Nancy SALIMA FUNDI
Acworth,GA
Summary
Dedicated legal professional offering expertise in business law. Proven success in building trusting rapport with clients and offering sound legal advice in clear and universal terms. Hardworking and dedicated to business advocacy. Accomplished Lawyer offering 16 years record of supporting businesses in legal matters. Communicates clearly and effectively with management, engaging and managing external counsels. Adept at developing lasting professional relationships. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. Hardworking and passionate job seeker with strong organizational skills eager to secure entry-level Legal Counsel position. Ready to help team achieve company goals. Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy. To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Legal Counsel DRC
Mineral & Metal Group SARL
01.2015
- Managing relationship with and engagement of external legal counsel on all matters requiring external assistance, and management of any litigation; Assisting with management of compliance with corporate law requirements and Joint Ventures (including assisting with monitoring company secretarial and contractual obligations), including OHADA (Organization for Harmonization In Africa of Business Law - a system of corporation law and implementing institutions adopted by seventeen West and Central African nations in 1993 in Port Louis, Mauritius before it was revised in 2008 in Quebec; Managing the process of incorporating of new DRC corporate entities; Monitoring compliance with MMG Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption Framework and assisting with roll out and training program; Undertaking due diligence for Business development and Exploration (Africa) teams; Monitoring compliance with legal and other obligations in relation to execution of contractual arrangements, management of contracts register and translation processes (where relevant); Reviewing and drafting variations to Precedent Contracts where relevant; Reviewing and drafting and negotiating confidentiality agreements and other related documents (as appropriate); Participating in working group on review and roll out of DRC Mining Code including liaising with other working group members, legal advisers and other external advisers, reporting to the working group and assisting in preparation of update information across MMG Group; Providing advice on legal issues as they arise from time to time including without limitation in the areas of: mining law, trade practices law, company law and banking law.
Regional Bank Head
UBA DRC/Lubumbashi
01.2015 - 09.2015
- Establish and maintain positive customer relationship, plan and deliver an effective retail and wholesale marketing strategy and monitor the progress of new and existing products; provide operational management support on a day-to-day basis
- In charge of duties and responsibilities such as directly supervising the activities of the Bank to ensure optimal achievement of set targets, contributing to the preparation of annual marketing plans and strategies, recommending the creation of risk assets to increase business office profitability, and maintaining and acquiring customer relationships to improve deposit liability growth and mix.
Project Manager
UBA
09.2013 - 12.2014
- Main responsibility was the establishment of UBA in Lubumbashi/Katanga Province.
Head of Legal and Compliance/Company Secretary
United Bank for Africa (UBA) DRC
06.2012 - 09.2014
- Manage, provide support and co-ordinate in-house legal activities and give legal support to bank's various businesses and functional areas for the country subsidiary; manage, appoint, co-ordinate, evaluate and support the external legal service providers to the bank's various businesses and functional areas for the country subsidiary; provide specialised support service to the country subsidiary in all legal related and intellectual property issues; build strong KYC environment to ensure zero level ML infraction; provide compliance counselling, advisory and decision support services to business units and strategic resources functions and to ensure quality training and sensitization of all staff on AML rules and Anti-bribery and Corruption and develop framework to constantly update the bank on its compliance level with regulatory laws
- Also served as the Bank's Company Secretary and part of all decision-making committees.
Senior Legal Counsel and Legal Expert
Trust Merchant Bank - Kinshasa Head Office
04.2009 - 05.2012
- Participation in the Credit Committee as a Legal Expert, preparation of loan agreements, follow-up of completion of all conditions, follow-up of mortgage files and other collaterals/securities, being intermediary with external legal counsels of the Bank, follow-up of any compliance related files.
Senior Manager of all bank accounts
Trust Merchant Bank - RDC
10.2008 - 04.2009
- Manage the Opening of Personal/Retail Banking accounts, NGO and International organisations accounts, Embassies and Government institutions accounts, Corporates accounts in Flex Cube (TMB Operations System), each segment holding its specificity and legal/operational requirements; processing of add-on and withdrawal of authorised signatures; preparation of access to Net Banking; review of oppositions of formats; manage account attachment in cooperation with Operations; processing of various banking instructions from customers; processing of circularization letters from auditors; manage scanning of photos and signatures of clients.
Assistant to Legal Department
Trust Merchant Bank
05.2008 - 11.2008
- Liaising with Lawyer firms, deep review of Corporates accounts opening files, review of Attachment Orders, review of Garnishment and seizure Orders, review of the information requisitions from the government and the public stakeholders, review of succession files, drafting and review of contracts, review of blocking goods and services, processing of files to be legalized, change of signatures on accounts, reporting to the Top management.
Legal Consultant
Audit and Liquidation Firm 'Groupe d'Etudes et de Développement' (GED)
10.2007 - 04.2008
- Participated in the liquidation process of the 'Nouvelle Bank du Congo (NBK)' and CCIC towers, especially regarding legal questions.
Legal Trainee
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Kinshasa/Democratic Republic of Congo
01.2007 - 09.2007
- Participated in various audit assignments, including in the bank and telecommunication sector; master the computer, particularly Word and Excel Programme; develop the common sense of communication, innovation, dynamism and sound control of stress and work under pressure; actively participate in the process of legal files of GED clients; attend meetings and manage files related to creditors' disputes of the 'Nouvelle banque de Kinshasa' (NBK) in liquidation as well as CCIC in liquidation.
Education
Master of Laws - LAW
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA12.2023
LLB - LAW
Université Protestante Au Congo (UPC)
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO08.2005
Skills
- Litigation Management
- Legal writing
- Legal Research
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Corporate transactions
- Corporate Governance
- Dispute Resolution
- Employment law
- Intellectual property
- Contract drafting
- Corporate and business legal issues
- Commercial litigation experience
- Corporate Law
- Reviewing documents
- Breach of contract
- Litigation
- Legal Compliance
- Business law
- Contract Negotiation
- Litigation Experience
- Contract Review and Negotiation
- Legal Research and Review
- Westlaw
- Lexis-Nexis
- Team Collaboration
- Legal Case Management
Certification
- Business Law Certification - University of Southern California Gould School of Law
Personal Information
Date of Birth: 06/06/81
Languages
French
Native or Bilingual
English
Full Professional
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Timeline
Legal Counsel DRC
Mineral & Metal Group SARL
01.2015
Regional Bank Head
UBA DRC/Lubumbashi
01.2015 - 09.2015
Project Manager
UBA
09.2013 - 12.2014
Head of Legal and Compliance/Company Secretary
United Bank for Africa (UBA) DRC
06.2012 - 09.2014
Senior Legal Counsel and Legal Expert
Trust Merchant Bank - Kinshasa Head Office
04.2009 - 05.2012
Senior Manager of all bank accounts
Trust Merchant Bank - RDC
10.2008 - 04.2009
Assistant to Legal Department
Trust Merchant Bank
05.2008 - 11.2008
Legal Consultant
Audit and Liquidation Firm 'Groupe d'Etudes et de Développement' (GED)
10.2007 - 04.2008
Legal Trainee
PricewaterhouseCoopers
01.2007 - 09.2007
Master of Laws - LAW
University of Southern California
LLB - LAW
Université Protestante Au Congo (UPC)
- I hereby certify the aforementioned information is accurate and true
- 02/09/22
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