Article Writing Group Leader

WORK EXPERIENCE

December **** till date Corporate Service Executive, GOPOD Strategy Limited

Responsibilities:

Handling in house legal transactions (which include drafting agreements, ensuring compliance, drafting minutes of meetings etc.)

Supporting top level executive(which include preparing itinerary, planning appointments, liaising with people on behalf of the executive, drafting emails, letters and executive summaries)

Human resource functions (which includes performance appraisal, recruitment, ensuring the general comfort of staff, automated and physical file management systems, liaising with people within and without the organization, vendor management, etc.)

Carrying out extensive research

Providing advisory services to businesses both local and international

Handling the finance of the company (which includes the preparation of budgets and financial statements)

Handling the Administration of the company (which includes handling vendor management systems, communicating with vendors, keeping inventories and updating office supplies, running day to day operating costs, planning meetings and appointment).

December 2019- August 2020 Associate, Resolution Law Firm

Responsibilities:

Carrying out extensive legal research

Article writing

Carrying out searches at various registries

Preparation of legal documents

Management of firm’s correspondence

Company secretariat duties

Representation of clients in court

Commercial dispute resolution

Filing of legal documents across jurisdiction

Following up with the progress of matters in court

Liaising with Government officials

General legal advisory functions

December 2019- August 2020 Case Editor, Law Care Nigeria

Responsibilities:

Editing, proof reading and uploading cases on the official website

January 2019- October 2019 Junior counsel, Wale Taiwo (SAN) & Co

Responsibilities:

Carried out extensive legal research

Represented clients in court

Prepared legal documents

Managed firm’s correspondence

Commercial Dispute Resolution

General Legal Advisory Functions (client interview, case review and documentation of legal opinion)

Probate duties

November 2017 to July 2018 Sub group leader, Nigerian Law School

Responsibilities

Ensured that all group discussions took place.

Ensured all pre class assignments were ready ahead of time.

Carried out all other functions as instructed by the lecturers.

July 2017 to September 2017 Legal Intern, Wale Taiwo (SAN) & Co

Responsibilities:

Assisted in legal research

Assisted in the drafting of legal documents

June 2014 to August 2014 Legal Intern, Kemi Omotosho & Associates

Responsibilities:

Conducted legal research and perused documents

Kept records of cases

Attended court with the principal in order to assist with the management of documents

Prepared legal opinions for clients

EDUCATION

2017-2018 - Nigerian Law School

BL

2012-2017 - Babcock University, Ogun State

LLB Hons

CERTIFICATIONS

Software & Computation: MS Office Suite (Word, Excel & PowerPoint)

Sirben Computer School Yenagoa, Bayelsa State - 2011

New Horizon (Microsoft Word, Excel, Project Management, Customer Relationship Management, Powerpoint)

Certificate of Membership of the Lagos Court of Arbitration - 2016

Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators of Nigeria (Member) - 2018

Chartered Institute of Arbitrators UK (Member) - 2020

KEY SKILLS AND CORE COMPETENCIES

Ability to think creatively, accept and learn from criticism, work under pressure. A good team playing spirit, problem solving skills, willingness to learn, good time management skills, great work ethic, adaptability, amazing communication skills.

HOBBIES

Carrying out extensive legal research, networking, travelling, continuous learning, and reading.

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