5,062 new lawyers admitted in Nigeria

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(Nigeria) The Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Aloma Mukhtar, on Thursday admitted 5. 062 candidates as new lawyers, urging them to abide by the rules governing the legal profession.
Mukhtar, who spoke at the 2012/2013 session of the call-to-Bar, organised by the Council of Legal Education and Nigerian Law School, described the new wigs as ''worthy ministers in the temple of justice''.
She urged them to boost their image as legal practitioners through their conduct.

Mukhtar also commended them for passing the professional exams to qualify as lawyers.
''Legal education in Nigeria is undertaken in two phases; first is the teaching of substantive law courses handled by accredited law faculties in the universities; the second phase is the teaching of procedural law by which means the practise or the practical use of the rights, interest, liabilities of substantive law are pursued.
``You must respect the fact that as counsel, you have a duty to the court. Duty is an obligation which could be legal or moral in nature. It is an obligation, recognised by law, requiring the actor to conform to certain standards of conduct for protection of others against unreasonable risks.
``Duty creates responsibilities; the duty of counsel is the obligation and the responsibilities of counsel to court. These duties are imposed not for personal aggrandisement of the incumbent judge, but to maintain at all times the dignity of the profession.”
She said that the legal practitioner must be officer of the court, who should assist the court in the administration of justice and observe court decorum and etiquette.
The CJN advised lawyers to always be guided by the blanket of Rules of Professional Conduct for Legal Practitioners of 2007.
Mukhtar warned the lawyers against unprofessional acts and conducts that could be at variance with the ethics of the profession as spelt out in Rule One of the Legal Profession Rules.
Also speaking at the event, Dr Tahir Mamman, Director-General of Nigerian Law School, said that of the 5. 062 candidates called to the Bar, 15 had a First Class, 906 Second Class Upper, 1, 576 Second Class Lower, while 1, 715 graduated with a Pass.
He affirmed that the candidates had taken and passed the prescribed examinations and also met the standards required by the Council of Legal Education and the Body of Benchers.
He, therefore, enjoined them to deploy the knowledge they had acquired to be more self-reliant.
Mamman said that “having now qualified for the Bar programme, it is our hope and expectation that the education and qualification being obtained, will provide you with requisite foundation to more fulfilling life.
``If you cannot find job in the traditional sectors of the profession, the design of your current training is meant to equip you to enable you create job for yourself. It is meant to make you look out for a wider horizon, rather than limit yourself to the narrow confines of a traditional legal practitioner.”
He advised them to engage in continuous learning, saying: ''that is the tonic of existence, relevance and progress''.
Mamman, however, urged them to imbibe the virtues of the profession and always pursue excellence in the cause of their practices.
He particularly commended parents and relations of the new wigs for their supports and contributions towards the success of their children and wards to the Bar.

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