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By the time you're listening to this, law school postings are already out. Still, its not too late to learn about what to expect from the first among equals - the Abuja Campus. To give us a deep dive on this topic, we have Precious John-Adeyemi, who completed the Bar Part I and Part II program in the Abuja Campus.
Precious is an innovative lawyer with a keen interest in startups and tech. She bagged her LLB degree from the University of Buea, Cameroon, and BL from the Nigerian Law School, Abuja Campus, where she had previously completed the Bar Part I program for law graduates from foreign universities.
Through Scaler, a page she runs on Instagram, she shares weekly insights on startup and tech law.
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Unlike most people going to law school, Elijah Agboola filled in Yola Campus as one of his preferred campus. In this third installment of our Life in Campus Miniseries, he tells us about life in Yola Campus, things to pack, budgeting, coping with the heat, hangout spots, the infamous 'House of Lords' and more.
Elijah Agboola is a Trainee Associate at Simmons Coopers Partners. Having completed his law degree at Obafemi Awolowo University, he proceeded to the Nigerian Law School, after which he was called to the Nigerian Bar. His areas of interest are litigation, corporate law and arbitration. He is currently a certified arbitrator with the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. He also loves to discuss and watch football. You can find him on Instagram at @agboolaelijaho
To listen to the Bayelsa Campus episode with Tosin Abejide, click here.
To listen to the Enugu Campus episode with Stephen Okelue, click here.
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In this episode of our miniseries, we turn our attention to Enugu Campus, through the eyes of Stephen Okelue. In Episode 52, Tosin Abejide told us about Bayelsa Campus. Stephen is a lawyer, fashion entrepreneur, and occasional writer. He was called to the Nigerian Bar in 2021 after obtaining his LLB degree from the University of Benin. He currently works at the Ministry of Justice, Niger State
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Don't be alarmed when the first voice you hear in this episode isn't Jewel's. We did a crossover episode with The Writer's Sauce, another podcast in the Digilaw family. This episode had Olaoluwa Oni, writer and lawyer as a joint guest. She spoke to us about her book, 'The yNBA', and her upcoming podcast, also in the Digilaw family.
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This episode starts a new miniseries where we explore what to expect in the six law school campuses as prospective law school students prepare for resumption. We start with Bayelsa campus on this episode with Tosin Abejide. She was recently called to the Nigerian Bar. She's a digital marketing enthusiast, a film and bridal makeup artist at House of Rheevo (her brand), and a Youtuber, vlogging about makeup, self-development, entrepreneurship, and lifestyle. When she's not juggling all her passions, she's doing legal work at the local government in Victoria Island for her NYSC and sleeping.
This episode explores what to expect if you're posted to Bayelsa Campus of the Nigerian Law School - the food, best places to have fun, things to anticipate (good and bad), how she survived Bayelsa campus, and general words of advice.
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With 50 episodes and over 5,000 downloads, Season One was a hit, We got several online commendations from listeners telling us how the episodes helped them prepare for and pass Bar Finals.
As Law School resumes for another session with Bar Part Two students, the podcast returns for Season Two with an expanded focus. Beyond just academic content, this season will be touching on life after law school as we talk to lawyers (practising/non-practising) on the life in and outside of the Bar.
That's not the only change though. We also have a new host - Jewel Owolana, an incoming law school student, voice over artiste, and international law enthusiast.
You can follow her on social media. On Instagram, you can find her at www.instagram.com/jewel_edotimeh On Twitter, she's at www.twitter.com/jewelowolana
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We started this journey June 1st, 2020, and like all good things, the show must end...at least for now. Bar Finals are behind you, and the future awaits. For our last episode this season, we interviewed Omolabake Adetunmbi, a lawyer who went down this road a long time ago. Called to the Bar in 1989, she has worn many hats over her lifetime, as a serial entrepreneur, a mediator, a realtor, and the founder of a premier legal outfitter in Nigeria, in 2000, and an author.
The discussion covers
her inspiration for founding Legal City,
her journey as a law student, while juggling motherhood
the importance of support networks,
her first experience in a criminal trial
why she left legal practice
her book on the ethics of the legal profession.
working towards specialization
PS: We recorded this episode before the start of Bar Finals, hence the reference to the Bar exams at the end
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At this point of preparations, there are effectively 4 categories of law school students,
those under pressure to meet high external expectations those striving to ensure that they don't fall below their university standards those no one expects anything from, the dark horses seeking to spring a surprise those who have already given up on their lofty goals, and just want to move on to the next stage of their livesWhatever boat you're on, our guests in this episode have something for you. They've been in this situation before, and they came out of with the best of grades. They are
Destiny Ogedegbe Ademola Adekunbi Hauwa Abikan Oluwadunni OniThey all finished with a First Class from the 2018/2019 Set. Individually, they share tips on:
the importance of prayer last-minute revisions remembering cases and sections use of past questions to study dealing with the emotions in this periodPS: We have previous episodes with Oluwadunni Oni on Criminal Litigation and Property Law Practice. Find links to them below
EP#6 - A Dive into Leases
EP#7 - Charges 101: The Money Heist Edition
EP#8 - Leases 102: Why is Lagos always different?
