Carys Gower

Experience

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  Eversheds Sutherland

  Feb 2007 - Jun 2011

  Legal Assistant

  Whilst working as a Legal Assistant at Eversheds LLP, I worked within a Debt Recovery team which specialised in Debt Recovery Litigation for well known retail banks, financial institutions, insurance and utility companies. Within this team I was responsible for my own case-load, whilst also working with a colleague on a shared case-load focusing entirely on insolvency. This work entailed a full debt recovery service which included pre-litigation searches and negotiations, litigation and insolvency services.My responsibilities as a Legal Assistant involved:• Issuing claims against individuals and companies. • Drafting Judgment applications, Charging Order applications, Attachment of Earnings applications, Tomlin Orders, N244 applications, Witness Statements, Statutory Demands, Bankruptcy applications and Winding-up petitions.• Using various database systems for telephone negotiation, and collection on secured and unsecured debts.• Drafting and sending of various letters.• Logging, scanning and responding to post.• Communicating via the telephone, email and post with Solicitors, First Charge Holders, Debt Management companies, Clients, Official Receivers, Court Personnel, and Debtors. • Setting up new cases on the database.• Generating several types of reports for high profile clients.• Diary management. • Providing advice to clients on how best to secure or recover their debt. Show less

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  Enterprise Rent-A-Car

  Oct 2011 - Dec 2013

  My responsibilities in this position included: • Supporting the company’s UK & Ireland Finance Director and Assistant Vice President of Rental in their roles.• Making travel and accommodation arrangements.• Organising and supporting internal and external events and meetings.• Maintaining diaries and making appointments.• Producing documents, briefing papers, agendas, reports and presentations.• Carrying out specific projects and research.• Responsible for screening calls and relaying voicemail messages.• Dealing with incoming post and faxes.• Ad hoc filing, photocopying and scanning. Show less Whilst working as a Damage Recovery Specialist my responsibilities included:• Reviewing damage claims to develop collection strategies.• Negotiating with individuals, insurance companies, and corporate customers.• Producing professional written communication including tasks such as writing, editing and proofreading correspondence and brief reports.• Gathering and evaluating police reports, repair estimates and other related documents. • Maintaining accurate accounts of collections activity and incoming payments on claim files.• Updating system notes and data fields. Show less

  • Personal Assistant

    Apr 2012 - Dec 2013

  • Damage Recovery Specialist

    Oct 2011 - Apr 2012
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  McLaren Racing

  Jan 2014 - Sept 2016

  Travel Coordinator

  My responsibilities in this role included:• Booking flights, hotel, car hire and transfers for general travel for Racing, Group, and Marketing • Create and maintain Brand Centre & Race truck itineraries for European Grand Prix travel.• Logging and reconciliation of credit cards and invoices.• Responsible for processing and coordinating all visa applications for Grand Prix attendees where required. • Continual maintenance and upkeep of Travel Database, all passports and driving licences.• Preparation and application of International Driving Licences. Show less

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  BAM Nuttall Ltd

  Nov 2017 - now

  • HR Executive Assistant

    Jun 2021 - now

  • Legal Support Assistant

    Nov 2017 - Jun 2021