating with agents, external counsel, regional regulators, stock exchanges and clearing systems- Assisting with the role, development and direction of the team- Analysing MI and drafting summary packs for steering committees Show less

  • Head of IB Legal Automation | Global Legal

    Oct 2014 - Oct 2016

  • Head of Legal Securities Automation | Global Legal

    Apr 2012 - Oct 2014

  • AVP, Legal Securities Automation | Global Legal

    Apr 2010 - Apr 2012

  • Associate, Structured Products Legal | Global Legal

    Oct 2007 - Apr 2010
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  Barclays

  Oct 2016 - Jul 2018

  - Advising legal, business and infrastructure teams on LawTech, the future delivery of legal services and how this could better deliver the business strategy- Defining the LawTech strategy and managing the portfolio of projects (inc. workflow, document generation, e-signatures and AI)- Presenting at conferences, panel discussions and industry associations on the use of technology in the legal profession, the opportunities it presents and the changing mindset that is required to realise the benefits- Driving industry change through strong relationships with law firms, professional bodies, government departments and technology firms - Advising on bank wide initiatives (inc. LawTech Eagle Lab in partnership with the Law Society)- Contributing to the mobilisation, initiation and planning of a global innovation programme across the legal function- Mentoring LawTech startups and promoting innovation in the legal profession Show less - Providing vision and leadership for the team through organisational change - Managing the Legal Automation portfolio of work across multiple global business areas- Managing relationships with accountable executives across the portfolio- Upskilling the team in wider change management policies and procedures - Implementing best practice project management methodologies and tools - Developing strong partnerships with new teams, breaking down silos and creating team cohesion and collaboration - Performing management responsibilities across the team (inc. performance management, maternity and career break)- Defining the target operating model for the team and identifying opportunities for growth and retention of talent Show less

  • LawTech Strategy | Legal Change Management

    Aug 2017 - Jul 2018

  • Head of Legal Automation | Legal Change Management

    Oct 2016 - Aug 2017
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  My career break

  Jul 2018 - Oct 2018

  Career break

  - Time out to travel to Slovenia, Croatia, the Greek Islands, China, Vietnam and Malaysia

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  Eversheds sutherland

  Oct 2018 - now

  - First hire of its kind for the firm- Focused on leadership and strategy to improve Company Commercial's service delivery capability- Contributed to the firmwide strategy

  • Director of Service Excellence | Company Commercial

    May 2023 - now

  • Head of Service Excellence | Company Commercial

    Oct 2018 - Apr 2023