ANTHIONETTE CHIZOBA ECHEFU

• Developed and maintained lasting Professional relationships with over 100 clients, ensuring their legal needs were met with a strong focus on clients satisfaction.
• Provided legal advice to individuals and about 30 businesses, interpreting laws, rulings, and regulations to safeguard client interests in Healthcare-related transactions.
• Conducted thorough Case Analysis and Strategic Planning, ensuring compliance with Corporate laws and regulations in all transactions.
• Drafted and Negotiated a variety of legal documents, including Contracts relevant to Patient Care and Healthcare Services, ensuring clarity and legal protection for Clients.
• Engaged in Arbitration and Mediation proceedings to resolve Client disputes efficiently, fostering amicable solutions that prioritized Client satisfaction.
• Researched and Analyzed land development issues, providing 6 clients with informed opinions that considered regulatory impacts on Healthcare Facilities.
• Prepared legal documents such as Non-disclosure agreements and Trust Deeds, ensuring compliance with legal standards and protecting Patient information, and so on.

Key Accomplishment: Community Development and Social Impact

Led a cross-functional team of 8 members in a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative, enhancing the quality of life for vulnerable populations in a rural Lagos community.

Achievements:

- Project-managed the renovation and construction of a senior care home, demonstrating expertise in community development and infrastructure enhancement.
- Coordinated a donation drive, mobilizing resources (clothing and food) to support marginalized widows, showcasing ability to facilitate community engagement and social support.
- Administered empowerment grants (N150,000 NGN) to select widows, enabling them to establish small and medium enterprise businesses, highlighting skills in economic empowerment and capacity building.

• Served as Legal Representative for various Corporate Clients, providing high- level customer service and ensuring prompt communication regarding Legal matters.
• Successfully incorporated approximately 30 Companies with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC); providing legal structure for Healthcare- related entities.
• Researched diverse legal issues and prepared comprehensive reports for clients, providing clarity on complex regulatory environments affecting patient care.
• Drafted and Negotiated legal documents tailored to Client needs, including Non- disclosure agreements that safeguarded sensitive Patient information.
• Conducted Negotiations and Mediation to resolve disputes, emphasizing collaborative approaches that benefited all parties and so on.

• Conducted extensive legal research on case laws and legal authorities, supporting effective judgement delivery in cases involving healthcare issues.
• Provided Legal Aid to more than 35 Prisoners, advocating for their rights and ensuring access to necessary healthcare services.
• Wrote Legal advice for Magistrate courts after interviewing 120 wrongfully incarcerated inmates, ensuring their concerns were represented and advocating for fair trials.
• Reviewed files of the 35 suspects awaiting trials, advising magistrates on Legal implications that could impact patient care rights and protections.
• Sensitized about 350 high school students in both urban and rural communities on Fundamental Human Rights, Child Rights, and Child abuse; advocating for their protection and informed them of their rights.
• Drafted, Reviewed, and Revised a wide range of Legal documents, ensuring all materials adhered to Legal standards and Patient Confidentiality.
• Attended Court Proceedings and Trials of represented inmates, gaining insights into Legal Processes that influenced Patient Care and Rights, etc