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Ess James

@essjames

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I manage high-volume litigation, debt recovery, and conveyancing matters with regulated data-security experience.

United Kingdom

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What I'm looking for

I'm looking to apply my litigation, conveyancing, debt recovery, and data-protection experience in a regulated legal environment where I can manage complex matters, support clients, and contribute to secure, compliant practice.

I've managed up to 300 litigated and pre-litigated debt recovery matters at Shakespeare Martineau and around 150 personal injury and recovery claims at Evans Derry Solicitors, progressing cases through settlement, trial, and enforcement.

I'm now supporting residential conveyancing at Willsons Solicitors, drafting contracts and completion documents, resolving title queries, and liaising with clients, lenders, HMLR, and solicitors. My LLB and LLM are complemented by financial-services recovery work at NatWest and cybersecurity incident-response experience at Tesco Bank, bringing practical insight into GDPR, sensitive-data handling, and regulated practice.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Conveyancing Legal Assistant

Current

Willsons Solicitors

Mar 2026 - Present (5 months)

Supported a qualified solicitor across all stages of residential conveyancing, managing concurrent matters and ensuring transactions progressed within agreed timescales. Drafted and reviewed legal correspondence, contracts, requisitions on title, bills of costs, and completion statements.

Conveyancing Legal Drafting Client Liaison HMLR Data Protection