Deborah Darlington

Supported corporate governance and secretarial functions and coordinated organisational documentation and stakeholder matters.

Provide legal advice on institutional, operational, employment, disciplinary and governance matters, with a focus on legal compliance and risk mitigation. Draft, review and support execution of MOUs, deeds, contracts, collaboration agreements, tripartite agreements and other legal/commercial documents.

Served as Company Secretary, handling corporate governance and secretarial duties.

Organised statutory, general and annual meetings and prepared minutes and governance records. Handled pre- and post-incorporation registrations, annual returns, tax filings and other regulatory submissions.

Handled client briefings, legal research, drafting and review of legal documents, court representation and litigation support. Attended meetings with government parastatals and regulatory bodies and supported compliance filings and legal processes.

Supported case management, legal research, court representation and liaison with justice-sector organisations.

Supported legal drafting, client briefing, meetings, court attendance and in-house moot court trials.

Pursued a Master of Laws (LL.M.) degree at Babcock University, completing in 2025.

Completed the Bar Professional Training Course at the Nigerian Law School, earning the BL qualification in 2017.

Grade: Second Class Upper Honours

Earned a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) degree with Second Class Upper Honours from Babcock University in 2016.

Qualified as a Chartered Secretary through the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators in Nigeria.

Holds membership with the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, indicating professional standing in arbitration.

Earned the Nigerian Bar Association Professional Certificate, confirming professional membership.