| BRIEF PROFILE OF DR(BARRISTER) NGOZI CHIANAKWALAM FOUNDER OF LEGAL STANDARD CONSULTING AND ITS INNOVATIVE PRE PAID LEGAL SCHEME Legal Standard Consulting is a consultancy firm led by Barrister Ngozi Chianakwalam. She graduated from the University of Ife in 1977 and was called to the Bar in 1978. She joined the Imo State Ministry of Justice in 1979 and rose through the ranks. She became the pioneer Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP)[District Attorney] of Abia State in 1991, a position she held for 9 years. She attained the highest position of Solicitor General/Permanent Secretary, Abia State in 1999. She has appeared in the courts at all levels from the magistrate's Courts to the Supreme Court in both criminal and civil matters. In the year 2001, she was appointed the Director Registry, of the Corporate Affairs Commission. She voluntarily retired from service on the 31st of December 2006. She has now set up on her own. She is a member of the Nigerian Bar Association and has held the positions of Secretary and Vice-Chairman of her branch at various times over the years. She is a member of the International Bar Association. She is also an Arbitrator and Mediator. She has benefited from numerous Leadership and Management trainings, both locally and internationally. She is an Author and a contributing Editor to various Newspapers and Magazines. She is a Lecturer and Public Speaker. |