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I will do a classification of red flags to look out for. Not absolute but more often than not, it's red, sho get?
Financial Red flags:
1. Refusal of staff to reveal their pay or the range. More often than not, the firm pays nonsense. "I signed non-disclosure" yenyenyen🤡
Please i need to know. What are the red flags to look out for in a law firm?
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My friend recently told me of a lady who's got double first-class. One from the university and another from the law school and hasn't been able to get an offer from a law firm.
I'm not so superstitious, I'd have imagined village people had a hand in it.
Why am I sharing?
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"You are so brave, you will make a good lawyer".
That's how many found their way into the legal profession. They were vocal and daring even as kids.
Several years later, become docile and next to dumb. Cowering in fear of everything.
The story starts in the university.
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My grandma spent over 75 years in the UK & US with her husband, birthed and raised all her kids over there before returning to Nigeria. She's never fully integrated back as she still wears socks even on native attires. I grew up with her & it's very recently I realised how those
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Who's an "inexperienced" lawyer in Nigeria?
It's a lawyer who follows you to the police station, guides you in making a statement, and subsequently provides surety(ies) for your 'free' bail and thereafter thinks he can take you home.
Here's what the police will usually do:
I have said it severally that the police force doesn't support or approve the payment of bail money at any stage. We only grant administrative bail and with no payment attached. We need to collectively put an end to the problem of bail money. We must endeavour to ask questions
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Law School: "May it please this honourable court" is the right way to announce appearance.
SAN: Happy new year my Lord. I hope your Lordship slept well. I shouldn't be asking as my lord is looking radiant today. I appear for the Defendant.
Young Lawyer:
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The disrespect people have for the legal profession in this country is quite alarming.
You never see people try to teach doctors, engineers or pilots their job, but lawyers??! 😹
People believe the civic or government they did in secondary is the equivalent of an LLB degree.
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Lawyers have varied strengths and weaknesses.
Some lawyers are great at research. Some are excellent at analysing evidence. Some are great at figuring out technicalities. Some advocacy. Some drafting.
I know a SAN who's great at figuring technicalities. So great at it.
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SAN: Appearing with me is my learned friend...
Learned friend after court:
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Sexual harassment culture is now freely allowed to fester in our higher institutions. Your daughters and wives-to-be are being sexually molested by lecturers in exchange for an opportunity to pass or graduate. Yet they will still fail.
Today, let me tell you stories that will
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No matter how toxic a firm is, there's always going to be someone else to step into your shoes when you exit. I can speak on law firms at least.
I know of a SAN of several decades at the bar paying 30k to his NYSC Associates in Lagos. He calls it stipends. His Associates
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Wole Olanipekun has seen premium shege by virtue of representing Tinubu at the Tribunals.
See the number of non-lawyers dropping legal opinions about a Written Address 90% didn't read 😹
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Do not for any reason downplay the success of the law school graduates as insignificant.
Resist that nonsense urge to compare the 80s set that had only one first-class once a decade.
It's a good thing if they all graduate with excellent grades and it doesn't make them less.
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Lawyers cannot vex and leave one firm to another anyhow.
There are too many toxic firms. If you're not careful, you'd just move from frypan to fire. 😂😂
If you like use the beauty of a firm's website to make your choices.
You know these things.
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My "I am a lawyer" card played out well earlier today on my way to print a client's document.
An officer stopped the client's car for allegedly beating the traffic light. Believe me, the client didn't but money must be made yes?
He quickly jumped into the front sit, and
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Younger Sibling: I want to become a lawyer like you.
Litigation lawyers:
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I'm so heartbroken. When I made this tweet, I never knew she'd kick the bucket in less than a week. Gosh. I hope this passes as my ode to her. 😞
She lived well.
My grandma spent over 75 years in the UK & US with her husband, birthed and raised all her kids over there before returning to Nigeria. She's never fully integrated back as she still wears socks even on native attires. I grew up with her & it's very recently I realised how those
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There's that one firm in Ibadan with awesome social media outlook and from afar, looks like paradise.
I live for the day the firm will be exposed for its many atrocities.
God please let that day come quick!
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If any Guaranty Trust Bank customer studies the case of GTB v. Imananagha (2024) 5 NWLR pt. 1930 at Pg. 61, you would seriously fear that bank with your life. What's that?!
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So I thought to write to the following people:
1. Those who will have to resit the Bar finals.
2. Those who didn't make their desired grade.
3. Those who are scared of what the future holds for them.
I understand this period of your life. Here's a story.
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I planned to commence a series weeks ago titled Why you should never become a Nigerian lawyer.
I changed my mind.
I do not think the average lawyer realises how messed up things are.
