Experience

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  Peter ward & associates ltd

  Apr 2003 - Jan 2007

  Director

  Set up and managed a niche legal practice representing suspects in criminal litigation. Company secretary and practiced as a Defence Duty Solicitor.

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  Crown prosecution service

  Aug 2007 - Jan 2010

  Senior crown prosecutor
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  Coventry university

  Sept 2010 - Apr 2020

  Assistant professor
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  The law society

  Sept 2017 - Mar 2024

  Council member

  Elected Council Member representing solicitors in Coventry, Warwickshire and Worcestershire. During this time elected as a member of the Membership and Communications Committee, the Criminal Law Committee and Education and Training Committee. Further appointed chair of the Education and Training Committee between 2017 and 2020 working closely with the SRA throughout the development of the Solicitors Qualifying Examination.

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  Crown prosecution service

  Jun 2020 - Aug 2021

  District crown prosecutor

  A legal manager responsible for magistrate court prosecutions in Coventry, Solihull and Birmingham and lead prosecutor for domestic abuse case in the West Midlands Magistrates' Court department.

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  Coventry university

  Sept 2021 - Feb 2024

  Associate head of law (student experience) [associate professor]

  Responsible for student experience, overseeing teaching, learning and assessment and improving performance of student outcomes.

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  De montfort university

  Feb 2024 - now

  Head of leicester de montfort law school