APPLICATIONS
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| Your Name | Isaac Obeng | ||||||||||||
| Date of Birth | 06/01/1991 | ||||||||||||
| Nationality | Ghanaian | ||||||||||||
| Residential Address | WAB 27/5 West Ashaley Botwe Greater Accra, Greater Accra Region +233 Ghana Map It | ||||||||||||
| Your Phone Number | (054) 124-9685 | ||||||||||||
| Your Email Address | Email hidden; Javascript is required. | ||||||||||||
| Professional Eligibility | |||||||||||||
| Vacancy For | Pupillage Programme | ||||||||||||
| 1. What is your current status? | I have successfully completed the Ghana School of Law and awaiting Call to the Bar. | ||||||||||||
| Education | |||||||||||||
| LL. B Institution | Central University | ||||||||||||
| Class of Degree | First class | ||||||||||||
| Year of Graduation | 2023 | ||||||||||||
| Ghana School of Law Campus | Accra Main | ||||||||||||
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| Curriculum Vitae and Cover Letter | |||||||||||||
| LL. B Transcript, Certificate & GSL Transcript/ Statement of Results | |||||||||||||
| Legal Experience | |||||||||||||
| Have you previously worked or interned in a legal environment? | Yes | ||||||||||||
| Previous Legal Experience |
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| Why Fitch Attorneys? | |||||||||||||
| Why do you wish to undertake your pupillage with Fitch Attorneys? | I wish to undertake my pupilage at Fitch Attorneys because of its excellence in corporate and commercial law. I am eager to learn from its experienced lawyers, develop practical legal skills, and contribute through diligence, integrity, and a strong commitment to professional excellence. | ||||||||||||
| What attracts you to corporate and commercial legal practice? | I am attracted to corporate and commercial law because it combines legal analysis with business strategy. I enjoy helping businesses manage risk, facilitate growth, and navigate complex transactions while contributing to economic development. | ||||||||||||
| Are you able to fully commit to a six (6) month to one (1) year pupillage? | Yes | ||||||||||||
| Professional Attributes | |||||||||||||
| Describe an achievement that best demonstrates your resilience, initiative or leadership. | Financing my legal education despite financial challenges best reflects my resilience. I started a business, later balanced full-time teaching with law school, and remained committed to my goal of becoming a lawyer through discipline, initiative, and perseverance. | ||||||||||||
| What do you believe distinguishes an exceptional lawyer from a competent lawyer? | An exceptional lawyer combines technical excellence with sound judgment, integrity, commercial awareness, and empathy. Beyond knowing the law, they anticipate clients' needs, communicate effectively, and consistently deliver practical, ethical solutions. | ||||||||||||
| Describe a time you received constructive criticism. How did you respond? | During an internship, I was advised to make my legal writing more concise and commercially focused. I welcomed the feedback, studied well-drafted documents, applied the suggestions consistently, and saw a marked improvement in the clarity and quality | ||||||||||||
| Commercial Awareness | Businesses increasingly expect lawyers to provide commercially practical solutions not merely legal opinions. | ||||||||||||
| Tell us about a recent legal, business or economic development that you believe every corporate lawyer should understand. | The rapid integration of AI into business operations is a development every corporate lawyer should understand. Beyond improving efficiency, AI raises important issues around governance, data protection, intellectual property, liability, and regulatory compliance. Corporate lawyers must help clients innovate responsibly while managing legal and commercial risks. | ||||||||||||
| Ethics | You discover that a senior lawyer has mistakenly included confidential information belonging to another client in a document that is about to be sent. | ||||||||||||
| What would you do? | I would immediately alert the senior lawyer before the document is sent and ensure the confidential information is removed. Protecting client confidentiality and preventing disclosure are fundamental ethical duties, regardless of seniority. | ||||||||||||
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