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 […]

OPPORTUNITIES FOR LAW STUDENTS AND LAWYERS IN DECEMBER 2020

JOB AND INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES 1. Alliance Law Firm Commercial Litigation Associate Alliance Law firm is one of Lagos’ top law firms, providing exceptional cutting-edge legal services to leading businesses in Nigeria and around the world. Alliance Law Firm handles transactions of all sizes and levels of complexity regardless of whether the issue is local, foreign […]

LAWYER OF THE WEEK — GABRIEL NWODO

This week, we feature Gabriel Nwodo, a first class graduate and an Associate at top commercial law firm, ÆLEX. He spoke to Legal Pages about the supposed nexus between remuneration of entry level lawyers and the 2020 NBA Presidential Election, the grading system of the Nigerian Law School and giving back to the society. Can […]

Nigerian Law School Releases 2018 Bar Final Results, Records 161 Candidates with First Class, the Best Ever!

The much awaited results of Examination the Bar Final which was conducted in August were released on the Thursday, 18th of October. The results released by the Nigerian Council of Legal Education recorded the highest success rate since its inception. It was reported that 5,846 students participated in the examination with 4,633 (79.25%) candidates successful, […]

NIGERIAN LAW SCHOOL (NLS) EXTERNSHIP PROGRAM: NUGGETS FOR SUCCESS – Tobi Babalola

Hello, to those currently at the Nigerian Law School. I’m sharing with you my experience during the NLS two months externship and how you can make excellent use of the opportunity to gain practical knowledge for your Bar Examinations and in the long run your legal career. The Externship programme is a part of the […]

Law School Should Admit Only Persons Having a 2:1 CGPA and Above – A.B. Mahmoud

During the Hand-Over ceremony between the outgoing Director-general of the Nigerian Law School, Dr. Olanrewaju Onadeko SAN to his successor, Professor Isa Hayatu Chiroma, an opinion was given by Mr. Abubakar Mahmoud SAN, the acting Chairman and President of the Nigerian Bar Association which has been the subject of recent debates. According to him, there […]