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queenfav:
lol.. Do i have an opinion? My own ia that anyone who wants to study law should know that suffer head inside is unrivaled. As a fresh lawyer, my salary was 10k a month. How much was i buying makeup then, that the 10k will be enough to even see me through a week? Today i own a business that i can afford to pay my two staffs 20k and 50k. If you are passionate about law and can suffer for many years before you hit it big, then law is very lucrative. If you can't endure the suffer head that the early Years entails for many.. Jeje find something else to do. Law doesn't make people rich. People cashing out are old lawyers that have paid their dues or young lawyers from well connected families.

Yamahbash:
Exactly what am going through right now, being just 2 years at the Bar.

Olumeme:
To be sincere with you, law in Nigeria is crap and highly overrated, I have a first class law school graduate who get 5k per week in abuja, the senior lawyers are extremely greedy and don't want to pave ways for the younger ones, except you have a very rich parents or you have senior family members who are ready to sincerely carry you along, you're on a long thing.

I'll rather advice someone study business administration, banking and finance or accounting than law.
If there's anyway you can change or tilt towards this line mentioned, it'll be better.

queenfav:
lol.. Do i have an opinion? My own is that anyone who wants to study law should know that suffer head as a new wig is unrivaled. As a fresh lawyer, my salary was 10k a month. How much was i buying makeup then, that the 10k will be enough to even see me through a week?
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No be my clear eye i take abandon practice, face business fully. Let's just say the money i make in a month, is what i would never have made in 6 months working as a legal associate. Iown a business that can afford to pay two staffs (who are SCCE and ND holders) 20k and 50k respectively. Wheras, lawyers with 10 years experience are earning 25k as salary. If you are passionate about law and can suffer for many years before you hit it big, then law is very lucrative. If you can't endure the suffer head that the early Years entails for many.. Jeje find something else to do. Law doesn't make people rich. People cashing out are old lawyers that have paid their dues or young lawyers from well connected families.

lawani:
Law is lucrative if you consider any society, you will see that many lawyers make it more than engineers and doctors

queenfav:
u have said it all... If i knew i won't be practicing law, I wouldn't have bothered.

seunH:
Sorry guys but why is no one talking Entertainment Law, I guess few people are into it and it seems quite lucrative considering the amount of record labels and signings that are proliferating today...!!!

Viccur:
law is overrated. Seen a couple of lawyers whose standard of living is below par. Most lawyers in Nigeria worth billions are legal corrupt men. OP if you are doubtful better engage in business or anything that works for you.

queenfav:
lol.. Do i have an opinion? My own is that anyone who wants to study law should know that suffer head as a new wig is unrivaled. As a fresh lawyer, my salary was 10k a month. How much was i buying makeup then, that the 10k will be enough to even see me through a week?
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No be my clear eye i take abandon practice, face business fully. Let's just say the money i make in a month, is what i would never have made in 6 months working as a legal associate. Iown a business that can afford to pay two staffs (who are SCCE and ND holders) 20k and 50k respectively. Wheras, lawyers with 10 years experience are earning 25k as salary. If you are passionate about law and can suffer for many years before you hit it big, then law is very lucrative. If you can't endure the suffer head that the early Years entails for many.. Jeje find something else to do. Law doesn't make people rich. People cashing out are old lawyers that have paid their dues or young lawyers from well connected families.

hardbody:
Stick to what you know. I am in corporate employment after practising for a number of years, I can actually retire today and live an affluent life. Let me take you further, some of my classmates head legal services of first tier banks in this country as DGMs and GMs. Ask around for what figures in those cadres walk home with from banks. Finally, law is the profession that enables you work in virtually all spheres... An administrator, HR personnel, Management consultant, legal advisory, company secretary, banking operations, legal practise, tax practise, the horizon is endless. In my next life, I will still be a lawyer. As a teaser, I flew out to London on Tuesday to review agreements on behalf of my company with other foreign colleagues. I came back on Friday. All expenses paid. Again stick to what you know

hardbody:
Stick to what you know. I am in corporate employment after practising for a number of years, I can actually retire today and live an affluent life. Let me take you further, some of my classmates head legal services of first tier banks in this country as DGMs and GMs. Ask around for what figures in those cadres walk home with from banks. Finally, law is the profession that enables you work in virtually all spheres... An administrator, HR personnel, Management consultant, legal advisory, company secretary, banking operations, legal practise, tax practise, the horizon is endless. In my next life, I will still be a lawyer. As a teaser, I flew out to London on Tuesday to review agreements on behalf of my company with other foreign colleagues. I came back on Friday. All expenses paid. Again stick to what you know

pocohantas:
https://www.nairaland.com/2534179/did-make-mistake-studying-law

queenfav:
lol.. Do i have an opinion? My own is that anyone who wants to study law should know that suffer head as a new wig is unrivaled. As a fresh lawyer, my salary was 10k a month. How much was i buying makeup then, that the 10k will be enough to even see me through a week?
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No be my clear eye i take abandon practice, face business fully. Let's just say the money i make in a month, is what i would never have made in 6 months working as a legal associate. Iown a business that can afford to pay two staffs (who are SCCE and ND holders) 20k and 50k respectively. Wheras, lawyers with 10 years experience are earning 25k as salary. If you are passionate about law and can suffer for many years before you hit it big, then law is very lucrative. If you can't endure the suffer head that the early Years entails for many.. Jeje find something else to do. Law doesn't make people rich. People cashing out are old lawyers that have paid their dues or young lawyers from well connected families.

