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Esther Ajayi

May 2026 — Present

Afe Babalola University · Remote

Founder & Lead, Opportunity Office

ABUAD Law Students' Society

Founded and lead the LSS Opportunity Office, an institutional platform designed to centralise and expand access to academic, professional, fellowship, internship, scholarship and career-development opportunities for law students. The model is also being developed toward implementation within the Students' Representative Council structure across colleges of Afe Babalola University.

• • Developed separate Undergraduate and Graduate Opportunity Desks to structure opportunity discovery, dissemination and career support across different stages of the student-to-professional pipeline.
• • Designed operational frameworks for opportunity tracking, communication, student engagement and continuity to reduce information gaps and improve equitable access to high-value opportunities.
• • Coordinate with student leadership structures and team members to identify, curate and communicate opportunities aligned with students' academic and professional development needs.
• • Developing the model for broader adoption through the SRC framework across ABUAD colleges, positioning opportunity access as institutional infrastructure rather than an informal, person-dependent service.

May 2026 — Present

South-West Nigeria · Remote

Zonal Head of Programs

Law Students' Association of Nigeria · South-West

Lead the planning, coordination and execution of zonal programming, working with State Directors, Deputies and relevant executives across the South-West to establish programme priorities, timelines and implementation frameworks.

• • Established baseline operational and programming expectations for State Directorates, including documentation of proposed activities, executive structures and tenure plans.
• • Developed institutional frameworks for programme planning, documentation, onboarding, coordination and administrative continuity across the Zone.
• • Established the Zonal Committee of Programs under the Office of the Zonal Head of Programs to support structured delegation, programme development and coordinated execution.
• • Drove the development of transition and handover mechanisms designed to preserve institutional knowledge and reduce administrative discontinuity between successive administrations.
• • Support the development of zonal and state-level initiatives structured for sustainability, measurable impact and effective implementation.

July 2026 — Present

Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria · Hybrid

Campus Ambassador

Commonwealth Students' Association

Selected as the sole representative for Afe Babalola University by the CSA Executive Committee to advocate for student development and mobilise campus-wide campaigns.

• • Collaborate with national and regional coordinators to execute student development and advocacy programmes.
• • Drive student engagement and amplify Commonwealth initiatives across the university community.

June 2026 — Present

Lagos, Nigeria · On-site

Summer Legal Intern

SimmonsCooper Partners

Supporting complex commercial and dispute-resolution mandates within a leading Nigerian business law practice.

• • Assist practice groups with commercial litigation strategy, digital asset frameworks and multi-jurisdictional dispute resolution mandates.
• • Conduct statutory analysis and case-law synthesis for legal memoranda, advisory opinions and court documentation.
• • Collaborate with senior associates on transactional due diligence, regulatory compliance reviews and corporate restructuring matters under the Nigerian regulatory framework.

August 2026 — Present

Lagos, Nigeria · Hybrid

Student Fellow

The Bridge Program

Selected as a Bridge Fellow for a year-long experiential leadership and problem-solving programme focused on leadership, collaboration, communication and practical decision-making.

• • Work in multidisciplinary teams to identify and validate real-world problems, develop solutions, conduct data-driven validation and market sizing, build business models and refine value propositions.
• • Develop practical experience in negotiation, pitching, stakeholder communication, group decision-making and consensus-building through applied projects and simulations.
• • Completed the intensive residential bootcamp component and continue as a Bridge Fellow for the remainder of the year-long programme.

May 2026 — Present

Afe Babalola University

Head of Programs

Electricity & Energy Law Society

Directing strategic programme blueprints, interactive regulation masterclasses and future-focused energy law programming, with emphasis on the evolving legal and regulatory architecture of the power sector.