Project Vice President
Resume:
MONICA ARYITEY
**H Goldthwaite Road, Apt #**,
Worcester, MA, 01605
******.*******@*****.***
EDUCATION
McGill University, Montreal, Canada
Master of Laws Degree (LL.M.), August 2006
• Awarded McGill Graduate Studies Scholarship
Ghana School of Law, Accra, Ghana
Solicitor & Barrister’s Certificate, August 2002
• Chairperson of the Planning Committee of the Students’ Representative Council, 2001
• Awarded Best Female Student Civil Procedure, 2002
• Awarded overall Best Student Civil Procedure, 2002
• Awarded Best Female Student Law of Evidence, 2001
• Awarded Best Overall Student Insurance and Commercial Law, 2001
University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana
Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.), June 2000
• Graduated with honors
• Vice President of the Law Students’ Union, 1999-2000
• S.R.C. Judicial Committee Chairperson, University of Ghana, 1999- 2000
• Awarded Best Commercial Law Student, 2000
EXPERIENCE
Worcester County Family and Probate Registry, Worcester Massachusetts, October 2010-Present
Volunteer
• Assist Family Law Facilitator (Attorney) in helping the financially disadvantaged navigate the court processes
• Assist in providing legal information to indigent pro se litigants
• Assist indigent pro se litigants in filling out and filing the right documents
• Assist Registry counter staff in handing out and receiving court documents from litigants
Bentsi-Enchill, Letsa & Ankomah, Accra, Ghana, 2002- 2005
Associate, Litigation and Dispute Resolution Department
• Advised and represented tobacco company on pursuing, retrieving and destroying counterfeit goods transiting through the port of Ghana
• Tried cases, drafted written submissions and motions and filed in the lower courts, High Court and Court of Appeal as part of the litigation processes
• Tried cases involving employment disputes
• Represented clients in court in estate cases and land disputes
• Assisted in equipment leasing dispute litigation
• Advised and represented clients in out-of-court settlement proceedings
• Researched issues of law and drafted corresponding legal memoranda to create conflict resolution and litigation strategies for the firm’s clients
• Interviewed clients to gather relevant data that would assist in litigation
• Drafted wills and handled probate matters in court
Associate, Commercial and Property Department/Corporate Department
• Counseled Pioneer Food Cannery (Ghana’s largest tuna processing company) on employment issues, attending regular meetings between client and its employees
• Reviewed documents and researched issues of law to advise the government on the “Ghana Identity Card Project”
• Researched and advised on constitutional issues involved in the acquisition by client of property previously compulsorily acquired by the Government of Ghana, for a multi-million dollar residential project; assisted in conducting due diligence and negotiating with government representatives
• Assisted managing partner on endowment fund set up by client for the University of Ghana; attended meetings between university authorities and client; and took part in selecting deserving students for financial awards
• Assisted managing partner in reviewing, consolidating and re-drafting Customs and Excise Laws of Ghana; regularly met with senior Customs officials to discuss progress of work; and organized and hosted a stakeholders’ meeting
• Applied for and pursued regulatory consents for various clients
• Represented clients in negotiations over land purchase, drafted sale agreements and facilitated clients’ purchase of landed property and registration of title documents
• Drafted commercial agreements for clients including sale of goods contracts
• Conducted legal research and drafted corresponding legal memoranda for diverse issues of law
University of Ghana; Faculty of Law, Accra, Ghana
Teaching Assistant, Private International Law, November 2002 – July 2003
• Organized and handled tutorials for students
• Conducted legal research for head lecturer
• Assisted in preparation of course outlines for students
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Professional affiliations: Member of the Ghana Bar Association. Member of New York State Bar Association.
Professional licenses: Admitted to practice in New York State, 2009. Admitted to practice in Ghana, 2002.
Languages: English; Working knowledge of French.
Community Involvement: Volunteer in church as Sunday school teacher and mentor for the youth, 1998 to date.
Interests: Reading, volunteer activities and fitness.
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