Ayub Ouma Okayo

My career goals, interests and focus rests on Corporate Commercial and Financial legal practice with a concentration in International Commercial Corporations and Financial Institution Governance, Compliance and Regulation. My strengths in the said areas has been molded through a wide legal knowledge during LLB at undergraduate level and two (2) LLM degrees, one in International Corporate Governance & Financial Regulations from the University of Warwick in the UK and another in International Commercial Law from Griffith College Dublin in Ireland.

Most relevant modules excelled included; Corporate and White Collar Crimes, Company Law, International Financial Regulations, International Corporate Financing Law, Property Law, IP, Privacy and Data Protection Law, Corporate Governance and International Commercial Law & Arbitration. I have been awarded eight (7) academic merits awards from Africa Nazarene University and successfully participated in about 14 moot court competitions both nationally and internationally winning several awards including character and leadership student of the graduating class of 2019. On a personal level I possess excellent communication skills and have no problem maintaining professional relationships with work colleagues, a good team player but capable of working individually

WORK EXPERIENCE

Jan 2023 to Date Part-Time Law Lecturer at Daystar University Law School

• Teaching, evaluating grading students in Law of Equity and Trust, and International Commercial Arbitration law modules.
• Coaching of Moot Court Competitions

Aug – Dec 2023 Teaching Assistant at Africa Nazarene University offering;

• In-class teaching of four law units Offer career, life and academic mentorship 
• Offering individual academic support to students with academic challenges and those on academic probation 
• Prepare and coach students’ extracurricular activities 
• Planning class lecture materials, assessing, evaluating and grading students 
• Advocate for students affairs in disciplinary committee before verdict

Jan-August 2022 Legal Intern at CMS Daly Inamdar Advocates LLP

• In charge of legal research, drafting, filling and service of firm documents. 
• Data entry and Record keeping of files and client information at the Law Firm. 
• Preparation of Contracts, memorandum and firm’s policy reviews 
• Drafting and reviewing contracts, preparing legal opinions, legal research tasks 
• Assisting and accompanying Advocates to court during hearings

Jan-Aug 2020- Legal Intern in Intellectual Property and IT Department at Bowman’s Coulson Harney LLP,

• Drafting and reviewing contracts, preparing legal opinions, legal research tasks 
• Drafting and filing of Patents, Copyright and Trademarks 
• Assisted in applications on IP rights infringement for our clients 
• Data entry and Record keeping of files and client information at the Law Firm 
• Preparation of Contracts, memorandum and firm’s policy reviews

Jan -Nov 2019 - Legal and External Affairs Intern at ARCON Law Advocates LLP (Formally Ojiambo & Company Advocates)

• Legal research and Drafting of legal documents in Human Rights, IP, Commercial and Constitutional fields. 
• Preparations, Court Filing and Process Service of documents to clients and adverse parties. Accompanying Advocates to court during hearings. 
• Drafting and reviewing contracts, preparing legal opinions, legal research tasks and legal audits 
• Support and Accompanying Advocates to court during hearing

EDUCATION

2020-2021 Graduated with a Master’s Degree in International Commercial Law (LLM) at Griffith College Dublin, Ireland with Second Class Upper (PPA 68.12) (Ireland-Fully-Funded Scholarship).

2020-2021 Graduated with Master’s Degree in International Corporate Governance & Financial Regulation (LLM) at the University of Warwick,UK with Merit Award -UK Fully-Funded Scholarship

2016 -2019 Bachelors of Laws Degree, Africa Nazarene University Awarded in 2019 with 3.575 GPA. I emerged the Best Student at Africa Nazarene University Law School, Graduating Class of 2019.

2010-2011 AdvancedLevel (A’ Level) at SecondaryEducation, Mbale Parents’School

2007 -2009 Ordinary level (O’ Level) in Secondary School, Mbale Comprehensive High School

Short Courses

2022-04-05Advanced International Certificate Course in IP PANORAMA by WIPO2020-06Communication and Interpersonal Skills at Work from the University of Leeds and Institute of Coding2016-04Certificatein Computer Application, at Sparkle ICT Training Center