Legal Project Management

CURRICULUM VITAE

Ahmad Idrees

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Tel: 080********, 080********, 081********

Email: ***************@*****.***

PERSONAL SUMMARY

A bright, talented and ambitious lawyer who possesses a vast wealth of knowledge and has a proven record of providing indispensable advice to clients and delivering positive outcomes for them. A quick learner who can quickly absorb new situations and can communicate clearly and effectively with both legal professionals and members of the public. Constantly focused on resolving legal issues and always looking for ways to improve and evolve processes.

BIO- DATA

NAME: Ahmad Idrees

SEX: Male

NATIONALITY: Nigerian

STATE OF ORIGIN: Kwara State

HOME TOWN: Apado

LOCAL GOVERNMENT: Ilorin East

RELIGION: Islam

MARITAL STATUS: Married

CONTACT ADDRESS: 37, Oke-Oriya street, Ikorodu, Lagos

CAREER HISTORY

1. OLUDARE OSINOIKI & CO. - JANUARY 2013- PRESENT

POSITION: LAWYER

Involved in active legal practice by giving advice to clients and representing them in court. Also responsible for coming up with practical solutions to problems faced by individual and corporate clients.

Duties:

Providing accurate, timely and effective legal advice to clients.

Advising colleagues on all legal matters, suggesting courses of action.

Attending hearings in court.

Giving oral arguments in court.

. Advising clients on their legal rights and obligations.

Conducting legal research in law libraries and then using the finding to support clients' cases in court.

Writing up legal documents like deeds, wills, trusts and gifts.

Involved in out of court settlements.

Preparing pleadings, briefs of argument, written addresses etc.

Gathering and organizing evidence on behalf of clients.

Preparing questions to ask witnesses.

Interpreting and explaining the law clearly to both individual and corporate organizations.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Legal competencies

Possessing the ability to convincingly present a case in court.

Good knowledge of civil, criminal, public, bankruptcy and administrative law.

Understanding of contracts, government regulations, intellectual property rights, patents etc.

Knowledge of corporate law.

Knowledge of effective file management procedures.

Personal competencies

Ability to balance priorities and co-ordinate work effectively.

Leadership skills.

Excellent analytical skills.

Ability to stay calm under pressure.

Can analyse large amounts of information.

Good written and spoken communication skills.

Client care skills.

Sound judgment.

Organised and efficient.

Good project management and team building skills.

Positive, confident and friendly demeanour with high level of integrity.

Excellent problem solving and solution finding skills.

2. EKO AKETE CHAMBERS. JANUARY 2011- DECEMBER 2012

POSITION: JUNIOR COUNSEL.

Duty:

Preparation of court processes

Regular appearance in court

Appearing in court with the senior lawyers in large-volume and complex cases

Preparation and review of contracts, agreement etc

Company registration and filing of necessary returns at Corporate affairs Commission

Establishing what needs to be done to solve a client's legal problems.

Reviewing legal documents to ensure they are in proper format and contain all the necessary paperwork for court acceptance.

Providing clients with legal advice and support on a wide range of legal issues.

Holding regular casework meetings and review with other legal staff.

Reporting issues of concern to senior lawyers.

Involved in drafting briefs and legal documents.

KEY COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS

Litigation

Commercial law

Conveyancing

Corporate Law

Legal Research

Company Secretary

Matrimonial causes

IT literate

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

1.University of Ilorin 2015 - 2016

LLM ( Awaiting Results)

2.Nigerian Law School 2009 - 2010

BL

3.University of Ilorin 2004 - 2009

LL.B

4.Muhyideen College 1994 - 2000

O' LEVEL

REFERENCES - Available on request.

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