Law is my subject of specialism. I cover the NorthEast of England

Charles's CV

PROFILE
 Due to my vast experience, training and expertise, I have an excellent organizational, communication and report writing skills.
 I take undergraduate and postgraduate law students in extra classes, preparing them for exams and seminars
 Reviewed several law dissertations for both undergraduate and postgraduate law students
 I am commercially astute and highly knowledgeable in financial and business analysis. I also possess excellent management, planning, administrative and problem solving skills.
 I have also tutored several students over the years at undergraduate and postgraduate levels in Law and Business related courses
 I work well under pressure in addition to being able to work with minimal supervision and have a positive attitude towards teamwork.  Also experienced in various legal and company secretarial practices and demonstrably able to take on a wide range of responsibilities, including corporate compliance matters.


WORK EXPERIENCE

Consultant (Part Time)
Stanmore Capital Ltd, London, UK Mar 2009 – Date
 Drafting SPAs for the company’s clients and contracting partners.
 Legal and statutory compliance duties.
 Maintain relationships with company’s foreign clients and develop business processes and procedures to meet their individual business compliance requirements.
 Regular one-to-one consultations with foreign corporate clients (KYC and Due Diligence checks).
 Contracts vetting for both local and foreign corporate and private clients.
 Structured Multi-Million Dollar Estate development project
 Procuring regulatory permits as required for project development

Consultant (Part Time)
Pelham Solicitors, Nigeria Jan 2012 – Dec 2013
 Developed Compliance Handbooks for multiple start-up businesses.
 Served as advisor to in-house departments to resolve litigation and contract issues.
 Maintained shareholder relations, filing statutory returns, and liaising with auditors and regulators on compliance issues.
 Ensured compliance with the regulatory Codes of Corporate Governance and international best practices for our clients.
 Maintained relationships with statutory bodies and stakeholders – External Solicitors of clients, Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), NIMASA, SEC.
 Crises Management and Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR) practitioner.
 Reporting Officer on Anti-Money Laundering matters on suspicious transactions.
 Conducted market and political risk assessments for prospective clients looking to set up businesses in the country.
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Consultant (Responsible to Principal Partner)
Anthony Taylors Solicitors, London, UK Jun 2006 – Feb 09
 Advised and assisted the firm’s business clients on industry regulatory compliance matters.
 Conducted legal research for litigation matters.
 Handled case management strategizing.
 Acted as consultant for some of the firm’s clients on conduct of their General Meetings.
 Handled civil litigation and Family law briefs.

Senior Caseworker (Responsible to Principal Partner)
Maxwell Jones Solicitors, London, UK Jan 2006 – Jun 2006
 Responsible for overseeing the preparation, development and updating of policies, procedures and
supervisory manuals for business clients.
 Ensured that proper licensing, registration and certification requirements were met by the firm’s business
clients to avoid legal sanctions or litigation.
 Prepared reports on relevant cases of importance with administrative and operational significance for
their small and medium size business clients.
 Advised on insider trading, money laundering and its consequences in view of financial regulatory
obligations on businesses.

Company Secretary (Responsible to the Board)
CMB Management (U.K.) Ltd. London, UK May 2005 - Dec 2005
 Responsible for the maintenance of all accounting records of the company.
 Liaised regularly with departmental heads on matters relating to their operational practices to ensure they
were compliant with industry standards.
 Conducted investigations and responded to regulatory inquiries
 Regularly conducted training on compliance requirements with departmental heads.

Asst. Company Secretary (Responsible to Company Secretary)
CMB Management Co. (U.K.) Ltd, London, UK Sep 2004 - Apr 2005
 Conducted regular research on regulatory matters surrounding the industry.
 Assisted in formalities relating to account opening and client complaints.
 Collated and prepared reports from various departments to be presented to the board.
 Continuously monitored employees’ performances and conducted regular appraisals.


QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING
Uni. of Wolverhampton, UK LL.M, Int. Comm. and Financial Law (Oil & Gas) Sep 2013 – Jul 2014
Uni. of Wolverhampton, UK LL.B (Hons.) Law Sep 2002 – Aug 2004
London School of E-Commerce, UK E-Commerce and Web development Jun 2001 – Sep 2001
University of Lagos, Nigeria B.Sc.(Hons) Sociology and Anthropology Sep 1990 – Aug 1995