It's either they choose to shut their minds to how
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In the legal profession. Principals offer ridiculous stipends to their lawyers. In their defence, they are meant to learn the ropes in the first few years. Money is not important.
Yet the young lawyer is seeing a senior lawyer who has been in that same firm for 8 years
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The person who released this NLS result is a single comrade. He/she must have seen the nonsense this relationship people were planning and chose to put out the perfect distraction - law school results.
Now the timeline is filled with I passed. 0 love.
Singles 1 - 0 Lovers
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During the Session:
1. Start reading early, and be genuinely interested in all activities especially group meetings.
2. Move with the actual hotheads. Not pseudo-hotheads who know nothing but make so much noise. You'd find these people in your group meetings. Discern them and
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"Wizarab body shames women"
Okay. Drop a screenshot as proof. Y'all went ahead to drop a screenshot of a back and forth with a lady who equally said her part in exchange.
That's not body shaming. That's an exchange in a heated brawl. You'd even call the finest person ugly.
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Counsel trying to make brilliant submission after watching Suits
Nigerian Judges:
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I'm an unrepentant optimist. I don't struggle to believe there could be a better tomorrow. Tomorrow needs not look like today to be tomorrow.
For over two decades, I never saw an aeroplane up close. Took my first flight in 2022, and last year alone, I lost count of tickets.
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I had to call three people who I referred you to not to pay for or engage your legal services anymore because I didn't want them to end in Kirikiri.
I really apologize but until a court clears your name, that tweet has exposed you to so much odium, disrepute and opprobrium.
Cyber Bullying and defamation is a criminal offense in Nigeria. I love my profession as it is basically the only thing I know. I use my platform to educate people about their basic rights as a way of contributing to the Nigerian system
@ONsogbu
saw the need to defame me publicly.
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Young Lawyer: I object my Lord. The learned silk just quoted the wrong position of the law.
Judge and SAN:
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I recently witnessed a lawyer get his Written Address "cancelled" for making a mistake in how he filed his Written Addresses.
While adopting it, the court asked him why they should adopt such Address. He chickened out.
Let's talk about "de minimis non curat lex" principle.
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During my last Twitter Space session with NLS students, we discussed Charges in Criminal Litigation.
I took time to explain the four rules of drafting charges:
1. The rule against Ambiguity
2. The rule against Duplicity
3. The rule against joinder of Offenders
4. The rule
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You can do everything right in the law school, and the law school will do everything wrong.
You don't believe me? Ask the set that answered Corporate MCQs last year.
You don't want to kill yourself in a system which prides in recording minimal successes.
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Senior Partner: That case you cited, I can't find it in the cited law report. Please direct me to the part you quoted in your Written Address.
Associate:
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As an undergraduate, I once represented my school in a national debate competition hosted by one of the largest universities in the country where I flopped terribly.
I was super prepared or at least I imagined I was. I was the lead debater. I rehearsed my points considerably
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Last year, I actively handled an election petition case for a petitioner (the "loser") in Edo, which was won at trial and on appeal.
The Petitioner whom I represented on a three-man team had won the initial election by a landslide. INEC on the basis of alleged violence
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The NLS Series: Foreign Participation in Business in Nigeria 🧵
My sole objective is to help you understand the topic and make it simple and relatable. This definitely cannot replace your textbooks and materials.
If you think this topic is rocket science...
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Young lawyer raising an objection to SAN's submission
SAN:
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Trial sketch: A step-by-step guide to navigating courtroom trial.
1. Ask your client to stand up when his/her case is called. Be very courteous with clients, without them, you don't have a job.
(Trial starts with the Claimant).
2. Notify the court that the case is...
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I recently led a debt recovery for an oil company involving a huge amount of money.
The indebted company had called for a reconciliation meeting to unify records.
Unprovoked, the indebted company's auditor said I couldn't understand the process as I wasn't an accountant.
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The SAN title is not a honourary title.
You earn it.
This is not to say that all SANs are worth their turf, however, the majority of them know the law than the layman at worst.
A layman lacks the standing to address a SAN as incompetent.
Respect the legal profession!
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One message is clear tonight, even to other law firms that treat lawyers horribly because many will come across this tweet.
You can't cover evil forever.
Now or later, you'd be exposed for what you are. It cost nothing to treat your lawyers well!
Continue.
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Is she meant to drop her law degree or expunge her values so you can shoot your shot? Or she's meant to regret her life choices now that she lost her once in a lifetime golden opportunity to receive a shot from you?
This is me trying to figure the intent behind your tweet.
Wanted to shoot a shot i can never miss but i checked your bio. You’re a lawyer and a feminist. Cant and won’t work. 😉
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The "I hate Litigation" colleagues from uni and law school explaining why they are wearing wig and gown in the court premises.