blaksril:
It's very lucrative. Carve out a niche for yourself. Most preferably in corporate/finance law. Certifications can help but you've got to break your bones by producing quality work. Let your work speak for itself. One deal in corporate law is and there loads of them. Just build up your experience (I didnt say certification) so you can put out quality work.

hardbody:
Stick to what you know. I am in corporate employment after practising for a number of years, I can actually retire today and live an affluent life. Let me take you further, some of my classmates head legal services of first tier banks in this country as DGMs and GMs. Ask around for what figures in those cadres walk home with from banks. Finally, law is the profession that enables you work in virtually all spheres... An administrator, HR personnel, Management consultant, legal advisory, company secretary, banking operations, legal practise, tax practise, the horizon is endless. In my next life, I will still be a lawyer. As a teaser, I flew out to London on Tuesday to review agreements on behalf of my company with other foreign colleagues. I came back on Friday. All expenses paid. Again stick to what you know

naijaboiy:
[color=#1980BC]You're using another person's experience to negate and judge the rest.

If you have no contribution concerning the topic why not just lock up or go to the threads where your input will be better appreciated. [/color]

Softhands:
There are lots of cases lying fallow in the police station...some wrongly accued of what they never did...start by owning a Twitter account...tell people to report cases of police brutality...build your portfolio, na you go see work run sef... No be money? You go chop you go tire!

naijaboiy:
[color=#1980BC]You didn't make it doesn't mean others won't too. You entered the profession with a wrong mindset that's why you're saying things like this.

Someone in the profession cannot look up to people like you as a motivators or role models. Besides, who says law is a profession where you enter and start to reap the benefits as soon as you get a job? The only problem right now is the pay and it's not a fault of anyone really because that's just how messed up the country really is.

But I have never seen anyone who has put in work in the profession for 10 years plus and didn't start reaping the benefits. Maybe it's not your passion after all. [/color]

pocohantas:
Lmao, NYSC still dey shark this one.

You think it is by typing in colored fonts, your eye go soon clear. If only pride will allow you come back and share your experience

[color=#1980BC]Whats this one saying?

Abeg shift let me see important comments to resonate with. Think say every thread na gender based thread, mumu.
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Excelboi:
10 yrs experience, 25k as salary? Stop spilling wrong info.... The salary is bad, yes, but not for someone with 10yrs experience. Haba

Excelboi:
Exactly my reply to her. You can't have 10yrs experience and be on a law firm salary of 25k.... Never! At 10yrs experience, you have unlocked one of the requirements to be a SAN.

queenfav:
lol.. Do i have an opinion? My own is that anyone who wants to study law should know that suffer head as a new wig is unrivaled. As a fresh lawyer, my salary was 10k a month. How much was i buying makeup then, that the 10k will be enough to even see me through a week?
.
No be my clear eye i take abandon practice, face business fully. Let's just say the money i make in a month, is what i would never have made in 6 months working as a legal associate. Iown a business that can afford to pay two staffs (who are SCCE and ND holders) 20k and 50k respectively. Wheras, lawyers with 10 years experience are earning 25k as salary. If you are passionate about law and can suffer for many years before you hit it big, then law is very lucrative. If you can't endure the suffer head that the early Years entails for many.. Jeje find something else to do. Law doesn't make people rich. People cashing out are old lawyers that have paid their dues or young lawyers from well connected families.

Excelboi:
Very lucrative if you know your way just that many lawyers settle for less. For the new wig, it might be rough and discouraging but in all sincerity, it's just a matter of time. Many lawyers are making it big. In my own chambers, We have very good briefs as we handle election petitions and property deals.
To wet your appetite, do you know a single case can fetch you millions and nothing technical, just smartness. Law is a kind of profession that you can leave home penniless and return home that very day with millions. That's a fact.

Many chambers pay very poor some as low as 10k and this is due to the seniors in the profession, They are not helping matters. Don't eye the money for now, focus on acquiring skills then establish your own chamber and/or try to create partnership with your fellow colleagues. I'm still learning as well and that doesn't discourage me.

See the likes of Yusuf Alli, Wole Olanipekun, Ahmed Raji and Co. Some of them may be poorly paid then or not even paid at all, but now they command billions as professional fees... Just try and learn the act of soliciting and how to draft legal documents well.

Some lucrative aspect of law are;
Real property
Election petitions
Tax law
Arbitration
Banking & Corporate finance
Telecommunications

I Will advise you try and also seek specialization in the area that is not saturated such as Cyber crime law, Intellectual property law etc. Try and distinguish yourself...

PS: Don't mind this guy's below saying discouraging things, they are not learned and just speculating on mere say.
Thank You

queenfav:
My sister, i blame myself for even coming on here to comment at all.. A lot of them are delusional. Warri people say "who no go, no know". If it's 2.1,i made a 2.1..Many lawyers are too ashamed to talk about their struggles, so they delude the young ones, whereas them dey struggle to feed..No need to talk sha. The end justifies the means!

pocohantas:
Who mentioned gender here? Don't use me to practice your juvenile law.

Important comments or comments that will make you feel you haven't made the worst mistake of your life studying Law?

The energy you wan use reply me, take it to the law court. Cases are not won on NL.
That said, Law? In Nigeria?

[color=#1980BC]I wonder what you studied in school sef. You probably made the worst mistake of your life.

Get sense madam! [/color]

naijaboiy:
[color=#1980BC]I wonder what you studied in school sef. You probably made the worst mistake of your life.

Get sense madam! [/color]