Other Employment & Work

Work Experience Student at Wiggin LLP, London, England: August 2022

  • Assisted the interactive entertainment team on a diverse range of legal areas ranging from gambling regulation to intellectual property.

Marketing Communications Strategist – East Asia at Lex Academic, London, England: August – November 2021

  • Assisted an academic proofreading start-up company with its business expansion into East Asia.

Mini-Pupil at Various Barristers’ Chambers, London, England: 2019 – 2021

  • 5 Stone Buildings, July 2021;

  • Hogarth Chambers, July 2021;

  • Devereux Chambers, January 2021;

  • 9 Stone Buildings, January 2021;

  • One Essex Court, January 2021;

  • Henderson Chambers, October 2020;

  • Gough Square Chambers, September 2020;

  • Tanfield Chambers, June 2020;

  • 4 Pump Court, June 2020;

  • 11 South Square, January 2020;

  • 8 New Square, December 2019;

  • 3VB (3 Verulam Buildings), October 2019.

Marketing and Communications Intern at Durham University, Durham, England: October 2019 – June 2020

  • Promoted the University, attracted prospective students and engaged current students through managing the University’s official student experience Instagram account: @thedurhamstudent.

  • Captured, edited and published photographs and video content for over 10500 Instagram followers.

In-House Counsel Intern at LiveMe, Cheetah Mobile (NYSE:CMCM; 猎豹移动), Beijing, China: July – August 2019

  • Assisted in managing the in-house legal affairs of an international live streaming social platform.

  • Assisted with the internationalisation and compliance of other projects within the parent company.

  • Advised on PR and technical initiatives to combat online child sexual abuse and exploitation.

Legal Intern at SokSiphana&associates (a member of ZICO Law), Phnom Penh, Cambodia: April – May 2019

  • Ensured the Firm’s use of English and Chinese maintains international standards.

  • Familiarised myself with business development by networking with the expatriate community.

Legal Intern at Liu, Shen & Associates (柳沈律师事务所), Beijing, China: July – August 2017

  • Familiarised myself with the legal procedures for Chinese trademark registration and litigation.

Web Content Writer Intern at iplaymtg.com (旅法师营地), Beijing, China: October – November 2015; April 2016

  • Wrote in-depth strategy guides, and translated English gaming articles and news into Chinese.

  • Assisted Perfect World (完美世界), a game publisher, with marketing the launch of Hex: Shards of Fate in China.

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