Curriculum Vitae
Résumé
An internationally trained lawyer and founder-led entrepreneur, admitted in New South Wales and qualified in England.
Admission to legal practice
Lawyer of the Supreme Court of New South Wales
Admitted as an Australian Lawyer at an admission ceremony of the Supreme Court of New South Wales, 17 July 2026.
Experience
Professional experience
More than a decade leading a business, alongside front-line legal and advisory work.
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Founder, CEO and Director
Founded and lead a digital media and creative services business, with overall responsibility for strategy, finance, operations and client delivery. Combine legal, communications and digital expertise to deliver web, branding and marketing for UK and international clients.
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Work Experience Placement
Worked across Immigration and Residential Property. Assisted in preparing representations to the First-tier Tribunal, and processed post-completion applications.
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Telephone Gateway Assessor and Adviser
First point of contact for clients seeking advice. Identified legal issues and directed clients to the most appropriate source of help, in a combined telephone and face-to-face role.
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Legal Adviser
Interviewed clients to identify legal problems and advised on options. Drafted witness statements and client care letters, filed documents, and maintained accurate case records.
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Work Experience Placement, Real Estate
One-week placement in the Real Estate department of a major international firm.
Education
Education and legal training
Postgraduate legal qualifications in England and Australia, on a foundation in communication.
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Advocacy and Public Law in the Immigration and Asylum Tribunals
Advocacy in the Immigration and Asylum Tribunals, procedural fairness, Article 8 ECHR proportionality, mental capacity and litigation friends, and medico-legal evidence.
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Introduction to Tribunal Representation
Representation and advocacy in the First-tier Tribunal, including social security appeals (DLA and PIP), case preparation and accessible hearings.
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AI Fluency and Claude Cowork Workshops
Responsible, effective use of generative AI in professional contexts, and delegating multi-step knowledge work with connectors, skills, project memory and live dashboards.
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Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice (PLT)
Specialisations in banking and finance, bankruptcy, insolvency, and public and administrative law.
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Diploma in Law
The qualifying law programme administered by the Legal Profession Admission Board of New South Wales.
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Legal Practice Course (LPC)
Advanced commercial property, intellectual property and commercial law, and employment law.
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Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL)
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MA Communications Studies
Awarded a departmental scholarship for merit.
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BA Mass Communication (2:1)
Chevron Nigeria scholarship for undergraduate studies.
Virtual work experience
Twelve firm-set simulations, completed in 2026.
Self-paced Forage job simulations that replicate real tasks set by leading law firms, banks and professional bodies, across corporate and M&A, banking and finance, dispute resolution and criminal law.
AU Corporate M&A: transaction support and negotiation analysis
Early Stage Financing: board consents and due diligence
Private Capital: data-room review and risk spotting
Investment Banking: DCF valuation and M&A analysis
AU Commercial Litigation: drafting a Notice of Defence
Alternative Dispute Resolution: arbitration agreements
Commercial Law: trade-mark infringement analysis
Commercial Banking, Advanced: sustainable-finance strategy
Legal Skills for Aspiring Solicitors: SQE-style reasoning
Commercial Banking, Introduction: interpreting accounts
Risk: assessment, quantitative analysis and mitigation
Criminal Law: procedure, forensic analysis and ethics
Skills
What I bring to the work.
Legal practice areas
- Immigration and asylum
- Banking, finance and insolvency
- Commercial and IP
- Employment
- Public and administrative
- Residential property
- Tribunal advocacy (First-tier)
Digital and marketing
- Digital strategy
- LinkedIn, Instagram and Facebook
- E-commerce
- Email marketing
- Google Ads and AdSense
- Amazon Web Services
Programming and web
- HTML5, CSS3 and JavaScript / jQuery (ES6): advanced
- WordPress: advanced
- PHP: proficient
AI and knowledge work
- AI fluency (Anthropic)
- Agentic AI with Claude
- Connectors and skills
- Project memory
- Live dashboards
Certifications
- Adobe Certified Expert, Photoshop
- Adobe Certified Expert, Dreamweaver
- ADBL Certificate in Digital Marketing
- Citizens Advice, Advice Work Skills (2012)
Scholarships and awards
- Meritorious Department’s Scholarship, University of Leeds (2004)
- Chevron Nigeria Scholarship for undergraduate studies (1995 to 1998)
References