Nigerian Law School

The Nigerian Law School was established in Lagos under the Legal Education Act 1962 now Legal Education (Consolidation Etc) Act Cap. L10, Laws of the Federation, 2004. From 1962 up till December 1997 the Law School remained in Lagos. Following the Fe the Law School remained in Lagos. Following the Federal Government directive, the School was relocated to Bwari in Abuja in December 1997. The Nigerian Law School is an educational institution set up to provide professional certification to graduates of law.[1] The school was established in Lagos under the Legal Education Act 1962, now Legal Education (Consolidation Etc) Act Cap. L10, Laws of the Federation, 2004.[2] Until the school was established, legal practitioners in Nigeria had received the requisite training in England and had been called to the English Bar. To Adopt skill-based, interactive and clinical methods of learning that would adequately prepare the graduates for their roles as lawyers to function as teachers, advocates, solicitors, advisers, leaders in private enterprises and public service. Nigerian Law School was founded on the principle to Educate and train graduates in vocational skills that would enable them function optimally as barristers and solicitors,to make the world a better place. For more than 57 years, we have not strayed from that vision. ...view more