Lawyer of the Month (Aug 2024) – Onyinye Igweonu

Onyinye Igweonu, our Lawyer of the Month of August, takes us on a journey from her days as a law student to her time practising as a young lawyer. She also shares useful tips for law students and young lawyers.   Kindly introduce yourself to our readers. Hello, my name is Onyinye Igweonu. I graduated […]

Lawyer of the Month (Jan 2023) – Mitchell Aghatise

In this edition of our Lawyer of the Month series, we chat with Mitchell, a young legal practitioner who has found his passion in policy and legislative development. He tells us about his journey so far as a lawyer, shares tips on specialisation for young lawyers and discusses the impact of the forthcoming general elections […]

Lawyer of the Month — Chidi Odoemenam

Quite recently, the rate of career mobility has witnessed an exponential rise, especially with more professionals expressing interest in finance and tech roles. Yet, there’s a more nuanced career switch within the legal profession that is quite common but hardly spoken of. We address this issue in our Lawyer of the Month interview with Chidi […]

LAWYER OF THE MONTH — EFEMENA ILUEZI-OGBAUDU

In the very first edition of the Lawyer of the Month series for 2021, we speak to one of the finest young lawyers in SubSaharan Africa. Asides from having massive professional breakthroughs in an uncertain 2020, Efemena Iluezi-Ogbaudu is up to a promising start in 2021. In this interview, we speak about finding his footing […]

LAWYER OF THE MONTH — LINDA ALINDA-IKANZA

Hello Linda. Can we get to know more about you, and what endeared you to the legal profession? I am a lawyer based in Kampala, Uganda. I love the law. I practice it, I teach it, and I innovate it. I knew from as early as grade 5 that I wanted to be a lawyer. […]

LAWYER OF THE MONTH (SEPTEMBER) — VINCENT OKONKWO

Happy Independence Anniversary, Nigeria (we hope we’re not late to the party), and Happy Anniversary to Legal Pages. On the September edition, we speak to Vincent Okonkwo, a Tech Attorney. He gives us his thoughts about judges specialising in niche areas of law, and the achievement fuzz arising from the Covid holidays/work from home period. […]