GENEVIEVE IKE

Notary Public, LL.M, HRPL, ACIPM, CMC, FIMC

As a Partner at Johnson Legal & Consultants; a thriving Law firm in Abuja, FCT, Nigeria; she sits on the Board of two highly effective International Non Governmental Organizations and on the Editorial Advisory Board of the Association of Judges of the Customary Courts of Nigeria, (AJUCCON), FCT Chapter. She acted as a legal representative in collaborations with Spanish investors on mass housing availability in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja-Nigeria, which included the sealing of a deal for the importation of improved construction equipments for the same purposes. She has created content and provided basic Legal Education and courses on various topics for the public, Business groups and Institutions, including facilitating several workshops, seminars, webinars and conferences for successful practitioners in diverse fields. She has also provided Pro Bono services (Law Clinics) in partnership with Business hubs for Start ups and Techpreneurs in the FCT.

Genevieve plays a continuous career advisory and mentorship role for persons in the FCT; a social mentorship program for late teens in schools and an Inclusion Works project for prospective employees living with disabilities in collaboration with the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria, Sightsavers and The UK Department for International Development (DFID). A Police Duty Solicitor from which she served as a Senior Supervising Solicitor and HR Business Partner at the Administration of Criminal Justice Monitoring Committee, ACJMC; a service provided in collaboration with the Nigerian Police Force for Rights Protection and a more effective criminal justice administration starting from the Police Stations. She has served as both a foreign and domestic observer for the Nigerian general elections at different times with the African Bar Association and Project Swift Count, respectively. An Editor-in- Chief and a published article author, she is credited with a number of Publications including newspaper columns and Magazine Articles on Legal, Human Resource and Social issues.

Her hobbies in the past 15years and still counting include providing advocacy and support on gender issues, instructional based care giving for teenagers and children, some of which are certified trainings and fun projects for the participants. She is an enthusiastic mum and happily married.

Education

LL.M Laws University of South Wales, UK
HRPL, Human Resources (Professional Diploma/Licensed Practitioner)
Business Administrator (Diploma)
Business Adviser (Professional Diploma)
BL (Barrister at Law)
LL.B (Graduate at Law)
International Council of Management Consulting Institutes (ICMCI)
London Graduate School, United Kingdom.

Professional Organizations

Nigerian Bar Association
African Bar Association
Chartered Institute of Personnel Management
Legislative Advocacy/Draft (Unity Bar Abuja, committee)
Police Duty Solicitor Scheme
World Consumer Forum
Intellectual Property Right Group.
Institute of Management Consultants, Nigeria.

Email: genevieve@jlc.com.ng