Legal Practice

The legal profession is essentially anachronistic in outlook in light of the fact that it’s one of the oldest serving professions in history and so are its mores and legal traditions. With the astronomic rise of social media and…

Most lawyers would probably have come across the quote by Ifeanyi Onuoha that “Nothing is free even in Freetown”. It is a statement that tends to underscore the value-for-money mercenary underpinnings of the 21st century…

Formal law training has often been thought of as giving lawyers the essential knowledge to act as better advocates and litigators in a traditionally insular adversarial system of justice. The fallout is that law students graduate with a…

It’s common to hear lawyers brag about their success rates today. Many lawyers today soliciting for new clients often cite their astounding win rates in litigation to sway the minds of dithering and hesitant clients still pondering the many…

Society is fast evolving, while novel breakthroughs in technology have revolutionized the nature of work and accelerated the pace of work at the global marketplace, at the same time, it has made telling inroads into the demand for lawyers…

The saying goes that “there is a first time for everything” and that applies to every lawyer's first court appearance. Depending on your level of preparation it could either turn out to be a truly memorable experience or one you wish you…

Law students are often told in school that the successful lawyer isn't born but made. What this statement implies is that successful lawyers don’t just rely on their innate gifting but rather have acquired certain essential skills that have…

Today is decision day for all law aspirants. Why would anyone venture into a high-risk enterprise like the practice of law without first weighing in on the different sides of the same coin? Neglecting to do so would be going out on a huge…

Congrats on your recent admission to the bar. Finally, after so many years of unenviable studies you've now landed your Holy Grail (a revered license to practice law). And while you are still basking in the euphoria of your triumph, we…

The legal profession as we know it has its own peculiar traditions most of which are from antiquity. An instance of this is the wig and gown which has quite become the de rigueur for members of the Nigerian Legal profession and…