Ayodeji Adeleye

A scholarly and detail-oriented attorney with cutting-edge and practical experience supporting financial risk assessment, debt recovery, asset management, client due diligence, investigative reviews, financial documentation, and risk-focused legal analysis. Adept at analysing complex information, identifying potential risks, and supporting evidence-based decision-making, with a strong interest in applying these transferable skills within a dynamic and growing organisation.

Legal Specialist - Outsource Global Technologies Limited

(2025-01)

• Supported senior specialists and supervising counsel in conducting risk-based due diligence and compliance reviews for individuals, businesses, corporate clients and counterparties across debt recovery, asset management and commercial advisory engagements, assisting with the review of identification, ownership, financial, contractual and transactional information.
• Assisted senior team members in reviewing financial and commercial activities relating to debt recovery, asset management and client advisory matters, analyzing account information, payment records, financial documents and available asset information to help identify inconsistencies, potential risk indicators and areas requiring further review.
• Supported AML/CFT and sanctions-risk assessment activities under the guidance of senior legal specialists, assisting with background and counterparty reviews, reviewing available information for potential compliance concerns and red flags, and escalating findings to senior team members for further assessment and decision-making.
• Assisted with enhanced due diligence reviews involving higher-risk individuals, companies and commercial transactions, particularly matters involving significant financial exposure, debt portfolios, asset recovery and capital-financing arrangements, helping senior specialists assess ownership, financial circumstances, supporting documentation and transaction context.
• Participated in the review of transaction and account-related information for potential red flags, including unusual payment activity, inconsistencies in customer or counterparty information and discrepancies in supporting documentation, while helping to maintain accurate case files, investigation notes and supporting evidence for senior review.
• Assisted senior counsel and specialists with the preparation of legal, risk and investigative reports and responses to client and stakeholder information requests, helping to collate and analyse relevant financial and commercial information and liaising with debt-collection companies, businesses, financial-service stakeholders and other advisers to obtain documentation and support the timely progression of matters.

Paralegal - Law Offices of Gary A. Bemis - California

(2025-01)

• Conducted detailed review and assessment of client accounts, debt portfolios and supporting financial documentation to establish the accuracy, legitimacy, ownership and recovery status of claims, identifying inconsistencies, gaps in documentation and potential risk indicators requiring further investigation.
• Investigated debtors, businesses, assets and financial circumstances using available records and information to assess recoverability, identify relevant assets and evaluate the risks associated with proposed recovery or enforcement strategies.
• Performed risk-focused due diligence on individuals and corporate clients in connection with debt recovery, asset management and financing matters, reviewing relevant identification, ownership, contractual, financial and transactional information and escalating material concerns to senior counsel where appropriate.
• Analyzed financial and transactional information to support recovery, risk and capital-financing decisions, assessing client exposure, outstanding obligations, available assets and supporting evidence while maintaining accurate case records and clear audit trails.
• Managed sensitive client and debtor information and prepared case reports, legal correspondence, demand documentation and recovery recommendations, ensuring that information was handled accurately, confidentially and in accordance with applicable legal, regulatory and internal requirements.
• Worked with debt collection companies, clients, legal teams and other stakeholders to investigate and resolve account-related issues, responding to information requests, following up on outstanding documentation, escalating unusual or potentially high-risk matters and ensuring cases progressed within agreed timelines.

Legal Assistant - High Court of Justice, Ibadan, Oyo State - Ibadan, Oyo State

(2023-01 - 2023-12)

Worked as the legal assistant to the Chief Registrar of the Court. National Youth Service Corps placement.

• Drafted letters and replied to correspondence.
• Kept minutes of meetings.
• Performed other assigned administrative functions

B.L. - Bachelor of Laws - Nigeria Law School, Abuja (2025-12)

LL.B - Laws - Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti (2023-12)

Senior School Leaving Certificate - Federal Science and Technical College, Usi-Ekiti (2016-12)