EDUCATION
University of Georgia, Athens, GA Expected May 2014
Activities: Athens Peer Court, Business Law Society, Environmental Law Society, Georgia Society for International and Comparative Law, Intellectual Property Law Society, Street Law UGA, Women Law Student
EXPERIENCE
- Financial Legal Consultant at MCO Financial Services August 2013 - Present
- Analyze problems and develop solutions for meeting parent company’s objectives
- Draft regulatory filings with insurance regulators or SEC and review and file prospectuses
- Improve Organization’s profitability and efficiency using legal practice knowledge
- Monitor staff to budget, record hold orders and retention policies, covenant certification processes, legal inventory, knowledge management and business continuation
- Monitor legal and regulatory developments and analyze legally with required execution
CERTIFICATIONS
- Awaiting-Certified Fraud Examiners (Association of Fraud Examiners)
- Barrister and Solicitor of Nigeria
- Certificate of Completion (Global Institute for Leadership Development)
- Certified Negotiator and Mediator (Association of Negotiators and Mediators)
- Certificate of Attendance (Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, UK)
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
- Association of Certified Fraud Examiners
- Association of Professional Negotiators and Mediators
- International bar Association
- Nigerian bar Association
- World Intellectual Property Organization
LANGUAGES
English (fluent), Yoruba (native), and French (conversational)
SKILLS AND INTEREST
- WestLaw, LexisNexis, BloombergLaw, BloombergBNA, Heinonline, CCH
- Blogger of non-fiction stories, www.ruqiola.wordpress.com or www.ruqiola.blogspot.com
- Reading, especially non-fiction and philosophical books
- Cooking, especially my native food and I love trying new cuisines