1. FOLAJOMI FAWEHINMI
1st Floor, 110 Bamgbose Street, Lagos
: 08122293788 folajomi@hotmail.co.uk
References available on request
Languages – English – Fluent, French and German, studied to GCSE
Hobbies – Fitness (Liverpool Half-Marathon), playing sports,listening to music and reading.
EDUCATION
07/2014-10/2015 NIGERIAN LAW SCHOOL: BL Bar 1 passed
10/2012-07/2014 UNIVERSITY OF HULL: LLB Senior Status Upper Second Class Honours
10/2008-07/2012 LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS: BSc Economics and Social Policy
09/2006-07/2008 HILLS ROAD SIXTH FORM COLLEGE: A levels
09/2003-07/2006 THE PERSE SCHOOL CAMBRIDGE: GCSEs
Summer 2006 SUMMER SCHOOLS: Brown University, USA & University of Colorado, USA
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE - LEGAL
10/2014-11/2014 JACKSON ETTI & EDU, LAGOS, NIGERIA
 Research: Conducted research on the legality of employment bonds,using appropriate
case law and legislation as supporting evidence within the United Kingdom and Nigeria
for my supervisor. I conducted broad academic research as to the legality and validity of
conveying title of sub-leased land as security for a loan.
 Due diligence: Assisted on a due diligence mandate in which our client was looking to
acquire a leading Nigerian insurance firm from its current private equity sponsor.
 Drafting: Assisted in the creation of new board of association templates for a private
company.
10/2014-10/2014 KENNA PARTNERS, LAGOS, NIGERIA
 Drafting: Assisted in writing legal documents e.g. writ of summons and affidavits.
 Research: Conducted case law research using Nigerian weekly law reports. I wrote
papers on the following issues – (a) the impact of unsustainable production and
consumption of natural resources in Nigeria and (b) on Freedom of Information in
Nigeria, comparatively to what obtains in other nations.
06/2013-06/2013 F. O. AKINRELE & CO, LAGOS, NIGERIA
 Court: Attended legal proceedings various Nigerian courts such as the Court of Appeal,
Lagos High Court and the Federal High Court.
 Research: Conducted extensive research on the Companies and Allied Matters Act 2004
regarding the rights of a company seeking an extension of time to “remain alive” after it
had legally been liquidated so as to appoint a liquidator to redistribute an allotment of
shares which the client did not account for at the time of liquidation.
06/2013-06/2013 STRACHAN PARTNERS LTD, LAGOS, NIGERIA
 Court: Attended some prominent cases pertaining to land related disputes
 Presentation: I gave presentations on the failings of civil litigation and the case for
alternative dispute resolution
 Company Registration Process: Learnt how law firms register new companies by
liaising with the Corporate Affairs Commission in Nigeria and the process by which
companies assign directors, change address and make business related amendments.
06/2012-08/2012 MORGAN STANLEY, UK, LONDON
 Internship in the Equity Derivatives Trade Support Department
06/2011-09/2011 UBS, UK, LONDON
 Internship in the office of the Chief Operating Officer