OBJECTIVE

To gain full-time employment at a Law Firm or a Law Office as a Paralegal or a Legal / Administrative Assistant, and to thereby earn an opportunity to deploy my undergirding knowledge of the Law (together with my administrative/clerical skills) in assisting Lawyers and other legal professionals complete their legal tasks most efficiently and in a timely manner.

EDUCATION

November 2017

Nigerian Bar Qualifying Certificate Barrister at Law

Nigerian Law School Council of Legal Education, Abuja FCT, Nigeria

•Passed and received (eventual) admission to practice Law in Nigeria as “Advocate and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria”

•Bar Exam Subjects: (1.) Corporate Law Practice (2.) Civil Litigation (3.) Criminal Litigation (4) Property Law Practice (5) Professional Ethics and Skills, all based on the English (Common Law) Legal System

October 2015

Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) Degree English Common Law System

University of Lagos, Nigeria

•Second Class Honours (Lower Division)

•Highlight of Core Courses taken: Legal Methods and Research; Law of Contract; Constitutional and Administrative Law; Criminal Law; Human Rights Law, Intellectual Property Law; Law of Torts; Insurance Law; Family Law; Land Law and Equity; Taxation Law; Oil and Gas Law; Law of Banking; Jurisprudence and Legal Theory; Law of Evidence; Company Law; International Law

[November 2007 – October 2011]

English Language (Education) Major

Osun State University, Osogbo Nigeria

•Award of University Scholarship for “Excellent Academic Performance” (cGPA 4.73): awarded by Senate of the Osun State University, June, 2009

•Award of “Most Outstanding Student in 2009/2010 academic session (awarded by the English Studies Students’ Association, ENSSA of same University)

•Highlight of Core Courses taken: Advanced English Composition (Formal Letters, Memorandums; Notices, Petitions, Complaints, Applications, etc); Discourse Analysis; Literary Theory and Criticism

RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE

[June 2017 – July 2017]

Summer Associate (Law School Extern)

Mike Igbokwe (SAN) & Co. 28 Mainland Way, Dolphin Estate, Lagos, Nigeria

•Conducted legal research (using LexisNexis and Westlaw, as well as manual search in the Library) to assist Lawyers administer and prosecute their various cases (both civil and criminal)

•Reviewed legal Forms and Court Processes, including Motions, Writs, Summons, Applications, Subpoenas, Letters, Affidavits and Petitions before filing

Assisted Counsel in preparing and filing new Suits and other Legal Processes in Court

•Attended client interviews, case conferences, and took detailed Briefs on a regular basis

•Attended Court (the Federal High Court Lagos, the State High Court, and the Court of Appeals, Nigeria) to learn the legal process as well as Court conduct, while helping Counsel with case documents during the proceedings

[April 2016 – October 2016]

Legal Assistant (Graduate Intern)

M.Y. Ogundele & Co. Barristers & Solicitors 208A Palmgrove B/ Stop, Lagos, Nigeria

•Prepared and filed Company Incorporation/Registration documents, as directed by supervising attorney

•Drafted, reviewed and edited various Legal Forms, such as Motions, Writs, Summons, Applications, Subpoenas, Letters, Affidavits and Petitions

•Assisted Counsel with typing, editing, reviewing, preparing (for filing and with the actual filing) of new and other Processes in Court

•Conducted client interviews, case conferences, and took detailed Briefs accordingly, on a regular basis

•Served subpoenas, hearing notices, letters of demand, as well as other similar court processes on Parties in ongoing disputes

[May 2011 – September 2016]

Research Assistant (Academic Research)

Freelance Self-Employment

•Rendered paid research assistance to principal researchers ranging from Faculty members to doctoral research students working in the fields of Law, Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

•Searched for, retrieved, sorted and compiled relevant Sources (primary and secondary) for use by the principal researcher

•Reviewed volumes of published material (works relevant to the research topic), and wrote detailed opinions on the subject-matter

•Conducted interviews, and administered survey questionnaires, for and as directed by the principal researcher.

•Collated and organized data (using database software Microsoft Office Access and Excel)

•Conducted law reviews, and researched applicable precedents for use by the principal researcher (in non-field-based legal research works)

SKILLS

•Works perfectly well with computers: Typing speed of 75 to 80 words per minute (WPM)

•Microsoft Office Word, Excel, Access, Outlook and PowerPoint professional level user

•Strong analytical mind, and keen attention to sensitive details (both while receiving instruction and executing tasks)

•Hardworking, reliable, trustworthy and highly capable at meeting deadlines (both working independently with little or no supervision and when working in a group)

•Captures and articulates information, ideas, propositions, messages, and briefs in near flawless written English

•Listens attentively, asks necessary (intelligent) questions, and communicates perfectly well in standard spoken American English (with very minimal, hardly noticeable bilingual accent)

•Strong sense of professionalism, accountability and quality service orientation

•Strong interpersonal relations, office organization and computational skills

•Proficiency with basic office equipment, machinery and gadgets

ACTIVITIES AND INTERESTS

•Volunteerism, Humanitarian Causes, Legal Aid, and Social Work: Participates in the annual March for the Babies (the Houston March of Dimes fundraiser)

•Interested in Energy Law, Maritime Law and Corporate Law respectively (especially Corporate Restructurings, Mergers and Acquisitions, Partnerships, Companies Securities, and Corporate Litigation)

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