NameJean-Paul LAWRENCE TAMPU-EYA, BA LLB LLM PhD (Law Res.)
Job TitleCommunity Legal Services Supervisor
OrganizationCentral Africa's Rights & AIDS (CARA) Society
Member LevelBronze
Member Since12 May 2009
Contact Details
Email:
Telephone: +44(0)20 7254 6415
Mobile: +44(0)7956 95 26 45
Address: CARA, 18-22 Ashwin Street, Dalston, London, E8 3DL, United Kingdom

About Me

Mr Jean-Paul LAWRENCE TAMPU-EYA is a British Citizen from the DR Congo. He works as a lawyer for CARA Society where he is dedicated to promoting justice of all of its members and the public by improving the quality of life of the disadvantaged people of the community through helping them to know, understand and achieve their rights. This is by providing free counselling, legal advice, representation, information, referral and signposting in areas covering welfare benefits, debt, education, training, employment, housing, homelessness, immigration, translation, etc. Mr Lawrence is credited with a Doctor of Philosophy (Law Res.) after successfully completing his Master of Laws degree with Merit (all marks ranging from 60% to 78%) at the University of East London (England) in 1999; BA (Hon's) Politics and International Relations (2:1) from the Univetsity of Westminster (London/England) in 1999 and LL.B. (Hon's) Law Degree from the University of East London (Engand) in February 1997. He has been advising on immigration, debt, welfare, housing and other legal matters with several law firms such as Kumar and Co, Ronald Fletcher Baker and Co, Ulasi Solicitors, and built up a wide range of experience and knowledge since 1995. Mr Lawrence can speak, read and write 7 different languages fluently, including French, Lingala, Kongo, Mbala, Yanzi, and English.

Career History

Community Legal Services Supervisor at CARA Society
From April 1, 2008 and still in this role.

Developing and managing a newly established community legal services advice centre providing advisory and other services promoting justice, health, education, and social developmentfor our community. • Introducing a conciliation scheme that will help to reduce complaints • Contributing to the OISC and other policy and strategy legislation • Lobbying industry, government and regulatory bodies in support of CARA Society's aims and objectives • Recruiting and coaching high calibre staff, ensuring optimum service • Establishing a call logging process and helping to install a telecom system across our office. • Managing integration of a Case and Matter Management System - improving business continuity, financial control, case turnaround, client service and the firm´s reputation.

Education and Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, PhD (Law Res.), —

    PhD Research linking the conflict and genocide in Central Africa to the politics of the Belgian colonial state and anti-colonial nationalism. I investigated this in the context of on-going debates about the sociology of nationalism; by focusing on the legal narratives relating to constitutionalism, citizenship and governance. I have been trained in several research areas including Research Methodology, Globalisation, Legal Theory, Law & Nationalism, Law & Development, Nationalist Movements in Africa & Asia, etc.

  • Bachelor of Arts, BA (Hon's) Politics & International Relations (2:1), —

    Subjects completed include Information Technollogy (IT), UK Politics, International Relations, International Political Economy, War & Conflicts, International System & Foreign Policy Analysis, US Foreign Policy, US Politics & Government, Territorial Politics in Western Europe, Third World Politics, Political Thoughts, French, Project [Research], etc.

  • Master of Laws, LL.M. International Law with Merit (All marks ranging from 60% to 78%), —

    I successfully passed International Law & The Middle East (78%), International Refugee Law (68%), International Human Rights (66%), Current Issues and Research in International Law (64%), International Environmental Law (63%), International Trade (60%), and Dissertation [Research] (60%).

  • LL.B. Law, LL.B. (Hon's) Law Degree (2:2), —

    I passed Land Law, Equity & Trust, Tort, Contract Law, Consumer Law, Constitutional & Admin Law, Criminal Law, Theft & Fraud, Medicine and the Law, Civil Liberties, Criminology, etc.

  • Access Course, Access to Law, —