Me:
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I find it genuinely hilarious when I tell my non-lawyer friends or family that I went to court and the next question is did you win?
A lot of Nigerians think lawyers commence and conclude cases in a day. The quickest cases I have done are election petitions and it takes about
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Lawyers: May it please this Honourable Court, ...
Vacation Judges:
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A lawyer has one job. Just one. That job is protecting the best interest of his clients. Not his ego. Not his pocket. Not his prestige. Sometimes, it's in the best interest of the client to fight and sometimes, to apologize or compromise. Strategy should point to what's best.
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Suits remain my best legal movie.
However, The Lincoln Lawyer although not as interesting, is far more realistic.
The wins make sense. He is a normal human being who is a great lawyer.
It's possible to be that lawyer.
At least for lawyers without Mike's photographic memory.
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This is for NLS students who haven't grasped how to answer law school questions perfectly, yet.
I remembered an interview between NLS Mind Check and Mr Possible a few years back which you will find really helpful.
Read full interview via link:👇
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Cross-examination hacks I🧵
1. Cross-examination is only excellent to the extent you understand the law and how it affects the subject matter of the dispute. I learnt early enough that you don't draft your statement of claim or defence solely on the strength of facts. My former
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If you want to learn litigation and know it like mad, go find a SAN or very senior lawyer who commenced their litigation career in Ilorin and carry their bag small. 😌
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Law school doesn't simply impart procedural law knowledge. Rather, it offers a unique opportunity to experience the profession's potential toxicity firsthand, serving as a taste-tester for the bitter pill of unfairness that can plague legal practice.
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Building Courtroom Confidence (I)
As younger wigs, few have claimed that the courtroom was a natural habitat for them as fish is to water. This is not the case with everyone.
Just before you start lying that legal drafting and research is your forte, come, let's talk.
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years shaped me.
My inability to ever think I'm poor even when I lack. My persistent desire to improve my fluency and brush up my writing. I grew up listening to the purest Queen's English. My very conservative approach to life. The difficulty I experienced before integrating
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I have congratulated as many Bar finals people as I can. I am committed to celebrating with every tweep I come across. Just in case I don't get to comment on yours, congratulations! Big congratulations! You did well!
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One reason lawyers give unsound counsel to clients is the impulsive pressure to provide an answer on the spot to prove their expertise.
It's not a lawyers' job to impress clients, but to get the job done and obtain results. If you have to listen first and promise to revert, do!
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Please send end money to your folks who are getting called to bar soon.
It's very costly.
Most will fly impromptu. 200k
Wig and gown of average quality cost about 100k.
Accomodation, photoshoot, transportation and feeding, like 100k.
Screening & Misc, 100k.
Please.
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Law student: I'm passionate about litigation. Can you mentor me?
Litigation lawyer:
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Go through all my tweets and point out where I named a single firm.
I'm not a stupid young lawyer.
Let the one firm of all the firms in Ibadan who thinks they are the perfect definition of toxicity identify themselves.
That's when you can threaten me.
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Congratulations to the Bar Aspirant.
I understand this might be a period where many will be unhappy. I hereby offer my DM open. Feel free to open up.
You need someone during this period. Don't bottle up your frustrations.
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The level of impunity in Nigerian universities is gravely alarming. Most faculties are lion dens with no person or place to seek refuge.
I passed through the law faculty & it was terrible.
Ihad a few predators as an excuse for lecturers.
There are 3 major types of predators:
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I almost get confused when reading law reports of Supreme Court decisions sometimes. The now Appellant, then Respondent who at the trial court was Claimant...
Like bro, don't stress me. I ran from maths for a reason. 😭😂
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To you guys getting called to the Nigerian Bar starting from tomorrow, I am genuinely happy for you and I wish you the best. May the next few days always be remembered in your future years with joy and deep happiness.
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Law graduates go this far to have their law school bills taken care of.
They reveal brazen determination and refuse to be victims of a failing system fronted by belly- motivated bullies.
A year later, one bald headed randy man tells them 10k monthly is doing them a favour. All
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Many young lawyers, particularly the new wigs are presently having the worst time of their lives. They are depressed, frustrated, pained and losing their self-esteem.
Why? They are in situations that paint life as absolutely unfair to them. Really really unfair. What's harder?
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Grammatical rules lawyers should pay attention to (I):
1. Evidence: This word is usually singulare tantum, i.e., a noun not having a plural form. It is uncountable. It's better to say he tendered four pieces of evidence and not four evidences.
2. British and American spelling:
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SAN: Go on with trial, I have an emergency to attend to. Try to go through the file to know the facts before it's called shortly.
