SYLVIE BACQUET
176 A Kenton Road, Harrow, HA3 0BT, Mddx
Tel: +44 7817 881 604 bacquets@yahoo.fr

EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS

October 2002 - Sept.2003

LLM in International Human Rights Law University of Essex, Colchester - UK

Electives: International Law of Armed Conflicts; Economic, Social and Cultural Rights; International Child Law; International Criminal Law.

Dissertation: "Freedom of Expression v. Hate Speech: A Contemporary Illustration of the Dilemma" (20,000 words - in-depth case study of two recent national courts' decisions involving racist speech - with distinction)

2000 - 2002

MA in International Relations and Diplomacy, (Cum laude)
American University of Paris (AUP)

Thesis: "Press Coverage of the Second Intifada (September 2000 - April 2002): Impressions of Media Bias" (35,000 words on the impact of the media on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict using quantitative and qualitative analysis)

1996 - 1999

LLB (Hons) Law, (2i)
University of Essex, Colchester - UK

Dissertation: "Law in Cyberspace" (15,000 words on the impact of law on the Internet) (2i)

LEGAL AND RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Dec. 2004 - March 2005

University of Westminster, School of Law, London: Research Assistant

'Evaluating the court based mediation scheme at Birmingham County Court' (A Project Commissioned by the Department for Constitutional Affairs)

· Data collection from court files for quantitative and qualitative analysis · Data inputting for quantitative database · Postal mailing · Arranging interviews with mediation users · Conducting interviews with mediation users

Oct. 2003 - Dec.2004

Warden Housing, London: Legal Assistant/Paralegal

· Legal Research · Monitored changes in the law · Ensured compliance of the organisation with the Data Protection Act and the Human Rights Act · Drafted quarterly updates on housing law · Set up and maintained a Legal Library on the Intranet · Dealt with ad hoc queries from various departments · Reviewed policies to check compliance with the law · Conveyancing · Project co-ordination · Organised training courses and assisted with the delivery of training · Provided administrative assistance to the in-house Solicitor (diary management, expense claims forms, invoices payments)

Sept 2002

Allen & Overy, Paris: Legal Assistant - Corporate

· Checked and amended contracts · Organised meetings · Managed Diary and made travel arrangements

July 2002

Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue, Paris: Legal Assistant - Commercial Litigation

· Drafted correspondence · Liaised with clients · Inputted data

Aug. 2000 - Oct. 2001

Allen & Overy, Paris: Part-time Paralegal - Public / Environment Law

· Proofread legal documents in English and French · Translated legal documents from French to English · Conducted library based research · Maintained clients database

Aug. 1999 - Jun 2000

Law Offices WEINSTEIN, Paris: Paralegal - Industrial Property

· Drafted and proofread letters and contracts · Carried out patents and trademarks registration formalities · Translated legal documents from French to English

VOLUNTEER RESEARCH WORK

Jan. 2005 - April 2005

Business and Human Rights Resource Centre, London: Researcher

· Online research (identifying relevant items for the website) · Entering data (updating broken and outdated links on the website) · Expanding the contact database · Raising awareness about the Resource Centre by contacting relevant organisations

June 2004 - to date

The Journal of Diplomatic Language: Co-Editor - www.jdlonline.org

2002 - 2003

University of Essex, Law Department: Research Assistant · Provided professor Kevin Boyle with cases summary · Discussed issues related to religious discrimination

OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE

Dec. 2002 - Sept. 2003

External Relations Office, University of Essex, Colchester:

Student Ambassador

· Carried out campus tours on Open-Days and School visits · Provided general information on the university to prospective applicants · Participated in the "Children in University" project

Nov. 2001 - Feb. 2002

Embassy of the United States of America, Commercial Service, Paris:

Intern / Trade Assistant · Helped recruiting exhibitors for trade shows · Assisted with several International Partner Searches and · Wrote a market briefing on IT Trends in France.

INTERESTS AND SKILLS<p>

Computing  Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook Express, Internet Explorer, Legal Databases including Lexis Nexis, Westlaw, Lawtel

Languages  Fluent French, Conversational Spanish, Basic Arabic Sports Fitness, Yoga, Pilates

Travelling   Visited many European countries, parts of the Middle East, North Africa and North America

Others  Life Coaching - currently training to become a Life Coach at The Coaching Academy

REFEREES

Ms Lisa Webley

Principal Lecturer, University of Westminster, School of Law 4-12 Little Titchfield Road, London W1W 7UW Tel: 020 7911 5000 (ext. 2574) E-mail: lwebley@westminster.ac.uk

Mr Geoff Gilbert

Professor, University of Essex, Law Department Wivenhoe Park, Colchester, Essex CO4 3SQ Tel: 01206 87 2557 E-mail: geoff@essex.ac.uk