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Nigerian Law School Courses List

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The Nigerian Law School is a form of graduate school for lawyers in Nigeria. No law graduate is considered to have finished with legal studies until he/she registers at any of the Nigerian Law Schools and graduate from there. 

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Law school is however not for everybody that graduates from the law faculty of a Nigerian university; it is only for those among them, who may want to become practicing lawyers. If you studied law outside Nigeria and you want to practice law in Nigeria, you are also required to attend the Nigerian Law School.

After training in the Nigerian Law School, you will sit for what is called the Bar Examination. You will then be given certificate to practice law. After passing the Bar Examination, you will be called to Bar. The certificate is given by the Council of Legal Education in Nigeria.

The Nigerian Law School is set up by the federal government of Nigeria in 1962 and the purpose was to train Nigerian law graduates and foreign lawyers on Nigerian law practice. The institution had been providing practical training for all the aspiring legal practitioners in Nigeria. 

Before the Nigerian Law School was established, aspiring legal practitioners in Nigeria had to travel to England to receive legal practical training and they were all called to the English Bar.

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The students of this institution are trained on ethics, corporate law, property law and civil and criminal law.  Since inception to date, up to 70,000 lawyers have graduated from this school and called to bar. 

The fees paid at the Nigerian law school are somewhat high and this makes it rather difficult for the less-privileged to also attend the Nigerian Law School.  The fees were however reduced after call was made by Asbayir Abubakar a legal practitioner, that the fees be reduced.

Only students that graduate from recognized law faculties in Nigeria universities are given admission into the Nigerian Law School. The new director of the Nigerian Law School is Dr. O. A. Onadeko.

There is a generally observed dress code in the Nigeria law school and all students are required to adapt by this rule.

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In order to succeed in the Nigerian Law School, the student will have to be well prepared to face the attendant challenges. The student needs to be in good health also and this is the reason he/she must attend to his/her health, just as he/she attends to his/her books.

Reading start immediately one resumes at the Nigerian Law School; this is very important if the student must succeed here.  Attendance of group or class discussion is also very important, since it helps the student remember what is taught and also perform better during examinations. 

The student also needs to be focused on studies so as to make the required grade point.  The most important aspect of the Nigerian Law School is the examination. The student needs to put all effort to this in his/her own interest.         

There are quite a number of law school campuses in Nigeria.  You can decide on any of them for your legal training.  In this write-up, you will not only learn about the various courses offered in Nigerian Law School; you will also learn about the various law schools in Nigeria.  It proves to be informative and interesting.

List of Nigerian law schools

Nigerian Law School has different campuses and they are located in different parts of Nigeria; there are actually 6 of them. You will be shown below where the 6 law schools are located in Nigeria.

  • Bwari close to Abuja: This campus became the headquarters of the Nigerian law school in 1997.
  • Yola in Adamawa State
  • Yenagoa in Bayelsa State
  • Bagauda in Kano state
  • Agbani in Enugu state: It is referred tyo as the Augustine Nnamani campus
  • Lagos campus: It was established in 1962. It was however relocated to its present location in 1969.

List of Nigerian Law School Courses

The various law school campuses in Nigerian as listed above offer the same set of course, since they all follow the same syllabus. The various course being offered are highlighted below:

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CRIMINAL LITIGATION

They are divided into the following aspects:

  • Introduction
  • Arrests & Searches
  • Pre-trial Investigations & Police Interviews
  • Institution of Criminal Proceedings
  • Presence of the accused
  • complaint and witnesses
  • Bail
  • Charges
  • Constitutional Safeguards to ensure fair trial
  • duties of counsel and the court
  • Trials and presentation of evidence and advocacy
  • Concluding Addresses
  • Judgment and Sentence
  • Appeals
  • Knowledge

CIVIL LITIGATION

The courses involved under this class are grouped into the following:

  • Introduction
  • Prelim matters before commencing civil action
  • Courts with civil jurisdiction
  • Interlocutory of Applications
  • Third Party Proceedings
  • Inter pleader Proceedings
  • Injunctions
  • Mareva Injunction
  • Anton Piller Injunction
  • Pre-trial Issues
  • Evidences
  • Preparing for trial
  • The course of trial
  • Trial Advocacy
  • Judgment
  • Enforcement
  • Appeals
  • Election Petition
  • Matrimonial
  • Sharia

PROPERTY LAW PRACTICE

  • Laws to property transactions
  • Essentials of power of attorney
  • Essentials of a Deed
  • Registration of titles
  • Assent Outcomes
  • Rent in Leases
  • Transfer of Lease
  • Mortgage
  • Sale
  • Contracts
  • Titles
  • Conveyance
  • Billing
  • Wills- Taking
  • Instructions and drafting of wills
  • Letters of Administration
  • Administration
  • Winding up of Estates.

