Trainees - pen portraits

Jenni Ferguson
Degree: Law with Hispanic Law - University College London and University of Girona Spain
Work experience: Morgan Cole - Credit Hire Executive, Insurance Apex Plaza
Thames Water - Charges Coordinator and various temping jobs
Hobbies: Playing piano, drums and guitar (not at the same time), travelling and reading.
Interesting fact: I lived in Spain for a year as part of my degree

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Georgina Graham
Degree: Law - University of Nottingham
Work experience: Straight from education and travelling
Hobbies: Running, cycling, hiking, choir singing and piano playing
Interesting fact: I spent 6 months travelling in Asia and 2 months in Eastern Europe prior to starting at Morgan Cole. I was also on S4C recently competing in the Urdd Eisteddfod with my local Aelwyd choir

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Victoria Smith
Degree: History & Politics at Oxford Brookes University and Law at OXILP
Work experience: Blake Lapthorn – Admin Assistant and Case Handler in Debt Recovery department.
Withy King – Paralegal dealing with Personal Injury including running own low value case load and assisting Partners in high value catastrophic PI claims
Hobbies: Reading, running, golf, drinking wine, eating good food, spending time with friends and family, cooking
Interesting fact:
Well, I’ve been roller-blading with Ruby Wax….

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Laura Brown
Degree: Law at Oxford Brookes University
Work experience:
Morgan Cole – Credit Hire Executive, Insurance Apex Plaza
Police Station Representative – representing individuals arrested on suspicion of various offences
Hobbies: Watching Formula 1, reading, socialising with friends.
Interesting fact: During April and May I spent 3 weeks in the USA. I travelled from LA to San Francisco to Mammoth Lakes, Las Vegas and Albuquerque and back to LA along Route 66.

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Amanda Roberts
Degree: History – Medieval and Modern at University of London, Royal Holloway
Work experience: Morgan Cole – Credit Hire Executive, Insurance Apex Plaza
Boots Opticians – Administrator
Legal Services Commission - Auditor
Hobbies: Reading, supporting Reading FC, going to the theatre
Interesting fact:
Before joining Morgan Cole considered training to become a Criminal Lawyer but changed mind after accidentally getting locked in a prison cell when shadowing a Criminal Lawyer for work experience

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Kevin Lau

Degree: French and Italian Studies at University of Manchester
Work experience: Morgan Cole - Legal Assistant, Insurance Bristol
Hobbies: Travelling, Salsa Dancing, Foreign Languages, Sampling new cuisine

Interesting fact: I complete 1 or 2 Charity Runs each year. Most recently, these have been:

2011 – Bristol 10k (Coeliac UK)

2009 – Bristol 10k (Allergy UK)

2009 – Bristol 5k Fun Run (British Heart Foundation)

2008 – Cardiff 10k (Cancer Research UK)

2008 – Bristol 5k Fun Run.

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James Mugleston     
Degree: Law at Cardiff University
Work experience: Morgan Cole – Legal Assistant, Commercial Property Cardiff
Hobbies Film, music, football, socialising with friends.
Interesting fact: Member of winning team in 2003 UK National trading standards consumer quiz

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Rhian Hall

Degree: Law at Cardiff University
Work experience: Advocate for adults with learning difficulties (Advocacy Matters Wales)
Insolvency Services
Hobbies Running, yoga, socialising with friends and pub quizzes!.
Interesting fact: I went canoeing in the Gambia

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Eleanor Turner

Degree: French Studies and Philosophy at Birmingham
Work experience: Vacation schemes at Eversheds, Beachcroft, Ashfords and Morgan Cole
Bilingual Customer Services Representative at Digital River, Ireland
Hobbies Learning languages (fluent in French, conversational Welsh and beginner Arabic)
Long distance / cross country running. Music – clarinet, saxophone and flute.
Interesting fact: Whilst on my year abroad in France I worked for L’Orèal as a "la femme scarabèe". It was only several months later that I realised that it translated as beetle woman!

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Andrew Lang

DegreeNursing Studies at Lancashire
Work experience: Ten years working in operating theatres
Hobbies: Football, walking, reading
Interesting fact: I have worked in operating theatres for ten years and have many stories from the horrifying to the simply bizarre!

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Alison Coomber

DegreeAmerican Studies with Politics at Lancaster and University of California Davis
Work experience: I worked as an assistant Wedding Photographer throughout uni. Following my LPC I worked in the litigation department at DWF LLP, and then for the last 2 and a bit years have been working in the Credit Hire department at Reading Apex.
Hobbies: Travelling, climbing, movies (esp 1940's film and Charlie Chaplin!), dancing,
Interesting fact: I successfully climbed Kilimanjaro, went on a safari in Tanzania, and chilled out in Zanzibar. It was incredible because I managed to raise £1300 for two charities through doing the climb

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