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Zimbabwe

• Acting as the Primary Legal Counsel and Advisor to the Managing Director and Board of Directors
• Overseeing board and shareholder proceedings as mandated by each entity's constitution and local bylaws
• Filing relevant paperwork in a timely manner to effect changes in board and shareholder structures
• Drafting and coordinating relevant statutory reports
• Coordinating annual general meetings

Harare, Zimbabwe

• Participating in the negotiation and preparation of project documents (e.g., EPC, O&M, Debt, SHA, Concessions, Term Sheets, etc.);
• Overseeing compliance with relevant statutory regulations and general corporate governance practices in the company and associate companies;
• Liaising with various representatives from governments and other stakeholders, as well as establishing and maintaining such relationships as part of the company’s pipeline of potential investment opportunities;
• Preparing project reports on periodic financial statements, project progress, and other information required by stakeholders.
• Assisting the Development team with project development tasks, including but not limited to:- Licenses procurement- Stakeholder management- Project management- Due diligence process

Luxembourg

• Drafting compliance opinions;
• Supporting compliance officers with KYC procedures, carrying out research, integrity checks and other due diligence tasks;
• Assist compliance officers in assessing AML/CFT risks of the Bank’s lending operations; and
• Worked on many operations from around the globe, from Northern Africa to Eastern Europe. Provided input on integrity issues, researched on country contexts and screened for tax and sanctions issues, among other tasks.

Zimbabwe

• Maintained employee databases and acted as a liaison between departments within the company;
• Demonstrated the ability to learn new organizational processes, workflows, policies and procedures with minimal ramp-up time; and
• Helped organize and coordinate a project for the assembly of ethanol tanks worth US$6 million for the government of Zimbabwe.

• Assisted Justice Devittie (former High Court Judge) with research, drafting of opinions and preparation of court documents.
• Attended training sessions on legal drafting, advocacy, client management and research.
• Helped create and grow the firm’s immigration department and had a 100% success rate with our immigration cases.
• Saved the firm US$3600 by assisting regularly with administrative duties such as working at reception, scheduling meetings and maintaining client files.

Zimbabwe

• Drafted legal process and researched legal issues in criminal and commercial law cases;
• Saved the organisation US$1500 by helping out with reception duties; and
• Scheduled meetings and ensured that the daily administrative tasks were completed.

South Africa

• Helped maintain world class service standards in a VA branch that boasted approximately 5000 members;
• Oversaw staff trainings in a team of about 46 members;
• Aided with data analysis and assisted the sales team to achieve monthly targets; and
• Part of the highest performing sales team in all VA branches across South Africa during that time.

Zimbabwe

• Aided 2 lawyers in a job shadowing program during the winter break;
• Carried out legal research in criminal and commercial law cases; and
• Enabled the firm to increase the number of cases they were handling and ultimately helped them to generate more income.

Harare, Zimbabwe

• Scheduled meetings, received and delivered legal process;
• Saved the firm at least US$1800 by aiding with reception duties;
• Delivered legal process to courts, entities and individuals over 120 times during my time there; and
• Saved the firm money by preventing fines for late service and ensured that no cases were compromised by late service.

Master Of Laws - Llm, Business Law

Postgraduate Diploma In Management, Business Administration And Management, General

Activities and Societies: Setup Team Leader at GodFirst Church, Small Group Leader at GodFirst ChurchPostgraduate Diploma in Management.

Bachelor Of Laws (Llb), Law

Activities and Societies: Wits Karate Team (2013-2014); Winner of Jurisprudence Moot Court Competition (2012) – best speaker at the.