S5E13 - Sedinam Botwe, Junior Associate (Ghana)

Sedinam Botwe is a talented young lawyer whose expertise lies in both the traditional and non-traditional aspects of transactional, corporate and commercial law. She works as a Junior Associate with Legal 500 recognized top law firm, Kimathi & Partners, Corporate Attorneys in Accra Ghana, where she practices on the Transactions, Tax and Strategic Advisory Team and the Telecommunications, Media and Technology Team.   As a lawyer, Sedinam advises on a number of big-time lending transactions, mergers and acquisitions, and recently, carbon financing transactions. Sedinam has worked with a number of multinational clients, providing them with bespoke advice on matters of legal compliance, deal structuring, contract drafting and review. Sedinam actively volunteers with Reformation Community, an NGO focused on transforming society, starting with children. Reformation Community’s Booksville project is dear to Sedinam’s heart, as the project focuses on equipping children with reading and writing skills which Sedinam finds to be a fundamental tool of change, being an avid reader and writer herself. Sedinam also has a blog, Everyday Legalese, where she discusses the legal implications of everyday transactions and situations, with the aim of demystifying legal concepts for the public. Sedinam is also a huge enthusiast of diplomacy and international affairs, evidenced by her volunteer work with Lifelink Ghana, an organisation that trains students from basic, secondary and tertiary schools in matters of diplomacy through Model UN sessions. In her free time, Sedinam enjoys reading, exercising and playing with her pets, Tyrone and Scorsese. Let’s keep the conversation going, connect with us on Instagram @sister_in_law_ @sedinambotwe_ If you have a trailblazing woman of colour in the legal profession who you would like to see being featured on the podcast please send your suggestions to [email protected] Visit our website for cool merchandise and to grab your ticket to our next I am Lady Justice workshop (29 June): www.sisterinlaw.co.za