₦airaland Forum

Mesopotamia: So basically,what u tryna say is dat after having ma first degree in philosophy,i'll have to sit for jamb again to study law or apply as a direct entry student to have my 2nd degree in law and dat solely depend on ma grade and hw long my leg is?

ayoolar011: Tnx so much,
But another thing is that it's quite hard to get admitted,

Fynestboi: LL.M alone meaning? I Can go to NLS with my LL.M?

ayoolar011: Graduated with a degree in History early this year, Buh I always wanted to read law, can anybody give me tips on what steps to take and possibly school that I can apply to, cos I have been applying for like two years now and still no result. Now that I'm through with my first degree, I want to give it a shot. And intend going in through UTME. pls help thanx

SOA93: no p,bt shey redeem no dey deir ni?.....hw many per rum 4 ui hostel?...plz reply d 2 questns

jj9ice: Allahu AKbar, Allhamdulilah Robilihalami post utme 75 ; jamb 287 hope i get my LAW this year

Fynestboi: oga zezeny u sighted with big 150D

Bravoosii: Guys abeg, I've just noticed an issue in my jamb result. My month of birth says April as opposed to February which I filled while registering for UI. Please what long term effect could this have. Please I'd also appreciate the opinions of Zezeny and other students..

Bravoosii: Boss, please will our O'level also be used in calculating our aggregate score?

phtemie: Oh!..Never knew she didn't attend NLS..Thanks for the correction.

phtemie: @Creative mind.I've skimmed through the two articles you referred to and I must confess they are "spot on".I also ran through your Anthology and other articles of yours and they are also on point.


Back to the matter.Here is my dissertation..To me,I think the lecturer's assertion that "law is not a profession for the poor" is right to a bit extent..Especially,using Nigeria as a case study..Some of my points are reiterations of some things you said in your articles..

Starting with the Law school fee;250 or 300 thousand..After paying such huge amount,five to six months after graduation,you will still be throwing your certificate around looking for a decent law firm to work..And Nigerian universities are churning out not less than 4000 lawyers every year..So,the legal sector is already saturated by many unemployed lawyers..And talking of sole practice,it is not also easy..You really need huge capital to set up a law firm and to incorporate your firm..Don't forget other expenses such as employing a secretary and remunerating him/her adequately..That's why most successful lawyers are those from rich homes,politicians' children.e.t.c..They use their political connection to secure jobs for their children in reputable firms..Talking about the solo practice also,they have more than enough to set up law firms for their wards..
The senior lawyers on the other hand are not helping matters..They pay meagre salaries to the junior lawyers under them..I've seen lawyers being paid as low as 30,000 as monthly salary..What rubbish!!..After spending 5 years in the Uni and 8 months in the Law school(almost 6 years)..Imagine!..Those senior lawyers are busy amassing wealth for themselves and their offsprings whilst they pay peanuts to the upcoming ones..So,discouraging it is!..Now tell me,how would one uphold justice under such situations?..That's why more than 60% of practising nigerian lawyers are corrupt..
Those who don't want to get swayed by the tides of corruption always suffer a lot before hitting it hard..Only few do make it easily..That's why you see a lot of Law graduates working in other sectors like Banking and others..According to the NBA,there are 75000+ registered lawyers in Nigeria both the dead and those alive..But the truth is that out of like 30000+ alive today not more than 20000 are actually practising..Others have ventured into other sectors..A very good example is the popular actress Funke Akindele.a.k.a Jennifer..She studied law in the University of Lagos(Unilag) but she headed for the entertainment sector.

So to me,I don't think the lecturer is totally wrong..Most especially using Nigeria as "case study".

BRAINEE123: Zezeny Am seeing you o! Zezeny Am seeing you o!

Yahoo1: danum sine injuria tings

damosky12: I had wanted to ask 'WHAT ARE THE FUTURE PROSPECTS OF A PHILOSOPHY STUDENT?', 'IN WHAT CAREER CAN HE FIT WITH A PHILOSOPHY DEGREE?' . I will be glad with to see your genuine replies.

Creative mind: In the Faculty of Law, University of Ilorin. We have four competitive and active chambers. They include: Equity chambers, Justice chambers, Liberty chambers and Human right chambers.

emmyeuler1: i will go for u.i

gentlefada: my brother the reason is not so farfetched. If the number of student that made the merit list are admitted then there wont be problems but because some people know people in authority in the skul they use their leg to lubby for their child to be admitted even when their child(ward) did not meet the cut off.

gentlefada: i agree with most of the points you raised but some of the i disagree with. First, 270 is diff from 400 because if you admit 270 it is certain that the whole 270 would not graduate because for one reason or the other some student would not make it to the 5th year. Secondly, the issue of not going to law school at the right time has been dealt with by the dean in the last held colloquium. He explained that because we have more than the qouta in most classes everyone would not be able to go to law skul at the right time so what would happen is that the first 250 according to their CGPA in the class would go first then the rest would go the next year. finally ur frnds that are still at home probably had problems with their result which would be why they are at home.

Excelboi: Yeah rite. I grab now. Would love to pay a visit to UI someday. Maybe in an inter school moot trial. *winks*

phtemie: They don't admit up to 400 anymore..They admitted 270 this year,D.E inclusive..

Excelboi: I skul at Bayero University, Kano. I thought their is a chamber called Equity In UI?