Who We Are

Craig Robinson - Founder

Craig is the founder & CEO of Ultimate Law Guide ("ULG"), and author of Ultimate Guide to Training Contract Success. Craig is a commercial and Intellectual Property solicitor. Craig trained as a solicitor at a leading City law firm, qualifying in 2006. Craig also worked at an international City law firm and practised as a solicitor in-house at a global blue-chip company.

Craig delivers a hugely successful programme of commercial awareness skills workshops, career deveopment seminars and professional skills training to students and trainee lawyers at The College of Law, BPP Law School, universities nationwide and Practical Law Company. Craig has also spoken to students at The Law Society on behalf of the Junior Lawyers Division and for Peter Jones (Dragons Den) at The National Enterprise Academy.

As the first in his family to go to university and coming from a background with no family history of involvement in law, Craig managed to defy overwhelming odds to successfully forge a legal career. Craig is extremely passionate about offering prospective lawyers a helping hand to advance their careers, and provide a genuine contribution to the drive towards increasing social mobility and widening access to the legal profession. Craig is involved in the Pathways to Law Programme established by The College of Law in association with The Sutton Trust. Craig regularly speaks at Pathways to Law events and mentors a number of students on this successful national initiative. Craig has also been involved in The College of Law's mentoring Scheme. Craig recently delivered a speech at the annual launch of the Diversity Access Scheme by Addleshaw Goddard in collaboration with BPP Law School. Craig has also been a mentor on the HRH The Prince of Wales's "Seeing is Believing" programme, for 14-16 year old students, at Islington Green School. This programme was run by Simmons & Simmons.

Craig has also been instrumental in launching ULG's charitable arm: Ultimate Law Guide Foundation - a major training and mentoring project offering guidance to help talented students from less privileged backgrounds "Aim Higher" and consider law as a career; by providing them with specialist career guidance, opportunities for introductions and work placements to a range of law firms.

For further information, e-mail Craig@ultimatelawguide.com and view Craig's video interview.

 

Luke Murphy

Luke is the commercial manager of ULG. Luke connects and collaborates with our commercial partners and the student community. Luke also writes our articles, blogs and newsletter for our student community and is responsible for launching our new and innovative information section on in-house lawyers.

Luke is a trainee solicitor at national law firm Clarke Willmott LLP. Luke has undertaken a range of vacation schemes & work experience placements in several private practice law firms to include niche, regional and city firms. He has also completed an internship with the in- house legal team at Vodafone and worked within the in-house legal team at Yell Group, a leading international directories business.

Luke completed his LL.B (Hons) at the University of Portsmouth in 2009, graduating with a 2.1 in Law and Business and is a mentor to undergraduate students aspiring to enter the legal profession. Luke has recently completed the Legal Practice Course at The College of Law.

In his spare time Luke enjoys street dance and his season ticket at Reading FC. Luke is also passionate about cars and boats, having been a member of his University Go- Kart society and Sailing club.

For further information, e-mail Luke@ultimatelawguide.com   

 

Andi Daze

 

Andi is a qualified New York Attorney and previously worked as a researcher at the United Nations. Andi graduated from the University of Essex in 2008 with a 2:1 and also achieved a distinction in the Legal Practice Course at the College of Law in 2009.

Andi is responsible for expanding ULG's brand, services and materials worldwide through advertising and social media. Andi has developed marketing strategies to increase awareness of ULG as far and wide as Hong Kong, Malaysia and Africa.

Andi is also responsible for liaising with universities and educational organizations around the world in order to build long-term and sustainable relationships. Along with the other key personnel of ULG, Andi, is often invited to law firms, universities and other educational providers for seminars, talks and panel discussions. In the process, ULG acquires patronage, support and builds a large network of contacts.

All these help ULG to strive for continue progress as a company successfully helping to guide law students and trainee lawyers in their ambitions to become successful lawyers.

For further information, e-mail Andi@ultimatelawguide.com