PORTFOLIO PRESENTATION ON THE EXTERNSHIP PROGRAMME BY NAME

PORTFOLIO PRESENTATION ON THE EXTERNSHIP PROGRAMME BY NAME KANO CAMPUS REG NO:

GOALS OF THE EXTERNSHIP PROGRAMME • Develop the externs lawyering skills • Make the externs understand various aspects of the legal system as well as the legal profession • Include in the externs a sense of professional responsibility and values • Develop the externs ability to reflect on and learn from their experience

COURT PLACEMENT NAME OF COURT: HIGH COURT OF OGUN STATE JUDICIAL DIVISION: ABEOKUTA JUDICIAL DIVISION ADDRESS: ISABO, ABEOKUTA NAME OF JUDGE: HONOURABLE JUSTICE ONOFOWOKAN DURATION: 29 TH OF APRIL 2019 – 24 TH MAY 2019 (4 WEEKS) COURT NO: COURT 4

COURT EVALUATION • GOOD LOCATION • SPACIOUS AND WELL VENTILATED • ADEQUATE FURNITURES • CONSTANT DRAWING UP OF CAUSE LIST • SOLID COURT LIGHTING • NO PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEM • ADEQUATE STAFF

CASES HEARD • CIVIL MATTERS • RECOVERY OF PREMISES • DECLARATION OF TITLE TO LAND • MATRIMONIAL CASES

ACTIVITIES WITNESSED IN COURT • MOVING A MOTION • ADOPTION OF FINAL WRITTEN ADDRESS • EXAMINATION OF WITNESSES • CROSS EXAMINATION OF WITNESSES • TENDERING OF DOCUMENTS • ADOPTION OF WITNESS STATEMENT ON OATH

LAW OFFICE PLACEMENT • NAME OF LAW FIRM: MINISTRY OF JUSTICE • NAME OF PRINCIPAL: MRS YETUNDE ORESANYA • ADDRESS OF LAW FIRM: OKE-MOSAN, ABEOKUTA • DURATION: 27 TH OF MAY 2019 - 5 TH OF JULY 2019

ACTIVITIES • CLIENT INTERVIEW • MEDIATION SESSION • LEGAL RESEARCH • DRAFTING OF AGREEMENTS • GOING TO COURT • EVALUATION OF JUDGMENTS • DRAFTING OF WILL • INTERACTIVE SESSIONS

LIST OF DOCUMENTS IN PORTFOLIO • LEGAL OPINION ON RULING TOWNSHIP • ASSIGNMENT ON FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS(ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURE) RULES • TERMS OF SETTLEMENT • CITZENS’ RIGHT LETTER OF INVITATION • MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING • CHIEFTAINCY DECLARATION

SKILLS AND VALUES ACQUIRED DURING EXTERNSHIP • DRAFTING SKILLS • LETTER WRITING • LEGAL RESEARCH • CLIENT INTERVIEW

CHALLENGES COURT • LACK OF PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEM • NOISE EMANATING FROM GENERATOR • CONSTANT ADJOURNMENTS • ETHICAL ISSUES LAW FIRM • INACESSIBLE TOILETS • CORPORATE LITIGATION IS RELATIVELY LOW

ETHICAL DILEMMA • DUTY NOT TO ENGAGE IN ANY CONDUCT THAT IS UNBECOMING OF A LEGAL PRACTIONER- RULE 1 • DUTY TO ACT WITHIN THE BOUNDS OF LAW-RULE 15 • DUTY TO DISCLOSE CONFLICT OF INTEREST-RULE 17 • WITHDRAWAL FROM EMPLOYMENT-RULE 21 • DUTY NOT TO CALL AT CLIENT’S HOUSE -RULE 22 • DUTY NOT TO MIX CLIENT’S MONEY RULE -RULE 23

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE ESSAY ON LAW OFFICE MANAGEMENT • • • LOCATION OF LAW FIRM GOOD LAW OFFICE ENVIRONMENT EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT SCHEME EFFICIENT FILING SYSTEM MODERN INFRASTRUCTURE OFFICE LAYOUT

RECOMMENDATION Externs shouldn’t be sent to defunct or moribund law offices Strict enforcement of the Rules of Professional Conduct

CONCLUSION • The externship experience was educating, enlightening • The externship programme granted me the opportunity of discovering what obtains in practice

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