NATHAN TEI WEMEGAH
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Home: 6 Old Mill Gardens, Stechford, Birmingham, UK, B33 8EH
E-mail: nattei2002@gmail.com
Mobile: 0044-7508869954
Nationality: Ghanaian
Date of Birth: 20th July, 1982
Languages: English – fluent, Akan (Fante) - fluent
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EDUCATION
2010 – 2012 Oxford Institute of Legal Practice (Legal Practice) – Oxford University and Oxford Brookes University
Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice
Electives: Commercial Law and Intellectual Property, Equity Finance,
Private Acquisitions, Business Law and Practice, Property Law and Practice
2008 -2010 University of Birmingham
Law School - LLB
2002 -2006
2001 -2002
University of Ghana, Legon
Bachelor of Arts in English and Linguistics
NOBA Research & Learning Centre, Accra, Ghana
Institute Of Management Information Systems – UK
Diploma in IMIS (Programming, Networking, Information Technology,
Accounting, Costing, Quantitative Methods, Business Communication)
1998 -2000 Adisadel College
Senior Secondary School Certificate
LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE WORK EXPERIENCE
Oct 2010 – Mar 2011: Placement, KA Solicitors, Birmingham
• Worked under two partners dealing with criminal and property cases.
• Identifying and analyzing legal developments (monitoring changes in legislation), and notifying the firm for best preparation in the face of the consequences of the developments.
• General legal Advisory services
• Made Attendance notes at client interviews and prepared client care letters
• Researched on topics as and when required using the Internet and/or library resources.
• Performed various administrative duties that included: fax transmission and receipt, filing, photocopying, and the update of manual and electronic records and database; general telephone work, i.e. making, receiving calls, and taking messages; handling correspondence; undertaking typing/word processing duties as required including the transmission and receipt of electronic mails: planning schedules, diaries, travel and accommodation as required etc.
Summer 2009: Vacation scheme, TRP Solicitors, Birmingham
• Worked with a solicitor in immigration cases that involved civil partnerships and residence permits for dependent EEA family members.
• Attended and made notes of court proceedings.
• Provided Business Support Services to some companies
• Helped register new companies at Company House.

Summer 2005: Vacation, Minkah-Premo & Co, Accra, Ghana
• Had frequent discussions with Senior Partner Isaac Emmil Osei-Bonsu of the firm mainly about corporate and commercial matters and ADR; and also observed some legal work.
OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE
January 2008 - July 2009 Teacher/Teaching Assistant, Calthorpe School, Select Education,
Northern Star Recruitment, Birmingham
February 2008 - May 2008 Sales Merchant, Arcedia Direct Ltd, Birmingham
• Carried out direct sales and marketing for Scottish Power, an energy supply company
September 2006-July 2007 Teaching Assistant/Personal Assistant, Linguistics Department,
University of Ghana, Legon
• Carried out supervisions and tutorials with groups of students in various subject modules
• Performed administrative/clerical and research functions for senior lecturers including administering large scale filling and processing of evaluation forms.
•Invigilation duties during examinations
• Library duties including supervising the study environment in the library, shelving, cataloguing and so on.
INTERESTS AND ACTIVITIES
OXILP, Oxford: involved in Pro bono scheme
University of Birmingham: Involved in pro bono schemes such as ‘Street law’ and ‘Law Clinics’ which involved explaining and discussing the law to citizens and schools, and offering practical legal solutions to real circumstances pertaining to the lives of the ordinary people.
University of Ghana: An event organiser for the Student Representative Council and Member of the National
Union of Anglican Students.
Adisadel College, Ghana: Head Prefect (2000), Debating team for my House (Quaque House) and member of the Writers and Debaters Club, Representative for first years on the Quaque House Council, Class prefect
(first and second years), attained several awards in various subjects .
Discoverer’s Club, Accra, Ghana:
President (2004 – 2006), activities that helped the youth to realise their potential and talents.
Anglican Young People’s Association, Burma Camp, Accra, Ghana:
Public relations, Editor and Chaplain
– responsible for promoting the goodwill of the association; produced quarterly magazine; and assisted members in their faith and led corporate prayer and worship, respectively.
Sports: I helped to win several inter-schools cups in football and volleyball as the Sports prefect and team captain at the primary and junior secondary levels of my education.
Music: I play the bass guitar for both the church and the youth choir at Citifaith International (Swindon, UK) and Birmingham Christian Centre (Birmingham, UK)
KEYS OF SUCCESS AND ADDITIONAL SKILLS
IT: Proficient with internet resources such as Westlaw and Lexis Nexis for comprehensive legal researches,
MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Internet, typing, software development (developed software to handle operations of wholesale and retail businesses).
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Excellent leadership, communication, and organizational skills.
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Aggressive and energetic self-starter; effective working both independently and as a team member.

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Great customer service and inter-personal skills with the proven ability to work independently or in a team environment.
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Performance-driven with experience in organizing, administrative support services and office management; multi-tasker and a quick learner.
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Continuous Improvement
REFEREES
Nick Rees
Lecturer
Oxford Institute of Legal Practice
Headington Campus
Headington Hill
Oxford
OX3 0BP
Email: nrees@brookes.ac.uk
nrees@ox.ac.uk
Tel: 01865 488756
Dr. Paul Kofi Agbedor
Senior Lecturer
Dr. Bharat Malkani
Lecturer of Criminal Law
University of Birmingham, Law School
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2TT
Email: B.Malkani@bham.ac.uk
Tel: 0121 414 6315
Department of Linguistics
P. O. Box LG 61
Legon – Accra
Ghana
Email: paka@ug.edu.gh
Tel: 00233-21-500537