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Ikepo Abiru

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  • Timeline

    Jun 2014 - Jun 2014

    Vacation Student

    CMS
    Jul 2014 - Jul 2014

    Intern

    Summers Solicitors Llp
    Jul 2016 - Sept 2016

    Sales Associate

    Harrods
    Aug 2017 - Aug 2017

    Intern

    FREEMANS SOLICITORS
    Jun 2018 - Jul 2018

    Summer Intern

    Milbank LLP
    Feb 2020 - Sept 2022

    Business Analyst

    McKinsey & Company
    Lagos State, Nigeria
    Current Company
    Sept 2022 - now

    Associate - Milestone Performance Partners

    Bregal Milestone

  • About me

    Value Creation for Scale-ups; Ex-McKinsey

  • Education

    • Greensprings school, lagos, nigeria

      2008 - 2013
      Igcses: 6a*s 4as

      Activities and Societies: Charity Committee - Raised £6,000 in a week for Polio Victims Student Representative Council Secretary (2011/2012)President of the Charity Committee (2012/2013)Deputy Head Girl (2012/2013)Awards: “Prefects’ Award for Comportment” and “PTA Leadership Award” at the end of my tenure as Deputy Head Girl

    • University of warwick - school of law

      2015 - 2018
      Bachelor of laws - llb law first class honours

      Activities and Societies: Freshers' representative for the Warwick Fashion & Arts Society (LINE) (2015/2016). Part of a team of 20 that pioneered and executed the first ever Warwick Africa Summit (2016/2017). Directed and designed the content for the advertising campaign for the Law Society's biggest event of the year - the Law Ball (2016/2017). Project Leader for the Law Society’s Pro Bono Women’s Project (2016/2017).

    • Benenden school

      2013 - 2015
      Maths (a) politics (a) economics (a) extended project qualification (a*)

      Activities and Societies: President of the Law Society at Benenden School (2014/2015); House Prefect (Medway House, Benenden School 2014/2015) Awards: Academic Prize for being the best performing student in Mathematics in my final year; Distinction - Trinity Speech & Communication Skills Grade 6 exam

    • Nigerian law school

      2018 - 2019
      Legal practice course law 2:1

      Scored marks in the top 15% in national bar final exams Completed five courses:1. Civil Litigation2. Criminal Litigation3. Property Law Practice4. Corporate Law Practice5. Professional Ethics & Skills

  • Experience

    • Cms

      Jun 2014 - Jun 2014
      Vacation student

      Shadowed lawyers in the Energy, Projects and Construction and Banking groups of the firmParticipated in a workshop organised by Lloyds Banking Group. This workshop alerted me to the importance of being aware of activities in the commercial world, as a budding commercial lawyer. The ability to work well within a team and communicate effectively were integral to completing the tasks successfully Carried out research for a partner to determine which jurisdiction of law applied to the company the firm was acting for Show less

    • Summers solicitors llp

      Jul 2014 - Jul 2014
      Intern

      Completed the paper work for the transfer of a commercial property – the firm was acting for the purchaser. This involved drafting the land registry application and following the application through till the firm received the SDLT5 certificate, which I then sent to the Land and Property Services. This experience alerted me to the importance of being meticulous

    • Harrods

      Jul 2016 - Sept 2016
      Sales associate

      Covered different departments (Luxury Jewelry, Luxury Accessories, Menswear, Womenswear, Beauty, Toy Kingdom and the Harrods Signature Shop) in a customer facing role for each shiftProvided excellent customer service and consistently hit my sales target and on occasion surpassed it by as high as 80%, thus, honing my interpersonal and communication skills

    • Freemans solicitors

      Aug 2017 - Aug 2017
      Intern

      Rotated between the Immigration Law and Criminal Law departmentsReviewed witness statements; clerked for a barrister who was representing the firm’s client in an extradition hearing Drafted letters to potential witnesses and experts who could aid our clients’ cases Tasked with submitting a judicial review application on behalf of the firm

    • Milbank llp

      Jun 2018 - Jul 2018
      Summer intern

      Rotated between the Outsourcing & Technology and Project Finance departments Carried out research, proofreading and drafting exercises Participated in presentation and negotiation workshops and secured the best deal for my client during the negotiation workshop

    • Mckinsey & company

      Feb 2020 - Sept 2022

      • Business Analyst

        Feb 2021 - Sept 2022

      • Young Leaders’ Program Fellow

        Feb 2020 - Jan 2021

    • Bregal milestone

      Sept 2022 - now
      Associate - milestone performance partners

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Mciarb

      Chartered institute of arbitrators (ciarb)
      Sept 2018

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Ikepo Abiru
      Speech & Communications Skills Trinity Guildhall Grade 6 Exam- Distinction

  • Volunteer Experience

    • Student Volunteer

      Issued by The Grange on Sept 2014
      The GrangeAssociated with Ikepo Abiru