CHINEMEREM ANIUGBO
Bexleyheath
Summary
Pragmatic legal professional with over 5 years of hands-on experience in dispute resolution, transaction advisory, and navigating complex legal landscapes. Demonstrates adeptness in applying legal frameworks to challenging scenarios, ensuring the best possible outcomes. Driven by a results-focused approach and committed to ongoing professional development.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Associate
Pentagon Partners Legal Practitioners
01.2020 - 01.2023
- Coordinated the successful initiation and defence of over 15 lawsuits and effective representations in 4 alternative dispute resolution forums by organizing regular team meetings to discuss case strategies, ensuring alignment on goals, and assigning tasks for efficient research, preparation, and review of documents within deadlines.
- Employed a meticulous approach to legal analysis, leveraging developed expertise to identify precedent-setting cases and legal doctrines to strengthen case strategies and arguments.
- Led the successful trial of about 6 complex cases in superior courts by strategically utilizing documentary evidence, extracting testimonies, and presenting compelling arguments that emphasized the strength of our case and highlighted the weakness of the opposition.
- Frequently spearheaded the drafting, meticulous review, and skilled negotiation of an array of contracts and agreements essential to concluding diverse transactions, including 5 share purchase agreements, 8 contracts for the sale of property and deeds of assignment, 2 finance agreements, and 1 licensing agreement.
- Assisted clients in navigating the complexities of property management by providing legally-supported advice and overseeing the preparation and review of critical documents such as warning letters, notices to quit, and notices of the owner’s intention to recover premises.
- Routinely provided strategic counsel to clients on multifaceted regulatory issues including corporate governance frameworks, statutory mandates for diverse business undertakings, and the cultivation of excellent corporate practices, by staying updated on regulatory and commercial developments in relevant sectors.
- Demonstrated proficiency in simplifying complex legal concepts for clients and stakeholders by using clear and coherent language, ensuring easy comprehension throughout the legal process.
Junior Associate
Pentagon Partners Legal Practitioners
01.2018 - 12.2019
- Conducted extensive legal research using textbooks, statutes, articles and various electronic databases such as Law Pavilion, Law Companion and Learned Library. This research facilitated the crafting of intricate and compelling legal arguments that predominantly achieved positive outcomes for clients.
- Played a crucial role in preparing and reviewing litigation documents, including originating processes, pleadings, motions and briefs of argument, which significantly contributed to securing favourable decisions for clients.
- Argued over 40 motions seeking leave of court or interlocutory reliefs, and preliminary objections challenging the subject matter or procedural jurisdiction of the court achieving a 90% success rate at the magistrate and other lower courts.
- Prepared comprehensive correspondence, such as update letters, that communicated case progress clearly and comprehensively, as well as legal opinions that effectively captured the relevant legal positions and their application to specific cases.
Legal Extern
Ichie Ezechukwudo and Associates (Life Bencher)
04.2017 - 05.2017
- Focused primarily on researching and learning litigation protocols, encompassing the procedural intricacies of commencing legal actions, effective service of court processes, jurisdictional boundaries for specific cases, and the nuances of presenting and rebutting evidence in court.
- Participated in drafting critical court documents including over 7 motions, counter-motions, and briefs of arguments
- Proactively volunteered to file court processes and successfully filed over 4 Motions, while establishing working relationships with court officials.
- Efficiently reviewed and organized case files before court proceedings, ensuring a comprehensive understanding of the facts of the case, legal arguments, and the specific proceedings scheduled in court for that day.
- Supported lawyers during 2 trials by managing exhibits, witness coordination, and document organization for seamless presentation of evidence.
Education
Master of Laws - Corporate/Commercial Law
University of Dundee
Dundee, DND01.2024
Barrister at Law (BL) -
The Nigeria Law School
Abuja FCT, Nigeria12.2017
Bachelor of Law (LLB) -
Enugu State University of Science And Technology
Enugu State, Nigeria07.2016
West African Senior School Certificate (WASSCE) -
Federal Government College
Enugu State, Nigeria06.2011
Skills
- Team Leadership and Supervision
- Legal Advisory
- Legal Research and Analysis
- Legal Drafting
- Oral advocacy
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Task Prioritization
- Lexis-Nexis
- Westlaw
- Law Pavilion, Law Companion, and Learned Library
Associationsandappointments
Nigeria Bar Association (Qualified to practice law in Nigeria and will soon qualify in the UK)
Hobbies and Interests
- Playing football
- Exercising
Timeline
Senior Associate
Pentagon Partners Legal Practitioners
01.2020 - 01.2023
Junior Associate
Pentagon Partners Legal Practitioners
01.2018 - 12.2019
Legal Extern
Ichie Ezechukwudo and Associates (Life Bencher)
04.2017 - 05.2017
Master of Laws - Corporate/Commercial Law
University of Dundee
Barrister at Law (BL) -
The Nigeria Law School
Bachelor of Law (LLB) -
Enugu State University of Science And Technology
West African Senior School Certificate (WASSCE) -
Federal Government College
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