Hi, I'm Pia.
I'm a UK-qualified lawyer,
currently pursuing non-law interests.
In longer terms.
I am a solicitor, admitted to practice in England & Wales in 2018.I trained and qualified at the London office of Baker McKenzie, one of the largest law firms in the world. Outside of the law firm setting, my legal experience has a strong focus on the retail industry—as a trainee solicitor at French Connection (think FCUK), and as a qualified lawyer at De Beers (think A Diamond Is Forever).Today, I am a non-practising solicitor, exploring life outside law, and doing non-law things. These "things" include:— building my expertise on international education in East Asia (as part of ISC Research);
— learning Korean; and
— trying to keep a cactus plant alive.Thankfully, my cactus plant is still alive. (At least, I think so?)
Legal experience.
DE BEERS GROUP
London, UKLegal Advisor (2019)
— Intellectual Property
— Commercial Law
BAKER MCKENZIE
London, UKAssociate (2018-2019)
— Corporate Law
— Capital MarketsTrainee Solicitor (2016-2018)
— Intellectual Property
— Corporate Tax
— Corporate Law
— Capital Markets
FRENCH CONNECTION
London, UKTrainee Solicitor (Secondee) (2017)
— Intellectual Property
— Commercial Law
— Data Privacy
— Corporate Law
Education.
Legal Practice Course Certificate (2016)
— with DistinctionBPP UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL
London, UK
Graduate Diploma in (English) Law (2015)
— with CommendationUNIVERSITY OF LAW
London, UK
Bachelor of Laws (Accelerated) (2014)
— with MeritTHE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH
Edinburgh, UK
Master of Arts in Political Science (2012)
— Major in Global Politics
— Grade A on thesis about women changing their names when they get marriedATENEO DE MANILA UNIVERSITY
Quezon City, Philippines
Bachelor of Arts in Political Science (2011)
— Magna cum laudeATENEO DE MANILA UNIVERSITY
Quezon City, Philippines
Undergraduate Student Exchange Programme (2010)SCIENCES PO PARIS
Paris, France