Ronan M.D.Fitzsimons Solicitor and Notary Public
EDUCATION / QUALIFICATIONS |
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| March 2010 | International House, Belfast CELTA |
| November 2008 | Qualified as Notary Public |
| February 1995 | Qualified as Solicitor |
| June 1992 | College of Law, London Law Society Finals Examinations |
| June 1991 | Common Professional Examinations in Law |
| 1977-1983 | University of Aberdeen MA Hons 2(ii) in Spanish and Portuguese |
| 1977 | St. Colman’s College, Newry, Northern Ireland A Levels: Maths, A; Physics, A; Chemistry, B |
| 1974 | Abbey Grammar School, Newry 15 O Levels |
WORK HISTORY |
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| 1980 -1981 | British Council, Madrid. EFL to adults from Beginner to Cambridge Proficiency Level |
| 1983 -1984 | President of Aberdeen University Students’ Union |
| 1985 -1988 | ASA Tokyo eaching English for Business and Economics in small groups A- Space Agency Translation work (French, Spanish, Portuguese to English) |
| 1988 -1994 | Freelance 1-to-1 teaching Part-time EFL and ESL to Japanese Business Executives, London |
| 1995 – 2010 | Working as a qualified solicitor in London, Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland in the following areas: Shipping Law, Insurance Law, Company and Commercial Law, Civil Litigation, Property Law, Family Law, Probate and Trusts Law, Criminal Law |
| June - September 2010 | University of Birmingham (English for International Students Unit) Tutor on Pre- Sessional Business Management English Course |
| June– September 2011 | INTO University of Newcastle – Tutor on Pre-Sessional Academic English Programme |
| June- September 2012 | University of Manchester Language Centre Pre sessional English Course Tutor |
| September 2012- Present | Online work: Associate at Tec.edits (advising Japanese patent lawyers) and English language tuition (online) for Gala University, ISUS and HQ English, freelance translation; Spanish and French; |
| June 2013- September 2013 | Sheffield Hallam University – Tutor on Pre Sessional Academic English Course |
| June 2014- September 2014 | University of London, Royal Holloway – Tutor on Pre Sessional Academic English Course |
| June 2015- September 2015 | University of Bath Spa- Tutor on Pre Sessional Academic English Course |
| June 2016-September 2016 | University of Bristol-Tutor on Pre-sessional Academic English Course |
SKILLS/INTERESTS
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ReferencesDr John McKenny Dr. Sophia Stavrakakis,
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