Olasunkanmi Oguntoye

Experience

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  SPA Ajibade & Co

  Jun 2017 - Jul 2017

  Law School Extern

  I was actively engaged primarily in legal research albeit briefly as a law school extern for four weeks

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  Chief Toye Coker (SAN) & Co

  Aug 2017 - Nov 2017

  Legal Assistant

  As a Intern, my responsibilities included:*Conducting legal research for senior partners*Conducting Client Interview alongside senior partners*Preparing preliminary drafts of court processes*Analyzing judicial authorities

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  Legal Aid Council of Nigeria

  Nov 2017 - Oct 2018

  Legal Aid Officer (NYSC)

  As an unpaid Legal Aid Officer for the Council, my achievements included:* Serving as Assistant Chief Litigation Officer (ACLO) in NYSC Legal Aid Community Development Service.* Liaising with law enforcement agencies in preliminary investigations.* Educating prison inmates, National Youth Service Corps members and the general public of their rights.*I, alongside four team members swiftly and effectively handled three criminal matters without supervision and got two defendants acquitted Show less

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  Wema Bank Plc.

  Nov 2018 - Jun 2023

  As a Legal Risk and Credit Control Officer, I was saddled with the responsibilitiesto:1. Provide reports to senior management for compilation on compliance tointernal control measures and regulatory requirements regarding creditfacilities approved and availed by the Management Credit Committee andBoard Credit Committee.2. Review all Offer letters, and annexures to Offer letters for credit facilities/loansin line with the minimum disclosure requirements set by the CBNʼs Guide toCharges by Bank, other Financial and Non-Bank Financial institutions.3. Ensure all conditions precedents to availment of credits, including theprovision of collateral security were applicable and insurance of security is metby customers prior to availment of credit facilities to them.4. Liaise with Credit Admin, Credit Quality Assurance, Loan Review, RemedialAssets, Legal Services, Enterprise Risk Management, Retail and otherdepartments to ensure that loan and credit portfolios of the Bank are properlymanaged and supervised.5. Ensure charges, fees, commission and interest for facilities, including Bondsand Guarantees offered by the Bank to its customer are not in contravention tothe CBNʼs Guide to Charges by Bank, other Financial and Non-Bank Financialinstitutions.6. Ensure KYC is done and supporting documents for KYC are provided bycustomers seeking facilities from the Bank in line with Professional Code of Ethics andBusiness Conducts as approved by Bankersʼ Committee are adhered to byRelationship Officers in their conduct with customers. Show less As an Operational RiskAnalyst, I was saddled with the responsibilities to:Ensure ORM policies and frameworks are developed to identify, assess, mitigate, control, manage and report all operational risks within the Bank in line with local and global best practices.Ensure roles and responsibilities of all staff and stakeholders in managingoperational risks are agreed upon and clearly understood through adequate training andworkshop.Ensure that all employees in the business and support functions are aware of their roles and responsibilities in managing operational risks inherent in their job responsibilities andactivities. Show less As a Legal Officer, Iachieved the following:Cleared backlogs of unperfected collateral security that were registrable by firmingsame out and improving the number of collateral securities pledged in favour of the Bank.Signed off on an average of seven (7) facilities every work day. Keeping records ofsameand ensuring every condition precedent to drawing down are met before facilities are availed.Ensured measures were in place for the Bank to reduce the incidence of queries from theLands Registry of Survey Plans attached to properties pledged to the Bank by working on an effective policy of charting survey plans of all pledgedproperties.Liaised with Registries, Trustees and other stakeholders to ensure improvements in documentationandfiling.Enforced the policy of commencing the perfection of collateral securityimmediately after the concerned transactions are treated.Ensured reports were always ready for inspection by regulatory authorities like CBNandAMCON upon request.Worked with my Team to ensure Solicitors sent in monthly updates on all thebriefshandledby them.Assisted in the compilation of the Directorsʼ Report for the Annual Report of the Bankfor the Year 2018.Examined conditions of Corporate Governance and helped review thestatement ofthe Bankʼs philosophy of Corporate Governance for the Year-end2018.Liaised with the Bankʼs registrar to ensure notice of meeting were sent to all eligibleshareholders and dividend were paid accordingly.Represented the Bankʼs staff at offices of various law enforcement agencies when invited in for questioning or information gathering in relation to conducts in the usual course ofdoingBankʼs business.Appeared in courts as in-house counsel strictly to observe court proceedings andgive timely reports on suits against and suits instituted by the Bank. Show less

  • Credit Documentation and Legal Risk Control Officer

    Jun 2021 - Jun 2023

  • Operational Risk Analyst

    Jan 2021 - Jun 2021

  • Legal Officer (Documentation and Collateral Perfection)

    Nov 2018 - Dec 2020
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  Globus Bank

  Jul 2023 - Dec 2023

  Legal and Company Secretariat Officer

  As a Legal Officer, I was saddled with the following:Clearing of backlogs of unperfected collateral security that were registrable by firmingsame out and improving the number of collateral securities pledged in favour of the Bank.Signingoff on facilities every work day, keeping records of same and ensuring every condition precedent to drawing down are met before facilities are availed.Liaising with Registries, Trustees and other stakeholders to ensure improvements in documentationandfiling.Enforcing the policy of commencing the perfection of collateral securityimmediately after the concerned transactions are treated.Ensuring reports were always ready for inspection by regulatory authorities like CBN and AMCON upon request.Ensuring Solicitors send in monthly updates on all the briefs handledby them. Show less

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  PremiumTrust Bank

  Dec 2023 - now

  Credit Documentation and Legal Risk Control Officer