The legal profession has, ab initio, been seen as a prestigious profession — a perception that still ignites and elicits passion for it amongst contemporary students.  These days, with its ever-increasing and eclectic branches, law students are usually at a crossroad as regards their area(s) of specialization. In settling for these areas of specialization, various […]

A few weeks ago, I started researching lawyers who became Senior Advocates of Nigeria at an early age. The positive responses I got pushed me to dig deep and discover more interesting facts about the Nigerian legal profession. After carrying out some surveys aimed at ascertaining how much our law students and the general public, […]

I sat in court waiting for my case to be called; unfortunately my case was the last on the cause list. However as a new wig, I knew the best I could do in the circumstance was to learn from the masters (older counsel) in the profession. So I did. About sixteen cases on the […]

Social media can shape or affect relationships and the nature of communications between lawyers, their clients and the general public. Members of the legal profession similarly ought to consider what impact the use of social media could have on their professional and ethical obligations. Truth is, we cannot put the social media genie back in […]

It’s becoming a trend to find persons who study the law but eventually have no interest in adjudicating in a courtroom or carrying on the conventional duties of lawyers working in a law firm. Some persons may find that they lack the confidence to present a case before the court or are unable to gain […]

“The more you concentrate on what you discover that you will be good for you to pursue, the more experienced you will be while doing it.” – Israelmore Ayivor. To be specialized could be being proactively and productively engage in a given spectrum of the legal profession. Your focus is on that area of law […]