Paralegal

Professional Statement

I am qualified lawyer and management professional with a combined experience of about 15 years with a global outlook. My professional exposure spans Africa, Middle East (EMEA)and the United States. A dedicated, adept professional and a results-oriented orientation.

Academic Qualification and Certifications

LLM – International Business and Trade Law – Fordham Law School (Expected Completion 2026)

Qualifying Certificate (QC) – Barrister/Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Ghana – Ghana Law School

Bachelor’s – LLB - Central University

Masters – Project Management (Human Resources Management) - Coventry University

Bachelor’s – Business Administration (HRM) - Central University.

Core Competencies/Skills

Legal due diligence (M&A, Assets Purchase, SPV), Securities and Investments transactions, Capital Markets and IPO, Contracts and SLA documents drafting. Private Investment fund formation, Litigation management skills, Dispute resolution management and Intellectual Property. Microsoft Office, Project Management.

Senior Associate

AB & Davids Africa. August 2020 – June 2024

Law Firm

Duties

Preservation of legal documents via paper filing and e-filing system.

Filing of court processes using the tradition processes and electronic process of court filing.

Managing senior partner calendar.

Using e-discovery systems to gather facts and evidence to support litigation team.

Responsible for documents preservation and management to ensure compliance with law and regulations.

Legal research using software Clio and WestLaw.

Conduct legal due diligence for merger and acquisition and company takeovers.

Draft contract and service level agreement documents for clients.

Conduct legal research on emerging trends and case laws in commercial transactions.

Prepare demand letter and notices for clients.

E-filing of court processes and monitoring of correspondence for litigation attorneys.

Filling and records of client briefs for effective and efficient coordination and compliance.

Drafting of court processes, writ of summons, statement of case, motion papers, applications, petition etc.

Coordination of contract signing and closures.

Support corporate clients with various transactional arrangement with legal advice.

Prepare writ of summons and statement of case for litigation attorneys of the firm.

Support litigation attorneys with drafting of writing submissions and evidence gathering.

Support corporate clients with estate negotiations preposition and transfer documentations.

Support foreign clients with company registration process and filing of regulatory requirement

Prepare and supervise attorneys' timesheets submission to the finance department.

Reconcile client accounts and attorney's expenses with the finance department.

Human Resources Business Partner

Tenaris Tubular Service. June 2018 – July 2020

Oil and Gas Industry

Duties

Processes recruitment requisitions to obtain approvals for recruitment and job posting.

Worked with units’ heads, managers, and supervisors to develop job descriptions that satisfactorily fit vacant roles for advertisement.

Posting vacant position via online platforms and recruiting agencies and closing of job advertisement.

Shortlisting of applications for job posting and arrangement for interviews for selected shortlist.

Conducting pre-onboarding activities including new hire background checks, paper-works and coordinating new hire work tools and station readiness and new hire on-boarding program also checking employee mentorship and new hires buddy.

Updating human resources information system (HRIS) with new hire information.

Ensuring regular updates on HRIS with employee vacations, timesheet attendance information and benefits information.

Helping employees, supervisors and manager with their queries and offering general guidance on human resources polices.

Conducting employee off-boarding activities, sometimes including employee exit interview.

Responsible for employee mobility activities including coordinating visa acquisition processes, working with receiving office mobility team to ensure accommodation and compliance with work permits approvals.

Supported initiation of employee information dissemination to improve communications, such as period email newsletters etc.

Conducted period meeting with company selected polices and regulatory champions show improvement to compliance.

Support to auditing and periodic review and improvement of human resources polices and communication to employees and all stakeholders.

Monitor employee annual training and developing program with supervisors and managers to ensure employees are on-track.

Organizational Development and Reward Specialist March 2015 – April 2018

Perseus Mining Limited

Gold Mining Industry

Duties

Implemented the electronic notice board system that enhanced communication between management and staff (respect to productions, safety, and general information that management considered fit.

Supported General Manager’s office correspondence between staff and liaison with regulatory bodies.

I conducted a comprehensive Compensation and Benefits (C & B) analysis that resulted in the development of Salary Structure consistent with the Organization Philosophy taking into Internal Equity and Account Market Data from Mercer with the supervision of HR Manager.

Proposed the implementation of employee assistant programs that ensure there is general financial literacy on investment during redundancy to enhance affected employee investment knowledge.

Supported the coordination of staff general meetings by the human resources department.

Represented human resources department during disciplinary hearing.

Wrote disciplinary hearing reports with recommendation to Human Resources Manager and General Manager.

Draft correspondence and communique instructions of the Human Resources Manager and General Manager.

Support HR and Union Negotiation and writing union meeting report for the Human Resources Manager.

Supported the compilation of periodic MINCOM reports of Perseus Mining.

Proposed the implementation of talk to management 360 feedback to enhance staff engagement.

Commenced Six Sigma Project for the improvement of ore grade from pit and actual grade from processing (Continuous Improvement).

Designed electronic bullet corporate communication platform for the mines for sharing of pertinent business news and relevant information.

Global Employee Engagement Leader. October 2011 – Feb. 2015

Cummins Inc.

Engineering and Technology

Duties

Onboarding of staff across the region to ensure operational adoptability across business units.

Influence workplace culture through effective onboarding and buddy system.

Served as the regional expert on compensation and benefits.

Research and found trends and implemented new practices to engage and motivate employees.

Supported the region with labor union negotiations and made recommendation shared service business on how to enhance productivity.

Conduct research on employee satisfaction (using surveys and quantitative data).

Keep track of prevailing pay rates and make sure business units offer competitive C & B plan.

I successfully lead the implementation of comprehensive employee engagement strategy for West Africa.

I have supervised the implementation of translations services.

I worked with Corporate Functional Excellence leader for CBS in setting up standards for FE identification in new regions.

Developed Business Continuity in consultation with all stakeholders and effectively communicate the plan.

Coordinate orientation for new staff.

Providing site on-boarding training to hiring managers and new hires.

Evaluating and getting feedback from new hires and hiring managers.

HR Project Coordinator. August 2009 – Jan. 2011

Cummins Inc.

Telecommunication Industry

Responsible for providing support and coordination on various projects and activities related to the performance management process

Provides measurement standards, targets and KPIs to the management team with respect to the performance management process, including both informal performance and annual formal performance appraisals

Reviews, checks, and analyzes performance results system wide and reports them accordingly

Contributes ability to the development and delivery of performance management training manuals, policies, and procedures

Researches, plans, organizes, and conducts performance management programs and seminars for clerical, supervisory, technical, and lower-level management personnel

Human Resources & Administration Officer. January 2008 – July 2009

Huawei Technologies

Duties

Coordinated training and orientation processes.

Assisted department heads in the evaluating of training success.

Assisted in periodic job analysis review.

Drafting of employee’s query, leave and appointments/contracts letters.

Drafting of appointment letters.

Filing of documents and assisted in the management of administrative data.

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