Nigerian Bar Association

It is a true pleasure for me to welcome you to the Nigerian Bar Association-Section on Legal Practice. It is a great privilege to preside the NBA-SLP as the 8^th Chairperson. Our profession, through the NBA-SLP has a great opportunity as well as the responsibility of assuming a leading role in upholding and promoting the rule of law, professional ethics, and human rights across the nation and thus having a positive impact in society. My aspiration is to make the Section more relevant, thus acting as a smooth platform into the future. I certainly believe that the legal profession can increase its contribution to fundamental aspects of society. To make this opportunity a reality, I will be working with a great team to ensure the growth and development of legal practice in the society. Henceforth, you will receive updates on programmes, projects, and activities as well as links to interviews, speeches, publications and videos. We thank our members for their dedication and invaluable support over the years. The times ahead will be more memorable. For new members; your membership to the Section will be a rewarding experience. The Objectives of the Section are:

1. To promote the exchange of information and views among members of the Section and other like-minded bodies as to the laws; practices and other procedures affecting the Section locally and internationally.
2. To assist members, develop and improve their legal services to the public.
3. To undertake such related activities as may be approved by the Section’s Executive Committee from time to time.
4. To promote and provide continuing legal education.

The SLP has different Committees to accommodate the preferences of members and providing opportunities for cross fertilization of ideas and cross breeding of interests. The Section provides members with continuous training programmes to keep pace with the fast-changing needs of the legal services market. The SLP publications gives access to discussions on contemporary issues aimed at equipping members with the necessary skill set to attend to clients’ needs with ease in a highly challenging legal environment and promoting law reform.