Michael Aremu Email & Phone Number

Nigeria

Lagos State, Nigeria

I work with the Legal and Compliance Department and as a Legal and Compliance Officer Lead, I am responsible for the following: 1. Regulatory Compliance: Ensures strict adherence to relevant laws and regulations across all departments, mitigating potential risks and ensuring full compliance.2. Policy Development and Implementation: Lead the development and implementation of policies across all business units, ensuring alignment with changing landscape and business requirement.3. Partnership Compliance: Oversee compliance aspects in strategic partnerships and projects, ensuring they support the Company's growth within legal parameters.4. Legal Reporting and Documentation: Collaborate with various teams to develop and maintain robust reporting processes that align with legal and regulatory requirements.5. Training and Awareness Programs: Conduct training programs to ensure the organization is well-informed and aligned with legal and regulatory requirements.6. Legal Advisory: Offer legal guidance and support in contract reviews, negotiations, and other legal matters essential to the business.7. Risk Assessment and Mitigation: Identify potential areas of risk and strategize effective mitigation measures.8. Regulatory Reporting: Ensure timely rendering of statutory returns to all Regulators.9. Compliance Testing: Identify potential areas of compliance vulnerability and risk and develop corrective action plans for resolution of problematic issues, while also providing general guidance on resolving similar future concerns;10. Company Secretariat: Coordinate all company secretarial matters including filing of returns, corporate governance, organizing board and board committee meetings.

Abuja, Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria

As a Legal Associate here, I was responsible for the following:i) Conducted legal research on diverse areas of law and recondite issues;ii) Drafted several court processes and filed them before superior courts of record and settlement meetings;iii) Drafted and reviewed commercial agreements;iv) Represented several clients before superior courts of record; v) Participated in Asset Tracing and Debt Recovery Matters;vi) Conducted Land Searches and Registration of Title Documents;vii) Rendered regulatory and compliance advisory to clients in diverse sectors; andviii) Attended client meetings.

Abuja, Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria

As an Associate Trainee, I was responsible for the following: i) Conducted legal research in diverse areas of law;ii) Drafted and reviewed diverse commercial agreements;iii) Represented clients before superior courts of record;iv) Carried out regulatory compliance in diverse areas of law; and v) Performed Administrative Functions related to the practice of Law

Oyo State, Nigeria

As a Graduate Intern, I executed the following tasks:i) Carried out legal research on diverse areas of law;ii) Assisted lawyers in filing court processes before superior courts of record; and iii) Assisted lawyers in drafting letters, agreements, and legal documents.

Oyo State, Nigeria

As a Graduate Intern, I executed the following tasks:i) Carried out legal research on diverse areas of law;ii) Assisted lawyers in filing court processes before superior courts of record; and iii) Assisted lawyers in drafting letters, agreements, and legal documents.

Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria

As a Graduate Intern, I executed the following tasks:i) Carried out legal research on diverse areas of law;ii) Assisted lawyers in filing court processes before superior courts of record; and iii) Assisted lawyers in drafting letters, agreements, and legal documents.

Qualifying Certificate, Law, Second Class Upper

Bachelor Of Laws - Llb, Law, Second Class Upper

Activities and Societies: i) Secretary, Project Committee, Rotaract Club (2016- 2017); ii)Member, Intellectual Property Law Club.

West African Senior School Certificate Examination