About
Wherever I go; whatever I do, adding value is what I live for.
I think big. But more importantly, I know that thinking big includes starting small and sometimes virtually creating something from nothing.
I am a lawyer. After Law School, I joined Assizes Lawfirm, Lagos. Assizes Lawfirm's vision is to become and remain a rocket-science law firm on the Gabbaro Scale. Assizes is in the business of rendering top-quality legal services to a niche market of discerning clients.
I am a legal writer and expert. Assizes Lawfirm's sister-firm, The Write House, pioneered the Plain-English movement in Africa. A team of legal-writing consultants, experts, and trainers, The Write House is revolutionizing the way lawyers and nonlawyers write.
I am a blogger. I co-founded Nigerian Law Today (NLT), one of Nigeria's most resourceful blogs on recent developments in Nigerian law. NLT now ranks no. 1 in some niches under Information Technology and Intellectual Property on Google pagerank.
I have interest in Intellectual Property, Information Technology, Legal Writing, Tax, Continuing Legal Education, and web development.
In 12 words, I enjoy providing solutions for the dynamic needs of the 21st century.
Specialities: negotiate, draft, or review transactional documents; review documents generally; research, prepare, write, or review briefs, court documents, and transactional documents; review memos; prepare or review draft legislation and legislative proposals; research, prepare, or review draft judicial writing (including administrative-tribunal decisions, arbitral awards, and court decisions and orders); and edit, proofread, or research articles and books (for academic lawyers and legal writers).
Work history
Associate
Assizes Lawfirm
March 2014 – Present (1 year 10 months) Ikeja, Lagos
Assizes Lawfirm's range of practice include: Admiralty, Aviation, and Maritime; Business & Industrial Regulation; Commercial Law; English Law; Family Law & Succession/Probate & Administration; Intellectual Property and Trade Secrets; Legal Policy; Real Estate; and Transactional Law.
*Handling civil and criminal litigation and representing clients in court
*Drafting demand letters, briefs, transactional documents, and court documents
*Preparing memos and client-care letters for new briefs
*Conducting client interviews
*Conducting legal research and writing legal articles on various areas of interest
*Participating in Continuing Legal Education programs for professional development
*Preparing and filing litigation documents like motions, affidavits, written addresses in both civil and criminal matters
*Preparing necessary documents to activate Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) in civil matters assigned to me
Associate
The Write House- Legal Writing Consultants & Trainers
March 2014 – Present (1 year 10 months)Ikeja, Lagos
The Write House is a CPD (continuing professional development) centre for legal writing. We consult on and teach legal writing, which incorporates the following: Academic Writing, Brief Writing, Business & Corporate Writing, and Judicial Writing. Others are Legal Writing (General), Legislative Drafting and Transactional Drafting. The Write House provides public and inhouse training to lawyers and nonlawyers in law firms, government agencies, and private organizations.
*Providing legal-writing training to delegates from law firms, government agencies, and private organizations.
*Promoting Continuing Legal Education through the legal-writing courses offered by The Write House
*Deepening the Plain-English movement in Nigeria and promomoting international best practices in legal writing
*Partnering with the Nigerian Law School, Faculties of Law, and other bodies to provide legal-writing training to law students, lawyers, and other professionals
*Providing legal-writing consultancy to firms and organizations
*Carrying out administrative and managerial functions and duties to ensure the success of our training programs
*Administering and managing the organization's Content Management System (CMS) and web developmment platforms
*Developing and implementing digital marketing strategies to promote and publicize the organization's training programs
*Editing and reviewing legal-writing books published by The Write House
*Ensuring an effective marketing and distribution system for all our publications
*Networking with delegates to build professional relationships and a mutually benefitting Continuing Professional Development partnership
*Documenting and reviewing feedbacks from delegates for the continual improvement of our legal-writing training programs
*Initiating and implementing ideas that democratize access to law by promoting plain English in legal communication and writing
Founding Contributor, Intellectual Property & Information Technology Law
Nigerian Law Today
October 2013 – Present (2 years 3 months)Nigeria
I write articles on various aspects of Inforrmation Technology and Intellectual Property.
Co-Publisher, Nigerian Law Today
Nigerian Law Today
January 2013 – Present (3 years)Nigeria
*Developing publication guidelines for contributors who write for NLT
*Ensuring that contributors meet the standard set out by NLT for the publication of their works
*Making NLT a reliable legal-resource platform to support legal research and writing and promote easy access to information and legal knowledge
*Providing a strong and safe web platform and content management system to ensure that NLT is always available and accessible to users
*Ensuring that NLT strictly complies with all relevant copyright laws and regulations, locally and internationally
Legal Counsel
Wale Obadofin & Co.
December 2012 – November 2013 (1 year)Ilorin, Kwara State
Responsibilities:
*Legal representation of clients in civil and criminal matters
*Legal drafting of court processes, agreements, deeds and letters
*Legal research, law office management
*Analyzing all types of legal documents like contracts, leases, licenses, sales, purchases, and real estate etc.
*Studying legal information to know the suitability for prosecuting or defending a lawsuit.
*Conducting Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) sessions in appropriate cases
Legal Intern
G.C.N. Onwubuya Chambers (Law firm)
May 2012 – July 2012 (3 months)Lagos, Nigeria
*Carrying out legal research to enhance litigation work
*Developing legal-drafting skills for transactional and court documents
*Serving legal documents on parties involved in litigation or settlement.
*Keeping cases organized by establishing and organizing files; monitoring calendars; meeting deadlines; documenting actions; inputting information into file database, and case management.
*Scheduling depositions; preparing and forwarding summons and subpoenas; drafting complaints; preparing and filing discovery requests; and preparing responses to opposing counsel.
*Keeping clients informed by maintaining contact ans communicating case progress.
*Supporting legal work by preparing case summaries and materials for mediation conferences; preparing pleadings; monitoring and obtaining discovery responses; organizing materials for team case review.
*Taking courtroom notes for record of proceedings.
*Updating job knowledge through personal legal research and publishing legal articles.
*Assisting attorneys in preparing for trials and court proceedings.
*Identifying appropriate laws, judicial decisions, and other legal authorities for assigned cases.
