K9Uneet:
There are only 2 professions in Nigeria. Law and others.




Oya, go and argue with your village masquerade.

babyfaceafrica:
So one can draft his will alone?..where will he keep it?

peacettw:



Thank you for sharing this. I am married to a lawyer myself for many years now and I can confidently say that this is 150% correct. It's nice seeing it in black and white. I will forward this to him right this minute as evidence No 1 pending further discoveries.

JideAmuGiaka:
Where is Festus Keyamo?

dokyOloye:
I'm married to a lawyer oo,and mehn,seeing what they do at close range ee,we'd be better settling disputes by council of elders.
Dudes are not even smart talk more of intelligent but always want to appear correct.

Can argue from now till next year even when it's clear they are wrong or simply not well grounded in d topic under discussion.

Genea:
lolx, how do you even cope with him? I often avoid lawyers as friends cos dey are egocentric bastards and wud never accept that they are wrong

peacettw:


I know most of them esp my hubby's friends and they can be quite nice. Once you get past their need to argue over every little thing which isn't any fault of theirs since it comes with the job, then you can learn to truly enjoy them

I never argue with a lawyer but then again I hardly ever argue especially when I know I am right.

peacettw:


My sister, the arguing can last for days and every statement must be countered. At some point, you might even start believing that white is black and vice versa. A very clear scenario is so mutilated with different versions that you wonder whether you were even present in the first place... Na wa.... I quickly learnt to adapt.....Now, I think like them and can get myself out of any situation.....Afterall, all you need do is to twisting the facts to suit your daily needs.

hardbody:



Egocentric bastards? All lawyers?

Philosophy 101 teaches something about faulty generalisation.

You must be rolling with some proud persons or perhaps you need to search yourself.

Note that I have carefully chosen my words to avoid sounding abusive. If you must respond, keep it clean.

Genea:
no comments, I wud pass on this one

Raphael81:



Choiiii u sound harsh

Kay17:


When you said the rule requires lawyers to handle their briefs professionally which includes reaching out to specialists, is it your own personal belief that acting professionally carries the implicit meaning that specialists ought to reached when the situation arises or you are relying on an express provision from the code saying so or a case decided by an appellate court stating so.

Which is it?

Why should advertising be prohibited? Imagine if other professions of comparable value to the general public like medicine restricted their advertising. Or pharmaceutical companies refuse to advertise life saving medicine how devastating would that be?

Genea:
maybe cos I really don't like dem and I try as much as possible to avoid them

legalpanic:
Lawyers are not all that heavenly. Lawyers are usually nice but trust me, they have some skeleton in their cupboard, and they never share them with their client.

We have researched on some of the hidden secrets lawyers won’t tell their client. Our goal is not to paint lawyers as villains but to find out some deep mysteries in the legal profession.

The Big Secret includes:

(1.) Sue for negligence: This is top of the chart because Lawyers all over the world will never tell their clients that they can sue them for negligence as regards their duty to them. I sincerely wish you great luck finding at what point your lawyer was negligent because that is no small discovery.

(2.) He never tells you all his mistakes in your case. No Lawyers want to show his weaknesses to his client. Every day, millions of mistakes are made by Lawyers in their client’s case but trust me only very few are detected by the client.

(3.) I will charge as much as you let me is the slogan for lawyers. It is honestly really difficult to equate a lawyer’s fee because the same job that is done for a few dollars by a Solicitor can be done by another solicitor for a million dollars.

(4.) Some of the jobs they charge you for can be done by you. Your lawyer will always give you the impression that you have no other option than to pay for his expert supervision and drafting of all legal and paralegal processes. Well, there is nothing stopping you as a client to draft a letter in your name, even draft your own will, etc. However, there are some minimum requirements for drafting a will by yourself. James, an insurance broker, still feels it is safer to use a lawyer, because their professionalism and experience enables them the opportunity to avoid little mistakes, that he personally could have avoided in his demand letter for a loan. However, you commit a crime if you draft any legal instrument meant to be drafted by a lawyer by Law.