Year one associate:
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Another day to remind you that cross-examination is an art. Rather than rough your way through it and bore out courts, shout at witnesses, and at the end of the day get nothing useful. It's best to learn it. I strongly recommend The Art of Cross Examination by Francis Wellman.
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There are certain trouble you will cause that if you call me as your lawyer, I will ask only prostrate and be begging for you.
This was the kind of trouble an aunt and her husband got into last year after they accused a neighbour of sleeping with different men in different
Meanwhile, my learned colleague has something to tell you.
Happy weekend
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Jurisdiction, territorial or otherwise, is statutory and is conferred on the court by the law creating it. See: Golit v. IGP (2020) LPELR-50635(SC).
In this case, the Federal High court is a creation of the constitution, which by virtue of Section 249 of the CFRN, 1999, places
LASG CLARIFIES FEDERAL HIGH COURT JUDGEMENT IN ABUJA
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Following the Federal High Court judgment in Abuja barring the Directorate of Vehicle Inspection Services (otherwise known as VIO) from further stopping vehicles on the
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Legal drafting and research is my forte. They will never serve a process I prepared and you'd laugh it off as insignificant. If my name is on it, it's on my honour.
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Okay, should we also pay a visit to that one firm in Abuja with massive online PR as well?
Where NYSC Associates are team leads.
Authors become contributors and non contributor becomes author?
There's that one firm in Ibadan with awesome social media outlook and from afar, looks like paradise.
I live for the day the firm will be exposed for its many atrocities.
God please let that day come quick!
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Let's normalise congratulating people who leave litigation the same way we congratulate people who survive an illness or buy a house.
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I think charging for legal services is best done when you have other sources of income. You'd feel comfortable saying no to ridiculous offers.
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I love it when people get their flowers. I'm particularly gassed when it's a lawyer. Cheers! 🥂
Lawyer hailed a national heroine for being instrumental in the reduction of the U.S. visa fees
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When you are before successful people, acknowledge them. It's unkind to pretend like it's not important.
When you meet your hero by chance, don't pretend you don't know them. When a leader in your field engages you online, it doesn't make you equals. Openly show regard. It is
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So if they are arrested, they should insist that they aren't paying a kobo because bail is free?
Let people who have done that come around and share their experiences thereafter.
The Nigerian police is a mess and it's not working. Accept that first and then let's talk!
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When all is said and done, and we find ourselves in positions as leaders, let's not be the evil we've have spoken against.
You truly don't know you, until you have the resources to explore your possibilities.
People don't need to experience the same pain you experienced.
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On the 19th of April, 2024, a Grade 1 Court sitting at Mpape Abuja issued a Court Order against more than 4000 Nigeria citizens. The summary of the order was:
1. To restrict the accounts of these Nigerians.
2. To arrest them on sight at banks, et al.
This raises deep concerns:
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The NLS Series: Commencement of Action in High Court 🧵
Mr. Palmer reached out to me on Twitter yesterday. He has certain legal concerns that may require us to institute an action in court to defend his legal interests. Are you interested? If yes, ...
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You go dey avoid female lawyers because of me? I don sly all of you o. 😂😂😂
Seen the light. Female lawyers >>>
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How to recover erroneously transferred funds (I)
In this tweet, It's my objectives are to guide non-lawyers on the immediate steps to be taken where money is mistakenly transferred to a wrong bank account and also sketch a procedural guide as well:
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Date intelligent people. It's a recipe for peace.
A staggering quality of an intelligent person is being less or non-binary in their thinking and assessments of relevant facts.
When all your partner mentally processes is in 0s or 1s, Yes or No, Right or Wrong, 🧵
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Failing students in order to be ranked high standard education.
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A lot of Nigerians are pretty stubborn people.
I recently chatted with a friend who is divorced. While it was shocking to discover that she was previously married, she shocked me even more when she mentioned that she signed divorce papers with her ex-husband.
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Counsel: My Lord it is settle law that...
Judge: Where was it settled?
Counsel:
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There are four types of law firms.
1. There are those law firms that invest in aesthetics and their team. Lovely building or office structure. You dream of working there not because they are necessarily big or skyscrapers, but at least you can snap fine pictures
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"A reputable law firm in XYZ is seeking to employ a..."
If it was that reputable, particularly for good, you'd put out your name.
More often than not, they are the devil's throw pillow.
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This year, i earned about 6 certifications in Data Privacy & Certification and Cybersecurity. I wrote no less than 5 published articles on the subject of data privacy alone.
Started and finished cases, and grew great courtroom confidence. I read a whole lot of books too.
I
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A Media, Tech and Entertainment law firm located at Allen, Ikeja is looking to employ a one post call Associate within the shortest time possible.
Must be interested in Media, Tech and Entertainment Law.
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