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Co Ltd Legal Assistant

Location:
Lagos, Nigeria
Salary:
350000
Posted:
February 20, 2022

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070********090******** adp96a@r.postjobfree.com Lagos, Nigeria

LEGAL PRACTITIONER ASSOCIATE LAWYER

Legal Practitioner with extensive years of experience in law. Reviews, creates and processes technical legal documents—pleadings, subpoenas, motions and orders. Creates formal summonses, subpoenas, indictments, complaints and search warrants for delivery to courts, individuals and agencies.

Assists trial attorneys in the preparation of trial notes and supporting case documents. Communicates with courts, attorneys and law enforcement offices to procure files, memos and letters needed in support of cases. Prepares judgments, notices and affidavits to be sent out to courts and clients.

Schedules court dates, trips, conferences and internal meetings. Prepares lists of exhibits, cited cases, past opinions, precedents and case references. Designs inter-office and attorney letters for correspondence. Oversees filing of all case paperwork, letters, memos and court documents.

Drafted Arbitration Reply/Answers for Global Energy Petroleum Co Ltd to the International Chambers of Commerce London.

Computed and actioned filing and storage of various Documents in Chronological orders in Folders for PENCOM into respective Dates and Years.

PROFESSIONAL CAREER EXPERIENCE

Lagos Chamber of Commerce International Arbitration Centre (LACIAC) Senior Legal Officer, Feb 2019–Present

(2021) The Hauge Institute for Innovation of Law) Netherlands Team lead – Conducted research and lead team in conducting a research into the civil justice system in Ogun State under the supervision of the AG. Ogun State.

On boarded clients, managed, filed, and helped solve over 30 civil cases through mediation.

Maintain schedules, organize mediation sessions and support reviews. Oversees record-keeping and electronic information exchange, ensuring documents readily on-hand and all parties up-to-date.

Draft and enforce Arbitration contracts with inclusion arbitral clause adapted to dispute parties’ circumstances.

Organise mediation Conduct seminars and trainings for more than 100 arbitrators per year.

Appointed registrar during arbitration proceedings, interfacing with Arbitrator and disputing Parties.

Organise business dispute event across the labour industry such as, Maritime Business & Dispute Summit, Sports Business & Dispute Roundtable, SME & Business Disputes, Nigerian Franchise Business & Disputes, and the Africa Tech Summit 2019.

Alegeh & Co Legal Practitioners & Notary Public

Associate in Chambers, 2018–2019

Ministry of Justice Delta State

Legal State Counsel Delta State (Senior State Counsel) 2015–2017 Ama Etuwewe & Co.

Legal Practitioner (Counsel in Chambers), 2014–2015 Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC), Nigeria/ Shell Nig. Closed Pension Fund Administrator, NYSC Legal Assistant to the Company Secretary of SNCPFA (Legal Counsel Upstream Commercial & Gas)

Reviewed Corporate Governance Reports for receipt by National Pension Commission of Nigeria

Ensured total Compliance with the Personal Dealing Rules of SNCPFA by all staffs/ new employees.

Acted as secretary for Board and Annual General Meetings – prepared notice of meeting including attendance register for Directors, updated materials for meetings and generated minutes of meetings.

Actioned filling of Annual Returns and financial statements Legal Assistant to the Compliance Officer of Shell Nigeria Pensions Lagos.

Finalized Board Pre-read materials for SPDC Directors

Prepared Monthly Compliance Reports

Drafted letters to Pencom on Pension/Legal related matters. (National Pension Commission Abuja.

Computed and recorded Pensioners’ total number of enquires and complaints on a monthly basis.

Organized Induction Programme for new employees “Induction” is a form of giving new employees insight to what the company is about explaining8in details a brief history of the company. Mudiaga Odje’s Chambers

Headed the legal team effective, during my Court &Chambers attachment programme.

Conducted Search on newly acquired landed property & Houses to prove the title of Ownership for land. Assisted in proving facts and legal precedents for both criminal &civil cases in the High Court of Justice Warri.

Settled disputes with Arbitration and also assisted is preparing Pleadings by the Compliant for a divorce case. Prima Strat Chambers, (OAU) Ile-Ife, Osun state

Lobbied to increase funding for indigent defense.

Assisted in election of union officials by counting ballots and phone banking.

Participated in discussions about methods to best serve criminal lawyers

Lobbied and campaigned for political candidates during presidential elections. EDUCATION PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Nigerian Law School, Abuja (Barrister& Solicitors of the Federal Republic of Nigeria) 2011 Bachelor of Law (LL.B.) Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State (Second Class Upper) 2:1 2010 Igbinedion Education Centre High School (SSCE/WAEC & NECO), 1998–2004 Delta Steel Company Nursery & Primary School 1992–1999



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