CORPORATE LAW PRACTICE

The courses are divided into the following aspects:

  • Choice of Business and Non-Business Organization & Formations
  • Foreign Participation
  • Promotion of Companies
  • Pre-Incorporation Contracts
  • Matters before commencement of Business Alteration of Memo & Articles of Companies
  • Incorporated Trustees
  • Registration of Companies
  • Corporate Governance & Administration
  • Securities
  • Restructuring
  • Winding Up
  • Dissolution
  • Proceedings

LAW IN PRACTICE (ETHICS & SKILLS)

The courses are grouped into the following aspects:

  • History of the Legal Profession & Regulation
  • Relationship with and Duty of Council to colleagues
  • Appointment and Discipline of Judicial Officers
  • Qualification
  • Discipline & Procedure of Removal
  • Contempt of Court
  • Rights of Legal Practitioners
  • Duty of Counsel
  • Controlling Bodies in the Legal Profession
  • Instigation Litigation
  • Soliciting
  • Dinner Etiquette
  • Advertising
  • Attracting Business.

 


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Comments

  1. Olaitan Idris says

    December 11, 2019 at 8:36 pm

    Can I go to law school in Nigeria with degree in political science?

    Reply
  2. Saddik Ibrahim says

    November 3, 2019 at 10:16 am

    I study sharia in Arabic it’s possible to study I law school? thank you

    Reply
  3. Ndukwe Anthony Anayo says

    October 31, 2019 at 7:45 pm

    Graduated from university of South african. UNISA. 2012.. And South Africa law school Pretoria. I’m thinking of relocating to Nigeria due these persistence xenophobia attacks on foreigners here in South Africa. My question is does nigeria law school accepts unisa certificate

    Reply
  4. Precious chidinma says

    July 11, 2019 at 12:32 pm

    Going to law school and studying law at the university, which of them is the best?

    Reply
  5. Elochukwu Venantus Emmanuel says

    May 23, 2019 at 12:27 pm

    If you have bachelor’s degree in Accounting and GPA of 3.4 can you apply for law school to practice the profession

    Reply
  6. ARINZE says

    May 3, 2019 at 10:18 am

    what other uni’s in enugu allow the study of law

    Reply
  7. caleb johnson says

    March 27, 2019 at 8:58 pm

    please is university of Dschang,cameron result,
    accepted in law school

    Reply
  8. Ikechi Christy Chinwendu says

    March 19, 2019 at 2:40 pm

    Is uniport a good school to study law??

    Reply
  9. Chiamaka says

    March 5, 2019 at 9:55 am

    are all the courses elective?

    Reply
  10. Francis says

    February 11, 2019 at 10:01 pm

    If you don’t have a law degree can you still enrol for the bar exam course

    Reply
  11. Sage says

    December 13, 2018 at 2:35 pm

    Please is lasu a good university to study law and what’s its cut off mark

    Reply
  12. Victoria ishubel says

    November 8, 2018 at 8:29 pm

    Pleas is it compulsory to go to law school before u can be called to bar.

    Reply
  13. Wole Jayeoba says

    May 25, 2018 at 1:27 pm

    You are looking at 15months if you attended Uni. from Commonwealth County, Colonized By England As Common Law Country before been called to Bar.

    Reply
  14. Wole Jayeoba says

    May 25, 2018 at 1:24 pm

    You will be looking at 15months if you attended Commonwealth County, Colonized By England As Common Law Country before been called to the Bar.

    Reply
  15. Umeh Francis says

    January 28, 2018 at 10:17 pm

    pls is unizik a good university to study law?

    Reply
    • christabel ekemize says

      October 13, 2018 at 9:50 am

      yes it is

      Reply
  16. Favour benahi says

    December 26, 2017 at 1:49 pm

    Good day, for those who have a degree in linguistics or international studies can they enroll for Nigerian law school. Thanks.

    Reply
  17. olalere john says

    November 4, 2017 at 9:58 pm

    Notify me on the books I am to read concerning law

    Reply
  18. Opeyemi says

    September 7, 2017 at 9:25 am

    Is webster university accredited in nigerian law school?

    Reply
  19. pelumu says

    July 21, 2017 at 7:48 pm

    I really appreciate what you post, and I want you to update me on these

    Reply
  20. Abdurrahman says

    July 3, 2017 at 4:30 pm

    For Those Study Law Abroad From Commonwealth County, Colonized By England As Common Law Country, How Many Year Will Take Them To Complete Nigerian Law School?

    Reply
    • Idris says

      April 22, 2019 at 9:52 am

      2 years

      Reply
      • Glory says

        July 12, 2019 at 7:52 am

        Can someone that studied international law and diplomacy enroll in law school

        Reply

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