There are different types of lawyers in Nigeria, and legal practice is a very broad area in Nigeria. The first point at the beginning is that when a lawyer is qualified to practice law in Nigeria, there are no restrictions on the area of law he can practice. Thus, a lawyer in Nigeria can choose the field in which he/she wants to operate. There are hundreds of laws in Nigeria, and it is almost impossible for the average Nigerian to follow them all and know what each one says about your rights and duties, so we decided to do the hard work for you! So we`ve compiled a list of some of the important laws that Nigerians should be aware of. There are two types of electoral tribunals, namely: (1) National Assembly electoral tribunals, which deal with requests from the Senate and House of Representatives, and (2) governor and parliamentary electoral tribunals, which deal with petitions from gubernatorial and House elections. Electoral tribunals are established by the President of the Federal Court of Appeals in consultation with the presidents of the state supreme courts, the presidents of the state customs courts of appeals, and/or the senior khadis of the state Shari`a courts of appeal. [12] “Whatever the court, you have to make a good impression, your appearance matters a lot. Dress neatly, not sloppy, be neat, your voice should be pleasant, tune it so that everyone can hear without making an effort to pronounce your consonants, do not slander your words, do not speak too fast and again too slowly. All these things are common steps, but are so often forgotten that I warn, not hands in pockets, it shows negligence, no fiddling with dresses, no whispering with neighbors, it shows disrespect, no “eh!” not knowing what to say next. Avoid mannerisms like a plague; It distracts from attention. Don`t be boring, it distracts, don`t be long, all this loses your listeners, and once you`ve lost them, you`re done, you can never come back, not listen carefully. Other areas of law in which different types of lawyers in Nigeria are increasingly specializing – intellectual property and technology issues, probate and probate issues, and media and entertainment issues. This is especially true for bank debt.
Banks use the services of these types of lawyers to collect money owed by bad debtors. Lawyers usually receive their fees as a condition for the money they can recover from the debtor. This type of lawyer deals with corporate incorporations and regulatory matters and also focuses mainly on obtaining permits, licenses, registrations, etc. from government agencies and tax authorities, ensuring that all legal requirements required for the client`s business operations are met. In Olowu v. Olowu (1958)3 NLR pt13 pg372, the Supreme Court held that under Nigerian law, a person is free to change his personal law from customary law to English law or vice versa and also from one cultural group to another, etc. It depends on the personal right of the deceased at the time of death. In the meantime, if the personal law of the deceased cannot be determined or determined, the law in which the country is located is applied with regard to the land succession. At this stage, legal practice was limited to lawyers qualified in law, those who qualified as lawyers and solicitors in the UK. For lawyers.
To qualify as a lawyer, one had to be enrolled in one of the Inns of Court opposite, the Inner Temple, the Middle Temple, Gray`s Inn and Lincoln`s Inn. These 4 court hostels form the legal council. To be eligible for admission to one of these hostels, you had to have WASSCE; Secondary school leaving examination in West Africa. The training period lasted 3 years; the 1st year was Part 1 for the Law Society and the last 2 years for Part II of the Law Society. Many students could not attend classes because classes were not mandatory, they attended private lessons, what was mandatory were dinners, there were 12 dinners for 3 year olds, for dinners every year. The student who passed both parties and adhered to the 12 dietary conditions was then called to the bar by the bankers` group of the respective hostels and the students are enrolled in the SC of England. As a lawyer intending to practice in the UK, a fee of 100 guineas will continue to be subject to a 3-month post-call internship, at the end of which the student will complete a 1-year high school, if the student joins the room hostel, a fee of 100 guineas will be paid. For the 1.6 months of student body, students do not receive a fee and thereafter payment is deposited.
Although the admission requirement was WASSCE, some were enrolled, the LL.B and they enrolled for 2 years, exempt from Bar Part 1. In Nigeria, the salaries of qualified lawyers have been increased. This was the beginning of the emergence of the legal system in many parts of British territory, including what would later become Nigeria. Lawyers in Nigeria who specialize in this area usually work for large commercial law firms, they deal with things like project finance, public-private partnerships, mergers and acquisitions, etc. They mainly work with other international law firms on these high-quality transactions. This is a very lucrative field for these types of lawyers, but also very difficult to exploit because the nature of the clients are huge conglomerates and international banks and investment banks. In the early years, when a Nigerian lawyer is appointed to the bar, he is likely to receive many comments from friends and supporters saying, “Now that you are a lawyer, I can look for problems in the city, and if they stop me, I will call you.” Obviously, these people do not know much about the different types of lawyers that exist. This oversimplification of the role of lawyers, which is limited to criminal law issues only, is mainly due to the fact that this is the impression given by the media.