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Name:	John Smithy
Address:	4 Annnnnn Road, London NWc Ccc
Telephone:	Home ********* Mobile*******
Email:	*****@hotmail.co.uk
Nationality:	British
Professional Status
Sept. 2000	Admitted as a Solicitor in England and Wales
Education
1997 – 1998	College of Law, London Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice - Commendation
1994 – 1997	********** University Law LLB (Hons) (Class: 2:1) (Mention any academic prizes won)
1987 – 1994	********** School, Nottingham 3 ‘A’ Levels (Grades: A, B, B) 10 GCSEs
Career History
Oct 2000 to date	Firm name, London Associate in the Commercial Property Team
1998 – 2000	Firm name, London Training Contract. Seats in: Corporate, Private Client, Commercial Litigation and Commercial Property

Work Experience
List your work experience at each firm in bullet point form. Mention particularly any high value and/or high profile cases you’ve worked on. Mention types of client (e.g. PLC; £100m turnover company, etc). Highlight successes and achievements you are proud of. Mention other skills such as management skills, marketing, pitching for new work, speaking at seminars (internal and external), training and mentoring of juniors, list of articles published.

Other Skills
For example, mention here your IT and language skills

Interests
Mention your main interests out of work.

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