Associate Counsel - Global Legal Consults - Ikeja, Lagos
(2022-02)
- Provided regulatory and compliance advice in commercial law cases involving banks, real estate firms, manufacturing companies, government and individuals
- Attends to clients' legal needs including, but not limited to giving extensive legal opinions and advice on matters of contract, real estate sales, purchase and incidental matters.
- Acted on a team that was responsible for the legal needs of a foremost steel manufacturing company while doing due diligence as the company's secretary.
- Ensure proper and effective representation of Clients in Court and settlement meetings.
- Preparation and review of diverse Contractual agreements to ensure due protection of the rights of our Clients.
- Prepare and adopt court processes, including but not limited to Originating processes, interlocutory applications, response to originating and or interlocutory applications, final addresses, etc, as well as review processes prepared by junior associates.
Associate Counsel - Philip Ndubuisi Umeh & Co - Onikan, Lagos state
(2021-06 - 2022-01)
- Acted as counsel in bank's contract breach case heavily liable to the claimant, negotiated the claimant to drop charges and resolve to compensation which saved the bank over 90% of the claimed sum.
- Acted as counsel in the sales, purchase and management of real estates.
- Prepared court processes, including but not limited to Briefs of Argument, Notice of Preliminary, Objection, Motions and Pleadings.
- Facilitated the conclusion of bank cases through negotiation and out-of-court settlement approaches, hence maximizing time and cost without going into litigation.
- Acted as counsel and member of a team in matters of debts and breach of contract between microfinance bank and customers which led to full debt recovery without going to litigation.
NYSC Associate/Legal Associate - Udeh and Associates - Ikoyi, Lagos
(2020-01 - 2021-05)
- Member of the team that acted on the signing of Finance Agreement entered into between a client's company and an international finance institution, and reviewed all documents to be executed by parties.
- Advised clients on company incorporation, formation and business structures.
- Prepared and reviewed Contracts of Sale, Property lease Agreements, Distribution Agreements, Confidentiality Agreements, Service and Maintenance Agreements among others.
- Involved in the managements of several rental properties.
- Represented Clients in court ad meetings.
Legal Externship - Udeh and Associates - Ikoyi, Lagos
(2019-07 - 2019-07)
- Conducted legal research, drafted deeds and bills while assisting senior counsels to record proceedings
- Created and prepared legal drafts by organizing and assembling information for legal documents and forms.
