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Shama Gupta is a seasoned legal professional with extensive experience in various roles within the legal sector. Currently serving as a Senior Associate and Diversity & Inclusion Ambassador at Freeths LLP since April 2006, Shama has also held positions such as External Examiner for the Solicitors Regulation Authority between September 2003 and August 2014, and Professional Support Lawyer at Smith Partnership from September 2004 to April 2006. In academia, Shama contributed as a Senior Lecturer in Law and Course Leader for the MA/PG Diploma in Law at Bournemouth University from May 1994 to August 2004. Early career experience includes working as an Assistant Solicitor in the Real Estate Department at Herbert Smith (now Herbert Smith Freehills) from November 1988 to February 1991. Shama Gupta's educational background includes training at the College of Law, London, from 1984 to 1985.
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We are a leading full-service UK law firm, with 1,000+ freethinking colleagues all working together to make the future better for our people, clients and communities. We are a big firm, without the attitude. We get our momentum from our guiding values – smart, bold and together. We are friendly, straight-talking and use our expertise and integrity to deliver smart legal services and a dynamic, inclusive and rewarding experience. Because of all this and more, we’re trusted by leading household names such as Aldi, Tarmac, Experian and Lloyds Bank, to charities, universities, private individuals – to think beyond the norm and get the best results. For lawyers at any career stage, from ambitious undergraduates to the most seasoned professionals, we aim for Freeths to be the legal team they want to be part of. A leading firm that talent purposefully heads to. A place where reputations are earned. Careers, and friends-for-life, made. Testament to our positive culture, Freeths is listed in the Top 100 Best Companies to Work For. We’re on a mission to be our client's go-to law firm. The trusted and well-liked people they naturally turn to for legal support. From corporates, major retailers, insurance companies, financial institutions & multi-national construction & engineering companies, to entrepreneurs, owner-managed businesses & SME’s – all expertly and warmly serviced by our 1,000+ people in our 13 offices: Birmingham, Bristol, Derby, Glasgow, Leeds, Leicester, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Milton Keynes, Nottingham, Oxford & Sheffield. • Listed in The Times Best Law Firms 2023 • Legal 500 & Chambers & Partners legal guide consistent top tier ranks • National ranking of 44 in the Top 100 UK law firm listing - The Lawyer magazine • Winner of The Lawyer and Legal Week’s Litigation Team of the Year 2020 • Ranked 51 in the Social Mobility Employer Index 2020 • ‘Diversity Champion’ for Stonewall - charity supporting LGBTQ+ rights