(5.) Lawyers don’t tell their clients they are not expected to have any extra relationship with them aside being their lawyer. It is a breach of trust for a lawyer to be having any sexual relationship with his or her client. As a lawyer, you are considered to be in a fiduciary relationship with your client, and the law presumes the client to possible vulnerability. Lawyers are not expected to take undue advantage or get personally involved in a client’s divorce case or have a sexual relationship with them. To be free from this burden, a lawyer is expected to either break the bond between himself and the client or wait until the client’s case is over. Mary, a businesswoman, told us how she almost lost her husband due to the pressure she got from a lawyer who was only encouraging her to divorce the husband only because of his self-fish interest in her while she only asked him to commence a case of breach of contract between her and her husband. Mary’s story is one of the little stories we hear every day.

(6.) That he is not as good as he looks or sounds. Once a client briefs his lawyer, the next thing he does once you leave his office is to consult his library. Lawyers will always speak like they were actually ready for the brief before you narrated it, but the truth is they might have probably given you a wrong advice, but they are quick to consult the books and the library on the right thing. Take note, your lawyer will impress you more on the second meeting with perhaps a counter advice and will make it sound convincing. Next time you notice this, just smile because he has gone to dig the real gist from his library.

(7.) Lawyers don’t tell their clients that they are not the best in a particular field of law and not totally an expert in every area of law. Anyways, with the much preaching about specialisation, some Lawyers are now open to discussing this with their client.

(8.) Lawyers will not tell you the simple solutions to your problems that will not involve his expertise. This is due to the fact that he won’t be paid except he can secure payment from such advice then he will let the cat out of the bag.

(9.) Lawyers most times don’t know a lot outside the walls of law. Asking a lawyer some basic question can put him entirely off the guard, but the unique thing about these wonderful creatures is their acute acumen for swift thinking. Lawyers are trained to be smart thinkers, so they find a way to manoeuvre their way. Can’t blame them, they are trained to at least know a little about everything, or perhaps pretend that they know a little about everything.

(10.) Lawyers don’t tell their clients that they consult their fellow Lawyers to get their advice and opinions on how to handle your case. Sometimes they ask for law reports, steps to take, or simple things like how to charge you more, how or where to pay a particular fee.

(11.) Lawyers don’t tell you that they appear all rich and neat just to get more money from you and appear intelligent. You see a lawyer and his big car and clean three-piece suit, you assume he is all rich and all intelligent. Well, looks can be deceptive. He might not be totally intelligent or rich, it is just part of the business. Andy, a promising accountant, told us how his lawyer with all the glamour couldn’t say anything in court but kept on asking for more bountiful remuneration and fees.

(12.) Lawyers don’t tell their clients that they will most likely abandon their matter in court or give their younger lawyers and workers all the dirty work for a more tantalising one. According to them, this will afford the younger ones the opportunity to learn the ropes of the profession.

(13.) Lawyers are egocentric beings, they will never tell you another lawyer is better than them except it is a matter of specialisation. Where they can easily say, Attorney Thomson is a better marine lawyer than myself, but I am ahead in crime advocacy.
CULLED: http://legalpanic.com/

Kay17:


What if the supposed client drafted a will or agreement that truly reflected his intentions in the ordinary use of language? The courts wouldn't respect that?

Also why should laws particularly designate lawyers as the lawful drafters of an agreement? What is the benefit of such a weird law to the general public?

legalpanic:
Lawyers are not all that heavenly. Lawyers are usually nice but trust me, they have some skeleton in their cupboard, and they never share them with their client.

We have researched on some of the hidden secrets lawyers won’t tell their client. Our goal is not to paint lawyers as villains but to find out some deep mysteries in the legal profession.

The Big Secret includes:

(1.) Sue for negligence: This is top of the chart because Lawyers all over the world will never tell their clients that they can sue them for negligence as regards their duty to them. I sincerely wish you great luck finding at what point your lawyer was negligent because that is no small discovery.