EP#12 - Charges 102: The Little things that matter
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In this episode, Keyukemi Ubi and Taiwo Ogunleye, a practising lawyer, discuss Trial Preparation and Evidence under the Criminal Litigation course of the Nigerian Law School. The discussion covers the following themes:
burden of proof (legal burden of proof, evidential burden of proof, and standard of proof) competence and compellability of witnesses rules governing child witnesses and unsworn testimony accused as a witness and co-accused persons of unsound mind as witnesses dumb witnesses married persons as witnesses against each other compellability of the President, Governors, diplomatic corps and judicial officers lawyers as witnesses , admissibility of documentary evidence types of documents ,To listen to this topic in civil litigation, listen to EP#33 - Trial Preparation and Evidence II
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In this episode, Keyukemi Ubi and Tayo Jimoh discuss the second part of the Company Securities in Nigeria topic in the Corporate Law Practice course of the Nigerian Law School. The discussion covers the following.:
How a company can offer shares to the public Sukuk bonds v. conventional bonds Primacy capital market v. secondary capital market Role of solicitor in capital market transactions Procedure for floatation of shares in the capital market Procedure for preparing and publishing a prospectus Liabilities for false statements in prospectus Difference between capital market operators and consultants Collective investment schemes and types unit trust schemes difference between shareholders and unit trust holders , investment trust fund real estate investment fund community savings scheme10. basic rules to comply with
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In this episode, Keyukemi Ubi and Priscilla Folayemi discuss Company Securities in Nigeria, a topic under Corporate Law Practice in the Nigerian Law School. The discussion covers the following points:
rights of shareholders types & classes of shares issuance of shares procedure for allotment of shares transmission of shares debentures and how we create them types of debentures creation, perfection, and registration of debentures consequences of not registering a charge discharge and satisfaction of a charge records to keep rights and remedies available to debenture holdersFor a more comprehensive discussion of records to keep, you can listen to Episode 9 - Flipping the Switch on Companies
To take advantage of the Legal City 20@20 Deal and get your wigs and gowns at the best bargain, call them on 07062995699 and use the promo code 'FPP'. The offer is only valid for the first 20 people.
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In this episode, Keyukemi Ubi and Ese Aror discuss the first aspect of Trials under the Criminal Litigation syllabus of the Nigerian Law School. The discussion covers what happens when parties are absent, duties of prosecutor, defense counsel, registrar, and judge. The process of arraignment and plea bargaining in criminal trials are also covered. If there's a topic you'd like us to consider or any general feedback, you can drop it via bit.ly/fitpropcast. To take advantage of the Legal City 20@20 Deal and get your wigs and gowns at the best bargain, call them on 07062995699 and use the promo code 'FPP'. This offer is only valid for the first 20 people.
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Enforcement of Fundamental Rights in Nigeria is largely governed by the Fundamental Rights (Enforcement Procedure) Rules 2009. In this episode, Keyukemi Ubi and David Akindolire get talking about FREP as it's commonly referred to. The discussion covers the following.-
who can institute action under FREP and the relevant court the procedure for instituting an action under FREP making amendments to an application under FREP orders the court can make drafting an application under FREP the relationship between FREP and habeas corpus comparing the 1979 FREP Rules and the current 2009 FREP Rules things to note towards Bar FinalsIf there's a topic you'd like us to consider or any general feedback, you can drop it via this link. To take advantage of the Legal City 20@20 Deal and get your wigs and gowns at the best bargain, call them on 07062995699 and use the promo code 'FPP'. This offer is only valid for the first 20 people.
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Billing clients as a lawyer in Nigeria is nothing like the series 'Suits'. In this episode, Keyukemi and Esther Uttih talk about billings and accounts in property transactions. The conversation covers:
the rules governing billings the fees and retainers how to deal with clients who refuse to pay for legal services rendered how to remedy overcharging by lawyers (taxation of professional fees) how to charge according to the defined scales ethical issues arising from billing--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/digilaw60/message -
Keyukemi ran for Governor of her state, and was mercilessly rigged out. In this episode, our in-house 'Wole Olanipekun', Mayowa Adegoke shares the process of securing her mandate from the courts. The discussion covers the following:
What an election petition is; Courts with jurisdiction over election petitions; Who presents election petitions: Service of petitions Requirements for petitions Grounds for petitions Process of filing petitions up to court hearing; Standard of proof; and Drafting of election petitionWe also have a bonus episode with Ifiokobong Akpan sharing his thoughts on the current law school closure and what should be done
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In this episode, we discuss legal practitioners accounts and the Legal Practitioners Account Rules 1964. How lawyers should deal with client account, trust account, and the difference between both.
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In our shortest episode yet, Keyukemi and Ebere discuss the purpose of costs and sanctions in civil litigation. The discussion covers what the court considers in awarding costs, types of orders for costs, types of sanctions and more. If you have a topic you'd like us to discuss, fill our feedback form via bit.ly/fitpropcast
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This episode brings to a close our miniseries on Corporate Governance in Nigeria. The discussion covers corporate sovereignty, the rule in FOSS v. HARBOTTLE and the broad exceptions. Keyukemi and Adediran also discuss who can bring action against a company, ways minority rights can be protected, drafting a petition and the relevant originating processes, and scenarios where the CAC can investigate a company. If there's a topic you'd like us to discuss, fill our feedback form via bit.ly/fitpropcast
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Don't worry, it's not a real case, but in our discussion of appeals, it popped up a few times. To know why, you'll have to listen. In this episode, Keyukemi has a discussion with Taiwo Ogunleye, a new co-host who is an experienced criminal defence attorney. They pick up where Victoria stopped in EP#37(Appeals) by discussing the appeal process from the Court of Appeal to the Supreme Court of Nigeria. The discussion also covers the consequences of counsel failing to appear or failing to file brief, abatement and abandonment of appeal, effect of Practice Directions, order of retrial, and we also revisit bail pending appeal.
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A standard brief of argument is 35 pages, because lawyers like to talk. In this episode, Keyukemi and Victoria discus the procedure for appeals from magistrate courts up to the Court of Appeal. The discussion covers double appeals, cross appeals, and picks up from EP#29(Bail is Free - or is it?) by going indepth into bail pending appeal. If there's a topic you'd like us to discuss, fill our feedback form via bit.ly/fitpropcast
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