what i do
four things, one through-line: the law has not caught up with the technology, and that gap costs organisations money, trust and sometimes their licence to operate. i help close it.
data protection
nigeria passed a real data protection law in 2023. the Nigeria Data Protection Act is not the NDPR that most compliance templates were written for. it created the Nigeria Data Protection Commission, introduced the DCMI designation, and raised the stakes considerably for organisations processing personal data at scale.
what i do:
NDPR/NDPA gap analysis
i audit your current privacy practices against what the 2023 Act and the NDPC's 2025 compliance framework actually require. most audits i have reviewed were written against the 2019 NDPR. they are not sufficient.
DCMI audit readiness
if your organisation qualifies as a Data Controller of Major Importance, you have statutory obligations that most general counsel are not yet familiar with. i prepare you for what that audit actually looks like.
privacy-by-design review
for startups building products that handle personal data, i review your architecture and product flow before you have a problem, not after.
DSAR management framework
data subject access requests are coming. i set up the process so your team can respond within the statutory window without a crisis every time.
who this is for: nigerian startups, small and medium businesses, ngos handling personal data, and international companies with nigerian operations or nigerian user bases.
ai governance
AI systems are making decisions that used to require a human and a signature. the legal frameworks for governing that are being written now, in real time, and most organisations in nigeria are not in the room.
what i do:
AI governance framework design
i help institutions (law firms, fintechs, ngos, universities) develop internal policies for how they use, procure and oversee AI systems. this includes documentation of AI use, bias monitoring protocols and human oversight requirements.
AI ethics audits
i review your current AI deployments against the emerging international standards: the EU AI Act, the OECD AI Principles and the provisions of nigeria's 2026 National E-Governance Bill.
research and advisory
i produce deep-research outputs on AI governance questions for organisations that need to understand the space without building an internal team to do it.
who this is for: nigerian public institutions, tech companies, international ngos, law firms advising tech clients.
legal research and paralegal support
i am a law student with a specific skill set that most law students do not have: i can use AI tools to move through research faster than most, i understand the limitations of those tools in the nigerian legal context, and i produce written work that is clear, sourced and usable.
what i do:
legal research
detailed research memos on nigerian and comparative law. i have done this on tort, employment law, data protection, ai governance and constitutional matters.
document review support
AI-assisted document review with human verification. i am specifically useful on documents involving technology, data or ai-related clauses because i understand what i am looking at.
position papers and briefing notes
for firms or practitioners who need a readable, well-sourced summary of a complex legal landscape before they advise a client.
who this is for: nigerian law firms, international firms with nigerian matters, legal aid organisations, academics.
AI in legal practice
this is not a service about ai writing your content. it is about ai changing how legal work gets done, and making sure you are on the right side of that change.
what i do:
tool stack setup for legal practitioners
i assess how a legal team or solo practitioner works and identify where AI tools create real efficiency without creating real risk. then i set it up and show them how to use it.
AI use case documentation
for firms that want to be transparent about their AI use (for professional conduct reasons or client disclosure), i document what tools are being used, how, and under what human oversight.
training and orientation
a focused session on what AI tools can and cannot do in the nigerian legal context, with specific attention to the gaps in their coverage of nigerian law.
who this is for: law firms, solo practitioners, in-house legal teams, legal aid organisations.
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