Honest Legal Officer with excellent oral communication and problem-solving skills. Unafraid to stand up for law and advise companies honestly. Committed to staying loyal while representing companies with many employees.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Legal Officer
CAPITALFIELD INVESTMENT GROUP LIMITED
2023.06 - 2024.04
Liaised with external counsel and represented the group and its subsidiaries in court cases and settlement proceedings
Negotiated and advised one of the group’s subsidiaries, a bank on its 450 million Naira Facility grant from the Bank of Industry (BOI)
Participated in the negotiation and acquisition of an English-based finance company to the tune of £400,000 and carried out all necessary filings with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)
Drafted and reviewed SLAs, Partnership Agreements, and commercial and trade agreements
Prepared minutes of meetings, notices, and agendas for meetings (AGM, Board, and Committee) for the Group and its subsidiaries
Created and populated a risk register for the Legal Unit and deposited the same with the risk and compliance unit
Liaised with the risk and compliance unit to carry out business impact analysis on the operations of the Legal unit.
Head, Legal, Risk, and Compliance
AWABAH NIGERIA LIMITED
2022.03 - 2023.06
Advised and led partnership conversations with key players in the insurance and health industry to provide access to health and other benefits to members of the informal sector
Negotiated the provision of pension and insurance covers for stakeholders in the Nigerian film and entertainment Industry in line with the bank of industry multi-billion funding for film projects
Led conversation with key insurance and reinsurance companies for the creation of errors and omissions insurance covers against copyright and other forms of infringement of copyright in film production
Reviewed submissions for Google for the acquisition of the $100,000 Black Founders Fund 2022
Led discussions on digital aggregation with pension stakeholders including PENCOM, Pension Fund Administrators, and Pension Fund Custodians which led to a 10% growth of the company’s clientele portfolios and partnerships
Drafted internal compliance policies including “Data and Privacy”, “Social Media”, “Cookie and Web Beacons” and “Risk and Compliance” policies in line with the PENCOM, NITDA, NDPR, and GDPR
Advised the company on the regulatory implications of the National Pension Commission’s Guidelines for Micro Pension Plan on its operations as a Pensions and Micro-Pensions Aggregator
Prepared Statutory Compliance Trackers and communicated reports of Statutory Compliance to PenCom and other stakeholders of the Pensions Industry
Advised the company on changes in Corporate Governance Guidelines issued to govern the Pension Industry while creating and reviewing internal policies in line with changes in laws and guidelines.
Associate
THE CHANNINGS LAW FIRM
2020.01 - 2022.02
Interfaced with regulators on behalf of clients on annual statutory filings and corporate restructuring
Advised clients on the effects of new regulations on their businesses and ensured compliance of same in line with best practices and corporate governance thus reducing their corporate liabilities by at least 40%
Proposed, drafted, and reviewed highly sensitive internal company policies for clients to comply with set Statutory requirements from Regulators
Advised on Mergers and Acquisitions evaluated at $500,000
Represented and acted in the best interest of clients in debt recovery and garnishee matters worth over N1 Billion.
Legal Data Associate (Part Time
LEXANALYTHICS NIGERIA LIMITED
2019.08 - 2022.02
Created algorithms from research on judicial precedents and statutes for the training of Artificial Intelligence (AI) solutions for Legal Practitioners
Created the first-ever Taxonomy for causes of action within the Nigerian Jurisdiction to be used for training the AI tool for lawyers
Advised the firm on the legal framework and implications of data protection, copyright infringement, and patents in Nigeria
Drafted and reviewed data sharing and license agreements which translated to over 60% overall compliance with the regulator.
Education
Certificate of Call To Bar - Law
Nigerian Law School, Lagos Campus
Lagos, Lagos State
11.2019
L.L.B - Law
Babcock University
Ogun State, Nigeria
06.2018
Skills
Negotiation
Contract drafting
Corporate Law
Document Review
Corporate Governance
MS Office
Dispute Resolution
Legal Research
Certification
Business Continuity Management Systems Training Certification (ISO 22302:2019), Mitiget, 2024
Data Protection: Privacy Law and Data Breach, Commercial Law Development, 2021
Chartered Institute of Secretaries and Administrators of Nigeria (ICSAN), 2021