The Nigerian Legal Education: Introduction

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17/05/2023

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03/02/2021

LAW DEGREES AND THEIR MEANINGS, by Chinua Asuzu

The undergraduate degree in law is Bachelor of Laws (LLB). LLB is spelt LLB or LL.B., never L.L.B.

This strange abbreviation comes from Latin. The Latin word lex means “law.” The plural of lex is legum. Creating an abbreviation for a plural, especially in Latin, is done by doubling the first letter of the noun. An example is cc for copies, and pp for pages, hence LL for laws.

LLB stands for legum baccalaurens, Latin for “Bachelor of Laws.” Your degree is a Bachelor of Laws, not Bachelor in Law, not Bachelor of Law, and not Bachelor of Law and Letters or Bachelor of Law and Logic!

LLM (or more rarely LL.M., but never L.L.M.) stands for legum magister, Latin for “Master of Laws.” Magister is Latin for “master.”

LLD (or more rarely LL.D., but never L.L.D.) stands for legum doctor, Latin for “Doctor of Laws.”

The discipline, law, is already expressed inside these titles. So you cannot have LLB in Law, LLM in Law, or LLD in Law—just LLB, LLM, or LLD. Could it conceivably have been an LLB in Nuclear Physics? Please review your résumés.

JD (Juris Doctor) is the American equivalent of an LLB. An SJD (Doctor of Juridical Science, Doctor of the Science of Law, or Scientiae Juridicae Doctor) is a research doctorate in law. It originated from the US and is offered in that country as well as in Canada.

Just because your law degree is titled a ‘Bachelor of Laws,’ you didn’t “study laws”; you “studied law.”

By the way, folks, the plural of JSC (Justice of the Supreme Court) is JJSC (Justices of the Supreme Court), not JSCs. The plural of J (for Judge) is JJ (Judges); for JCA (Justice of the Court of Appeal), it’s JJCA (Justices of the Court of Appeal).

27/11/2019

*BREAKDOWN OF FIRST CLASS STUDENTS AT THE 2019 BAR RESULTS BASED ON UNIVERSITIES*

1. Abia State Uni - 1
2. Adekunle Ajasin Uni - 1
3. Afe Babalola Uni - 6
4. Ahmad Bello Uni - 1
5. Ambrose Alli Uni - 1
6. Anambra State Uni - 1
7. Babcock University - 10
8. Benson Idahosa Uni - 1
9. Benue State Uni - 1
10. Bowen University - 1
11. Crescent University - 2
12. Delta State Uni - 1
13. Ebonyi State Uni - 1
14 *Ekiti State Uni*-6
15. Enugu State Uni - 3
16. Foreign Students - 7
17. Kogi State Uni - 1
18. Lagos State Uni - 2
19. Niger Delta Uni - 1
20. Nnamdi Azikwe Uni - 5
21. Obafemi Awolowo Uni- 13
22. Olabisi Onabanjo Uni- 4
23. Osun State Uni - 2
24. Rivers State Uni - 3
25. University of Abuja - 2
26. University of Benin - 7
27. University of Calabar - 1
28. University of Ibadan - 26
29. University of Ilorin - 6
30. University of Jos - 4
31. University of Lagos - 9
32. University of Maiduguri- 2
33. University of Nigeria - 10
34. University of Uyo - 2
35. Usman Dan Fodio Uni - 2

*A total of 147 students made First Class.*

*Lagos Campus produced the highest with 79 First Class students.*

*University of Ibadan produced the highest with 26 First Class students* .

Happy Call to Bar to New Wigs 2019

08/11/2019

Nigerian Law School Results for Bar II 2018/2019 has been released.

02/10/2019

COUNCIL OF LEGAL EDUCATION

NIGERIAN LAW SCHOOL

HEADQUARTERS

BWARI

P.M.B. 170, GARKI, ABUJA.

APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION INTO THE JANUARY 2020 BAR PART II PROGRAMME

This is to inform all intending applicants for admission into the Bar Part II Course for the 2020 Academic Session that application will commence on Friday October 4, 2019. The session will commence on Monday January 27, 2020 simultaneously at the Headquarters Bwari, Abuja and the Campuses in Enugu, Kano, Lagos, Yola and Yenegoa.

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS: The programme is open to law graduates of Nigerian Univesities and foreign trained law graduates, who has successfully completed and passed the Bar Part I Course, at the Nigerian Law School.

METHOD OF APPLICATION: Prospective applicants are to visit the School website: [email protected]" rel="ugc" target="_blank">[email protected] for instructions on procedure for application.

CLOSING DATE: Downloaded Application forms together with reference on applicants must be completed and returned to the Nigerian Law School, through the Deans of the Faculties of Law on or before Friday November 22, 2019.

IMPORTANT NOTICE

1. Only candidates whose data has been forwarded to the Nigerian Law School, by Deans ate eligible to apply. Every candidate must therefore confirm his/her name on the Nigerian Law School website before proceeding to pay the application fee. Under no circumstance shall individual candidates approach the Nigerian Law School directly or through Parents/Guardians, for admission.

2 Approved re-admission candidates and cleared referred cases, are to confirm their names under re-admission, on the Schools website before proceeding to apply. Such candidates are to attach copies of their approval or clearance letters to their application forms, and dispatch same to the Secretary to the Council of Legal Education and Director of Administration, at the Nigerian Law School Headquarters, Abuja.

3. Applicants are to note their Application Numbers to access their admission status subsequently please.

NIGERIAN LAW SCHOOL

HEADQUARTERS BWARI

P.M.B. 170, GARKI, ABUJA.

COUNCIL OF LEGAL EDUCATION NIGERIAN LAW SCHOOL HEADQUART

01/10/2019

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14/06/2019

COUNCIL OF LEGAL EDUCATION

NIGERIAN LAW SCHOOL HEADQUARTERS BWARI

P.M.B. 170, GARKI, ABUJA.

APPLICATION FOR 2019 BAR PART I COURSE

This is to inform all intending applicants for admission to the 2019 Bar Part I Course, that the application process will open on June 17 and end on July 26, 2019. The programme will commence on Monday September 9, 2019 at the Headquarters in Bwari, Abuja.

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS: The programme is open to graduates of Law from Common Law Countries, whose Law courses have been approved by the Council of Legal Education. Degrees obtained through part time, long distance learning or study as external student are not recognized for admission to this programme.

METHOD OF APPLICATION: Prospective applicants are to visit the Nigerian Law School website: www.nigerianlawschool.edu.ng, follow the instructions, complete the forms and submit same on-line. Thereafter, a copy of each of the completed forms A2 B, B1 and B2 should be downloaded and forwarded to the Nigerian Law School. No payment for application is required.

CLOSING DATE: Downloaded Application documents are to be returned to the Nigerian Law School on or before Friday July 12, 2019. Applicants should ensure that original Academic transcripts and References are received directly from their Universities on or before Friday July 26, 2019. Please note that late submission of application documents will not be entertained.

Applicants are to note their Application Numbers, for access to their admission status subsequently, please.

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The Nigerian Law School was established in Lagos under the Legal Education Act 1962 now Legal Education (Consolidation Etc) Act Cap. L10, Laws of the Federation, 2004. From 1962 up till December 1997 the Law School remained in Lagos. Following the Federal Government directive, the School was relocat...

25/11/2018

Call to Bar Ceremony 2018/2019 to hold on 27th, 28th and 29th November, 2018.
Congratulations to the Upcoming New Wigs.