Top 11 Highest Paying Law Firms In Nigeria
There’re numerous reasons why people choose to study law In Nigeria. Some are good and popular. Others are bad and unpopular. But the many who are drawn to the profession are usually more taken with its rewarding perks. The alluring…
How To become A Lawyer In Nigeria Without Going To Law School
There may have been once a time in Nigeria when the prospect of someone becoming a lawyer without following the more vocational route of first studying for the 5 year LL.B. and capping it off with a one year mandatory course of professional…
3 Important Things to Do to Survive Your First Year of Law School
The chance of pursuing a career in law might seem like the opportunity of a lifetime for many would-be law students, with the promise of enthralling adventure. But as with starting any new endeavor in life and given their relative…
Nigerian Law School Admission Requirements
Every applicant to the Nigerian Law School must meets its admission requirements to be accepted, including tuition fees and required undergraduate courses Studying law in Nigeria can be quite expensive when compared with what it costs…
10 Red-Hot Jobs in The Legal Field That Pay Well
In the legal profession not every legal field pays that well. Some lawyers earn a lot of money and live large. Others earn that much and have to scrimp and eke out a living. That's one of the bitter realities of being a lawyer. I am not…
10 Popular Legal Job Websites for Lawyers and Fresh Law Graduates
The legal employment market the world over is going through the doldrums at the moment. And with global economies under-performing, clients looking to spend less on legal services than before and lawyers now being a dime a dozen, the mad…
Advice for Young Lawyers: 5 Things to Do to Succeed in Legal Practice
In every profession in the world, nearly everyone begins their career from the bottom of the career ladder but with an equal likelihood of reaching the dizzying zenith. Few do, some even manage to achieve a moderate level of career success,…
7 Cool Ways You Can Make Money As A Law Student
With so much reading to do, do you think you there's something wrong with thinking about cool ways you could make money as a law student? Far from it, you're doing the right thing. It’s natural to have that itch to do something that has…
5 Types Of Law Students Who Might Not Practice Law
People generally tend to assume that the fact that someone went to law school automatically means they would go into legal practice. But that is not often the case. Granted, not everyone who studies law has the intention of practicing, as…
7 Lessons Lawyers and Law Students Will Learn from Watching Legal TV Shows
Lawyers and law students will learn more from watching how great actors deal with situations than they can from listening to a staid lecture on legal ethics. Legal TV shows can be the perfect medley between classroom fantasies about lawyers…
The Rise Of Women In The Legal Profession: Men Be Afraid!
The legal profession has been from antiquity and, from its inception, has been the exclusive prerogative of men. It used to be an “old boys club” and women where non-existent. This was traceable to the patriarchal setting of the society of…
10 Tips To Help You Get Your First Job After Law School
Job searching can be nail-biting and stressful for the majority of law graduates. You have to attend interviews, submit dozens of CV's at every opportunity and then play the waiting game for weeks, expecting that call that dispels your…
7 Tips For A Successful Law Firm Interview
Job interviews aren't a walk in the park. Even after you've bagged the crème de la crème of law degree distinctions you will still need to master the art of interviews to land your dream job at law firms. All it takes is a good first…
7 Soft Skills All Employers Look For In a Law Graduate.
One of the biggest myths among law grads when going job hunting is that the brightest candidate with the most appealing academic credentials often gets the preference. In reality, however, recruiters are far less likely to make hiring…