I hold a Northumbria University Bachelor’s law degree and Durham University Master’s business degree. Although qualifying and intending to practise law, I stumbled into a legal/technical writing career and found my true passion. Few people can write really well, whereas I am a very skilful, concise wordsmith with a Sherlock Holmes eye for punctilious detail! As an experienced writer, I have long been required to research, interpret and briefly set out complex provisions in clear-cut terms. I am particularly skilled at simplifying complex information into engaging content, accessible to a broad audience. I am able to remove jargon and communicate clearly using plain English. Written content is typically unnecessarily overwritten. It all too often consists of poorly structured, longwinded-flowery sentences, containing obscure technical terms and big-hifalutin words. Of course, this makes matters largely unintelligible to ordinary readers and barely intelligible to even the highly literate. Readers want to quickly grasp matters and not be befuddled by a writer, who’s evidently eaten a dictionary for breakfast! My straightforward, no-nonsense style allows content to be readily understood. I can quickly assimilate information and identify important points. I can express matters in a structured, coherent manner. I am able to construct a logical, persuasive argument and reasoned conclusion. I also possess a keen ability to maintain an eye for the minutiae. Every document needs to be perfect, as even minor mistakes compromise professionalism. I have ghost-written for legal consultancy Ellis Whittam/WorkNest in a freelance capacity for several years. I helped transition the firm’s marketing strategy from telemarketing to digital content. Creating landing pages, I wrote online blogs, news and instruction items. I also edited and revised existing marketing content. In particular, I prepared in-depth digital campaigns focussed on specific industrial sectors, such as manufacturing, logistics and education. I produced all manner of material, including user documents and guidance, webinar scripts, e-books and FAQ topics.

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I hold a Northumbria University Bachelor’s law degree and Durham University Master’s business degree. Although qualifying and intending to practise law, I stumbled into a legal/technical writing career and found my true passion. Few people can write really well, whereas I am a very skilful, concise wordsmith with a Sherlock Holmes eye for punctilious detail! As an experienced writer, I have long been required to research, interpret and briefly set out complex provisions in clear-cut terms. I am particularly skilled at simplifying complex information into engaging content, accessible to a broad audience. I am able to remove jargon and communicate clearly using plain English. Written content is typically unnecessarily overwritten. It all too often consists of poorly structured, longwinded-flowery sentences, containing obscure technical terms and big-hifalutin words. Of course, this makes matters largely unintelligible to ordinary readers and barely intelligible to even the highly literate. Readers want to quickly grasp matters and not be befuddled by a writer, who’s evidently eaten a dictionary for breakfast! My straightforward, no-nonsense style allows content to be readily understood. I can quickly assimilate information and identify important points. I can express matters in a structured, coherent manner. I am able to construct a logical, persuasive argument and reasoned conclusion. I also possess a keen ability to maintain an eye for the minutiae. Every document needs to be perfect, as even minor mistakes compromise professionalism. I have ghost-written for legal consultancy Ellis Whittam/WorkNest in a freelance capacity for several years. I helped transition the firm’s marketing strategy from telemarketing to digital content. Creating landing pages, I wrote online blogs, news and instruction items. I also edited and revised existing marketing content. In particular, I prepared in-depth digital campaigns focussed on specific industrial sectors, such as manufacturing, logistics and education. I produced all manner of material, including user documents and guidance, webinar scripts, e-books and FAQ topics.

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I hold a Northumbria University Bachelor’s law degree and Durham University Master’s business degree. Although qualifying and intending to practise law, I stumbled into a legal/technical writing career and found my true passion. Few people can write really well, whereas I am a very skilful, concise wordsmith with a Sherlock Holmes eye for punctilious detail!

As an experienced writer, I have long been required to research, interpret and briefly set out complex provisions in clear-cut terms. I am particularly skilled at simplifying complex information into engaging content, accessible to a broad audience. I am able to remove jargon and communicate clearly using plain English.

Written content is typically unnecessarily overwritten. It all too often consists of poorly structured, longwinded-flowery sentences, containing obscure technical terms and big-hifalutin words. Of course, this makes matters largely unintelligible to ordinary readers and barely intelligible to even the highly literate. Readers want to quickly grasp matters and not be befuddled by a writer, who’s evidently eaten a dictionary for breakfast! My straightforward, no-nonsense style allows content to be readily understood.

I can quickly assimilate information and identify important points. I can express matters in a structured, coherent manner. I am able to construct a logical, persuasive argument and reasoned conclusion. I also possess a keen ability to maintain an eye for the minutiae. Every document needs to be perfect, as even minor mistakes compromise professionalism.

I have ghost-written for legal consultancy Ellis Whittam/WorkNest in a freelance capacity for several years. I helped transition the firm’s marketing strategy from telemarketing to digital content. Creating landing pages, I wrote online blogs, news and instruction items. I also edited and revised existing marketing content. In particular, I prepared in-depth digital campaigns focussed on specific industrial sectors, such as manufacturing, logistics and education. I produced all manner of material, including user documents and guidance, webinar scripts, e-books and FAQ topics.

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Technical Writer/Editor at LexisNexis Legal & Professional
January 9, 2022 - January 9, 2024
Responsible for researching, writing and editing a broad range of content across the Halsbury’s Laws of England ‘encyclopaedia’: accurately interpreted and briefly set out new legal provisions; created clear narrative statements to reflect the relevant up-to-date proposition of law; added concise paragraphs and notes detailing case, legislative and practice direction developments; required constant attention to detail/readability; exactly proofread to wholly ensure content accuracy, clarity and consistency.

Education

MA in Management at Durham University Business School
September 1, 2000 - December 7, 2001

Qualifications

Admitted as US Attorney-at-Law
December 9, 2025 - December 9, 2025
Admitted as New York Attorney-at-Law in 2013, having passed blue-ribbon New York State Bar Exam: Multistate Bar Exam scaled score 147.7/200; Multistate Professional Responsibility Exam scaled score 104/150.

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Professional Services
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