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Personal Reference for Geraldine Eaton from Guy Barker 'I have responsibility for a team of caseworkers, for the Verification of Competence and for the management of the Area Committee. I have worked for the Legal Aid Board since 1986 and have known Geraldine throughout her career with the Board. As a typist she was accurate and possessed of the initiative necessary to interpret how documents should be prepared without the need for lengthy explanation. She was a popular member of that section of the office and had the sort of organisational skills that made her well suited for a more responsible post. It was no surprise to me that she was appointed as assistant to the Group Duty Solicitor Manager. As existing managers acquired new roles within the Board, Geraldine's duties as assistant to GDSM grew to such an extent that by 1998 she was virtually running the GDSM office with the assistance of one other case worker. Geraldine attended Regional and Local Committee meetings which covered three Legal Aid Areas and handled a variety of queries by telephone and from practitioners. Recently I have taken over as Acting Group Duty Solicitor Manager and was immediately impressed by the evident high regard in which Geraldine was held by solicitors in the practice in all three Legal Aid Areas and also by the Manager at our Head Office responsible for the operation of the Scheme nationally. I found Geraldine to be disarming yet positive and informative in her telephone work and highly organised in the prioritisation of her work load. She has been required to train her successor at short notice and has done so calmly and effectively, greatly reducing any potential pitfalls during the changeover period. She has maintained her workload admirably and has been a highly-valued colleague.' Call 0151 343 4825 today |