Philia Eguono Ijete
Gwarinpa,Abuja
Summary
I’m a Proactive and goal-oriented professional with excellent time management and problem-solving skills. Known for reliability and adaptability, with swift capacity to learn and apply new skills. Committed to leveraging these qualities to drive team success and contribute to organizational growth.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
ESQUIRES’ LEGAL
01.2025 - Current
- Maintained current knowledge of laws to provide clarification on legal concerns.
- Conducting legal research and analysis to draft legal opinions, studies, and reports.
- Dispute resolutions, including examining claims against the organization to defend position before internal appeal bodies.
- Provided general legal advice on best practice for compliance, input on business decisions and contract negotiations and legal strategies for litigation and other legal activities.
- Draft documents related to clients activities, including statements, contracts, and agreements, focusing on readability and enforceability.
- Represented clients before court through advocacy by constructing a favorable and truthful narrative around presented evidence and facts.
- Authored accurate and thorough waivers, motions, and petitions on behalf of clients.
- Conferred with judges and opposing counsel to discuss and settle case disputes.
- Duties and Responsibilities:
Waterfalls Reality Real Estate
10.2019 - 12.2024
- Contract management: Reviewing of contract and drafting of contract, negotiating terms and conditions of real estate on behalf of clients. Also ensuring compliance with real estate.
- Due diligence and investigating and investigating properties.
- Legal advice and representation: Client counselling, dispute resolutions and ensuring legal requirements are met in real estate transactions
- Duties and Responsibilities
LEKAN OGUNLEYE & ASSOCIATES
07.2019 - 09.2019
- Drafting and filing of the court process.
- Filling/ liaising with the corporate affairs commission.
- Court Appearances.
- Duties and Responsibilities
Business Development Officer
FEENIXKONCEPTS LTD.
12.2018 - 06.2019
- Coordinating the sale of company properties
- Developing business plans and strategies for effective property sales/management
- Major duties/responsibilities
Senior Financial Advisor
CONSOLIDATED HALLMARK INSURANCE PLC
12.2017 - 11.2018
- Marketing of companies’ insurance policies
- Supervising financial planners
- Major duties/responsibilities
Office assistant/paralegal
O.S. EPHRAIM-OLUWANUGA & CO CHAMBERS, ABUJA
11.2014 - 08.2015
- Drafting and filing of court process
- Office administration and management
- Alternative dispute resolution with clients
- Filling/ Liaising with corporate affairs commission
- Major Duties/Responsibilities:
Office assistant/paralegal
B.H. BAGUDU & CO CHAMBERS, ABUJA
03.2013 - 10.2014
- Drafting and filing of court process
- Office administration and management
- Filling/ Liaising with corporate affairs commission
- Major Duties/Responsibilities:
National Youth Service Corp (N.Y.S.C)
Abuja
03.2011 - 03.2012
- Drafting of bills for upper and lower legislative house of the National Assembly.
- LEGAL DEPARTMENT of NATIONAL ASSEMBLY, F.C.T, Abuja
Education
LLM - International Law and Diplomacy
Nasarawa State University
Keffi09.2021
PGD - Refugee & International Humanitarian Law
Nasarawa State University
Keffi09.2018
Bachelor of Law(BL) - undefined
The Nigerian Law School
Agbani, Enugu State01.2017
LL.B. - undefined
Madonna University
Okija, Anambra State01.2010
Senior Secondary School Certificate - undefined
Federal Government Girls College
Oyo State01.2003
First School Leaving Certificate - undefined
Evergreen Royal Private School
Onike-Yaba, Lagos01.1996
Skills
- Computer Proficiency (Microsoft office Packages) and the Internet
- Excellent communication, analytical and interpersonal abilities
- Energetic and capacity for hard work
- Excellent Supervisory and organizational ability
- A team player with a high level of integrity and honesty
Certification
- Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators of Nigeria( ICSAN) 2019 (In view)
- Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators: 2015
PERSONAL DATA
English, Efik, Igbo, Yoruba and Pidgin English
Hobbies and Interests
Reading, cooking, meeting people and travelling
Training
- International Conference on Humanitarian, Public and Development Law (HPDL Conference) March 2018
- Association of Forensic Professionals of Nigeria February 2018
PERSONAL DATA
- Gender: Female
- Nationality: Nigerian
- State of Origin: Delta State
Timeline
ESQUIRES’ LEGAL
01.2025 - Current
Waterfalls Reality Real Estate
10.2019 - 12.2024
LEKAN OGUNLEYE & ASSOCIATES
07.2019 - 09.2019
Business Development Officer
FEENIXKONCEPTS LTD.
12.2018 - 06.2019
Senior Financial Advisor
CONSOLIDATED HALLMARK INSURANCE PLC
12.2017 - 11.2018
Office assistant/paralegal
O.S. EPHRAIM-OLUWANUGA & CO CHAMBERS, ABUJA
11.2014 - 08.2015
Office assistant/paralegal
B.H. BAGUDU & CO CHAMBERS, ABUJA
03.2013 - 10.2014
National Youth Service Corp (N.Y.S.C)
03.2011 - 03.2012
LLM - International Law and Diplomacy
Nasarawa State University
PGD - Refugee & International Humanitarian Law
Nasarawa State University
Bachelor of Law(BL) - undefined
The Nigerian Law School
LL.B. - undefined
Madonna University
Senior Secondary School Certificate - undefined
Federal Government Girls College
First School Leaving Certificate - undefined
Evergreen Royal Private School