APPLICATIONS
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| Your Name | Seli Adjoa Dzodzomenyo | ||||||||
| Date of Birth | 02/09/2002 | ||||||||
| Nationality | Ghanaian | ||||||||
| Residential Address | Little Legon 36, La Anyane Crescent, Legon Campus, Accra-Ghana Accra Ghana Map It | ||||||||
| Your Phone Number | (020) 504-4025 | ||||||||
| Your Email Address | Email hidden; Javascript is required. | ||||||||
| LinkedIn Profile | www.linkedin.com/in/ selidzodzomenyo | ||||||||
| 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 | University of Ghana | ||||||||
| Class of Degree | Second Class Upper Division | ||||||||
| Year of Graduation | 2024 | ||||||||
| Ghana School of Law Campus | Main Campus, Accra | ||||||||
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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 pupillage with Fitch Attorneys because of the firm's commitment for excellence in dispute resolution, corporate and commercial practice. I am eager to learn from experienced practitioners and develop practical skills and professional judgement to become a well-rounded lawyer. | ||||||||
| What attracts you to corporate and commercial legal practice? | Corporate and commercial practice attracts me because I have developed a growing interest in finding the link between legal analysis and business strategy. I find rewarding helping businesses manage risk while achieving their commercial objectives. | ||||||||
| 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. | My achievement was contributing to the review of the Data Protection and Governance Policy during my internship at the University of Ghana. I took initiative to research the legal framework, adapt to a new area and incorporate feedback, demonstrating resilience and commitment to quality work. | ||||||||
| What do you believe distinguishes an exceptional lawyer from a competent lawyer? | An exceptional lawyer goes beyond technical legal competence by combining strong analytical skills with commercial awareness, empathy, integrity and a commitment to continuous learning. They do not only identify legal issues but provide practical solutions that create value for clients and society. | ||||||||
| Describe a time you received constructive criticism. How did you respond? | During my internship, I was advised to make my legal research more concise and focused. I immediately improved my analysis structure, prioritizing key issues and incorporated the feedback. This helped me produce clearer, more practical legal work. | ||||||||
| 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. | A key development every corporate lawyer should understand is the growing importance of data protection and AI regulation. Businesses increasingly rely on technology. This makes regulatory compliance, risk management and responsible use of data essential. Lawyers must help clients navigate these evolving legal and commercial challenges. | ||||||||
| 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? | Understanding that client confidentiality and professional ethics is most paramount, I will quickly inform the senior lawyer privately by bringing the mistake to his/her attention and request for the mistake to be corrected before it is sent. I will approach this matter in the most respectful way. | ||||||||
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