(2.) He never tells you all his mistakes in your case. No Lawyers want to show his weaknesses to his client. Every day, millions of mistakes are made by Lawyers in their client’s case but trust me only very few are detected by the client.

(3.) I will charge as much as you let me is the slogan for lawyers. It is honestly really difficult to equate a lawyer’s fee because the same job that is done for a few dollars by a Solicitor can be done by another solicitor for a million dollars.

(4.) Some of the jobs they charge you for can be done by you. Your lawyer will always give you the impression that you have no other option than to pay for his expert supervision and drafting of all legal and paralegal processes. Well, there is nothing stopping you as a client to draft a letter in your name, even draft your own will, etc. However, there are some minimum requirements for drafting a will by yourself. James, an insurance broker, still feels it is safer to use a lawyer, because their professionalism and experience enables them the opportunity to avoid little mistakes, that he personally could have avoided in his demand letter for a loan. However, you commit a crime if you draft any legal instrument meant to be drafted by a lawyer by Law.

(5.) Lawyers don’t tell their clients they are not expected to have any extra relationship with them aside being their lawyer. It is a breach of trust for a lawyer to be having any sexual relationship with his or her client. As a lawyer, you are considered to be in a fiduciary relationship with your client, and the law presumes the client to possible vulnerability. Lawyers are not expected to take undue advantage or get personally involved in a client’s divorce case or have a sexual relationship with them. To be free from this burden, a lawyer is expected to either break the bond between himself and the client or wait until the client’s case is over. Mary, a businesswoman, told us how she almost lost her husband due to the pressure she got from a lawyer who was only encouraging her to divorce the husband only because of his self-fish interest in her while she only asked him to commence a case of breach of contract between her and her husband. Mary’s story is one of the little stories we hear every day.

(6.) That he is not as good as he looks or sounds. Once a client briefs his lawyer, the next thing he does once you leave his office is to consult his library. Lawyers will always speak like they were actually ready for the brief before you narrated it, but the truth is they might have probably given you a wrong advice, but they are quick to consult the books and the library on the right thing. Take note, your lawyer will impress you more on the second meeting with perhaps a counter advice and will make it sound convincing. Next time you notice this, just smile because he has gone to dig the real gist from his library.

(7.) Lawyers don’t tell their clients that they are not the best in a particular field of law and not totally an expert in every area of law. Anyways, with the much preaching about specialisation, some Lawyers are now open to discussing this with their client.

(8.) Lawyers will not tell you the simple solutions to your problems that will not involve his expertise. This is due to the fact that he won’t be paid except he can secure payment from such advice then he will let the cat out of the bag.

(9.) Lawyers most times don’t know a lot outside the walls of law. Asking a lawyer some basic question can put him entirely off the guard, but the unique thing about these wonderful creatures is their acute acumen for swift thinking. Lawyers are trained to be smart thinkers, so they find a way to manoeuvre their way. Can’t blame them, they are trained to at least know a little about everything, or perhaps pretend that they know a little about everything.

(10.) Lawyers don’t tell their clients that they consult their fellow Lawyers to get their advice and opinions on how to handle your case. Sometimes they ask for law reports, steps to take, or simple things like how to charge you more, how or where to pay a particular fee.

(11.) Lawyers don’t tell you that they appear all rich and neat just to get more money from you and appear intelligent. You see a lawyer and his big car and clean three-piece suit, you assume he is all rich and all intelligent. Well, looks can be deceptive. He might not be totally intelligent or rich, it is just part of the business. Andy, a promising accountant, told us how his lawyer with all the glamour couldn’t say anything in court but kept on asking for more bountiful remuneration and fees.

(12.) Lawyers don’t tell their clients that they will most likely abandon their matter in court or give their younger lawyers and workers all the dirty work for a more tantalising one. According to them, this will afford the younger ones the opportunity to learn the ropes of the profession.

