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Legal Unicorns

Legal Unicorns: Rob Green invites Africa-based Legal Industry leaders to chat about their lives and careers, to find out more about the people and the business behind the law, across the Continent, alongside the occasional pod giving you job tipsMore from us:robgreen.substack.comgloballegalmarket.substack.comTake Control Of Your Legal Career - www.umbiie.com

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1:34

5 top tips to write the perfect CV

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2025/10/05

Send us a text 1. First Impressions Count 85% of legal recruiters spend less than 60 seconds on a CV—make every word count.A CV is often the first filter for interviews, making it critical in a highly competitive market.Tip: Use a professional template and keep the design organized for instant impact. 2. Personal Brand Statement Lawyers with a compelling, tailored profile are 2x more likely to get interview callbacks.Begin with a strong personal statement or summary highlighting unique e...

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The Reality for Trainee Lawyers New

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2025/09/24

Send us a text Rob Green, CEO of The GRM Group, shares a candid update for aspiring legal professionals and law students navigating the complex South African legal market. Drawing from the latest recruitment trends, retention data, and direct experience hosting the Leaders in Law event in Casablanca, Green explores the tough reality for recent graduates: too many students, too few candidate attorney positions, and the compounding threat of AI automation. This essential briefing includes: - Re...

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Kenya 5 in 5 Law Firms with Mutugi

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2025/09/19

Send us a text https://www.linkedin.com/in/mutugi-mutegi-17192284/ An Advocate of the High Court of Kenya and Certified Company Secretary (CS) with 10 years' experience in commercial law practice, specialising in competition law, capital markets and securities law and financial sector regulation. Kenya’s legal market in 2025 is characterised by strong growth in transactional work, rapid adoption of technology, a sharp regulatory focus, and elevated demand for corporate and dispute resolution ...

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Cote D'Ivoire 5 in 5 with Assemian

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2025/09/19

Send us a text With more than 17 years of experience, he assisted structures and secures corporate, banking, and insurance operations across the OHADA, CIMA, and WAMU zones. He led the Group Legal Department at NSIA Participations, a major financial holding company with a strong footprint across Central and West Africa (covering 12 countries). https://www.linkedin.com/in/assemian-faustin-kouakou/ Côte d’Ivoire’s legal market in 2025 is benefiting from accelerated foreign investment, ...

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Kenya 5 in 5 In House Market with Fayha

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2025/09/19

Send us a text Fayha Karimbux, Senior Legal Counsel | AfricInvest Grouphttps://www.linkedin.com/in/fayhakarimbux/ Based in Nairobi in the capacity of Senior Legal Counsel with AfricInvest Group. In her role, she oversees the Group’s various funds activities in Anglo Sub-Saharan markets from a legal perspective, including investments, portfolio management, exits and also fund formations and wind-ups. She brings over 11 years of experience in corporate law, specialising in mergers and acquisit...

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Mali 5 in 5 with Zana

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2025/09/19

Send us a text https://www.linkedin.com/in/zana-ismaila-bamba-877742208/ Zana Ismaila BAMBA est assistant Manager au sein d’African legal and Tax Mali depuis 6ans. Je suis titulaire d’une maitrise en droit obtenu à l’université des sciences juridiques et politiques de Bamako. Maitrisant bien le droit des affaires et le droit minier, je suis spécialisé en Droit fiscal et social. Avant d’intégrer l’équipe ALT, je suis passé par un cabinet d’huissier, le tribunal administratif de Bamako et...

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Uganda 5 in 5 with Diana

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2025/09/19

Send us a text https://www.linkedin.com/in/dikyobutungi/ Partner, TASLAF Advocates Director, DK Butungi & Co Legal advisoryCorporate and Commercial AdvisoryEnergy,Projects and Infrastructure Oil and gasFamily Business FranchisingArbitration Strategic Advisory ServicesCorporate ConsultingSet up & SecretarialKnowledge ManagementChange ManagementSpecialized sector servicesLocal Coordination &Representation Third Party LiaisonResearch, among others. Uganda’s l...

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5 in 5 Botswana #1

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2025/09/17

Send us a text Brought to you by GRM Events - for more information, contact MD, Sue Smith on sue@thegrmgroup.com Botswana in focus The 5 in 5 - Africa's Not A Gamble podcast by GRM Group is a legal-focused series that aims to provide insights into the legal landscape across Africa. The podcast features interviews with attorneys from each of the 54 African countries, offering localised expertise and perspectives on the legal market, economic trends, and related topics. Each e...

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Namibia 5 in 5 #1

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2025/09/17

Send us a text Brought to you by GRM Events - for more information, contact MD, Sue Smith on sue@thegrmgroup.com As we continue our ambitious plans to use the 5 in 5 podcast to bring together the African Legal community as one, we reach Namibia for the first time Meet Tshuka. Tshuka Luvindao Director of DR WEDER, KAUTA & HOVEKA INCORPORATED Windhoek, Namibia Facts about Namibia: Geography: Namibia is located in Southern Africa and is the 34th largest country in the world, covering a...