(13.) Lawyers are egocentric beings, they will never tell you another lawyer is better than them except it is a matter of specialisation. Where they can easily say, Attorney Thomson is a better marine lawyer than myself, but I am ahead in crime advocacy.
CULLED: http://legalpanic.com/

babyfaceafrica:
So one can draft his will alone?..where will he keep it?

peacettw:



Thank you for sharing this. I am married to a lawyer myself for many years now and I can confidently say that this is 150% correct. It's nice seeing it in black and white. I will forward this to him right this minute as evidence No 1 pending further discoveries.

SweetBoyFriend:

What type of drugs are you on ?? Stupidity pills ??

If you would copy an article from a crappy website written by a drunk dude at least try to edit it

Copy and paste is an unintelligent act, you forgot to remove the dollar in that writeup and replace it with naira ??

Let me school you a little bit, even if the writeup is correct, the dude who wrote it might live in Florida, every state in the USA has a different law, that your crappy lawyer write up doesn't work in Wisconsin or Ohio

A lawyer in the USA would never do that type of insincere business, people in the USA would sue a toothpaste company that says that their toothpaste whitens the teeth while it doesn't, just think about what would happen to a lawyer who exhibit some shady act, he will loose his license

Rainmaker69:
Obviously this op went online to copy a load of crap or just conjured everything up. Are you aware that lawyers in Nigeria have a code of conduct? If op had bothered to even glance through, he would have been properly guided. I just weak for the op, nice title, ridiculous content- this is obviously a recipe for front page.
There's a reason we have professionals in various fields and even specializations within professions. If this fact is lost on the op, then I rest my case.

Rainmaker69:
Obviously this op went online to copy a load of crap or just conjured everything up. Are you aware that lawyers in Nigeria have a code of conduct? If op had bothered to even glance through, he would have been properly guided. I just weak for the op, nice title, ridiculous content- this is obviously a recipe for front page.
There's a reason we have professionals in various fields and even specializations within professions. If this fact is lost on the op, then I rest my case.

jidxin:
mumu wife mumu woman....re u even old enough to get married. ..such an immature act. I know ur kind always loving wahala. most of d fact here re wrong....tnk God ur husband is a lawyer. ask him how he charges his professional fees nd if he overcharged d risk of being de robed or ask him if lay men can draft deeds or even ask him if a man is an island of all knowledge. or I wish to ask u is it not dsame wit doctors?....

Rainmaker69:


Interesting... the provisions of the code that call for professionalism are express. The expectations of professionalism are universal, every profession has these expectations, you won't find an exhaustive list in any "express provision". They aren't informed by my 'own personal belief' or a decision of an 'appellate court' (even though there are several that talk about unprofessional conduct for lawyers). I don't have to be a lawyer to know that paying money to a judge is unprofessional.
The issue of advertising is left to them determine. It is regulated by their law in the same way that advertisement of tobacco, drugs and pharma products are regulated by law. You will find out that some professions have restrictions as to the way and manner in which they advertise. I think the restriction for lawyers is quite outdated because the uk permits restricted advertising.

specter:



A lady must have written this or I bet a wig.

"Out of the ignorance of many shall a lawyer profit"

If you think it's easy, I have seen a friend lose 235 million naira cash he invested in the business of a,friend. Till date the money can't be recovered cos of a,badly drafted contract agreement.
He had done similar thing in the past for some fee, simply copy paste with consulting a lawyer n here he is today. Not even the efcc could help him recover his money.
Learn to always be guided by legal advise. You will be much safe that way. I rise.

ekene247:



I am not talking about reflecting the testator's intentions, I am talking about meeting the legal requirements for such a will to be valid. not even all lawyers engage in succession practice talk more of ordinary men to know nity gritty of all they need to do to draft a valid will....who will he even give the Will to keep?

secondly, law designate lawyers to draft some documents because those must comply with some requirements which lawyers know

Why don't you also ask why only doctors are licenced to treat some sicknesses? or why must selling drugs require a licenced chemist/pharmacist?

AuroraB:
Yo are impressionable

peacettw:

You must be very silly.

hardbody:


I thought unemployment is a national phenomenon. Is it peculiar to lawyers alone? Just asking

jidxin:
pls support dz wit evidence....dat u dont nid to register dz