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Eswatini 5 in 5 #1

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2025/09/17

Send us a text Brought to you by GRM Events - for more information, contact MD, Sue Smith on sue@thegrmgroup.com The 5 in 5 - Africa's Not A Gamble podcast by GRM Group is a legal-focused series that aims to provide insights into the legal landscape across Africa. The podcast features interviews with attorneys from each of the 54 African countries, offering localised expertise and perspectives on the legal market, economic trends, and related topics. Each episode is structur...

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Nigeria 5 in 5 #1

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2025/09/17

Send us a text 5 in 5 starts right now! We kick start this incredible new series of interviews, with John Chibueze, Attorney-at-Law, in Lagos, Nigeria. 5 questions in 5 minutes (although we ran over a little!) Covering the economy, the legal market, the opportunities and whats coming up. Brought to you by GRM Events - for more information, contact MD, Sue Smith on sue@thegrmgroup.com The 5 in 5 - Africa's Not A Gamble podcast by GRM Group is a legal-focused series that aims to provide i...

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Mauritius 5 in 5 #1

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2025/09/17

Send us a text The next in the 5 in 5 series is from Mauritius and the great Nikita Lalla 5 questions in 5 minutes Covering the economy, the legal market, the opportunities and whats coming up. Brought to you by GRM Events - for more information, contact MD, Sue Smith on sue@thegrmgroup.com The 5 in 5 - Africa's Not A Gamble podcast by GRM Group is a legal-focused series that aims to provide insights into the legal landscape across Africa. The podcast features interviews with atto...

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Egypt 5 in 5 #1

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2025/09/17

Send us a text Incredible proud to be bringing the 5 in 5 series to Egypt for the first time. We welcome Sunanda Holmes, GC of The American University of Cairo, to answer 5 questions, in 5 minutes - on the Egyptian economy, law market, opportunities and more Brought to you by GRM Events - for more information, contact MD, Sue Smith on sue@thegrmgroup.com The 5 in 5 - Africa's Not A Gamble podcast by GRM Group is a legal-focused series that aims to provide insights into the legal landsca...

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Ghana 5 in 5 Juliet

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2025/09/17

Send us a text Ghana’s economy is experiencing robust growth, positioning the country as one of Africa’s most dynamic economies in recent years. In 2024, Ghana recorded an impressive average real GDP growth rate of 6.3% for the first three quarters, with quarterly expansions peaking at 7.2% in Q3—the highest in five years—driven by strong performances in the industry, services, and non-oil sectors. While growth is projected to moderate slightly, major institutions such as the IMF ...

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Uganda 5 in 5 with Grace

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2025/09/17

Send us a text The 5 in 5 series hits Uganda. We interview Grace, a corporate and commercial transactional lawyer with a strong focus on delivering tailored, practical legal solutions to clients navigating complex business environments, based in Kampala. Uganda’s economy expanded 4.6% in 2023, lower than the 6.3% registered in 2022. Despite strong performance in mining, construction, and hospitality, lower manufacturing output and contractions in food production and public administration led ...

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Algeria 5 in 5 #1

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2025/09/17

Send us a text Brought to you by GRM Events - for more information, contact MD, Sue Smith on sue@thegrmgroup.com As we continue our ambitious plans to use the 5 in 5 podcast to bring together the African Legal community as one, we reach Algeria for the first time Meet Salim Ait Hamadouche Commercial Lawyer at SAH & Partners - Algeria Economic Dependence on Energy: The economy is heavily reliant on the energy sector, with hydrocarbons (oil and natural gas) accounting for about 95% of...

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Namibia 5 in 5 #2

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2025/09/17

Send us a text Brought to you by GRM Events - for more information, contact MD, Sue Smith on sue@thegrmgroup.com As we continue our ambitious plans to use the 5 in 5 podcast to bring together the African Legal community as one, we reach Namibia for the second time!! Meet Dartago Liswaniso Legal advisor , Office of the Vice-Chancellor, University of Namibia Mining Industry: Namibia is one of the world's top producers of uranium, and it also ranks highly for diamond production, particular...

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Ethiopia 5 in 5

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2025/09/17

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Morocco 5 in 5 with Hajar

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2025/09/17

Send us a text The 5 in 5 series heads to Morocco. And we are joined by Hajar Tehhaf, find out more about Hajar by clicking here. GRM is also heading to Casablanca on September 11th for the 5 in 5 series - get tickets here. Morocco has a mixed legal system of civil law that's mainly based on French law with some Islamic law influences. The highest court is the Supreme Court, which presides over the: Courts of Appeals. Court of Cassation. GDP growth is projected to rise moderately ...

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Ghana 5 in 5 with Nana

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2025/09/17

Send us a text We head back to Ghana for more legal market insights. This time with Nana. Nana is a legal and compliance professional with nearly a decade of experience in corporate law, regulatory compliance, and high-value land transactions. Ghana's economic growth is subject to huge fluctuations: in the past years, growth has ranged from 0.9 per cent (in 2020) to 14 per cent (in 2011). Then, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the economy shrunk massively in 2020, picking up only slowly ...

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