Young Lawyers Column
Young Lawyers Column is 1 year old
“Your kindness is gratefully acknowledged, may your trees be forever fruitful”
On 2nd April, 2013 the first article of Young Lawyers Column was published titled “Common mistakes young lawyers should avoid”. We are now in April, 2014. We would like to appreciate all those who have supported and encouraged us thus far from within the stable and also the many young lawyers who have been an inspiration.
We also want to say a big thank you to our followers who comment on our facebook page, www.facebook.com/ Younglawyerscolumn and online at www.dailytrust.ng.com, and not to forget those who also assist in sharing our link every Tuesday.
In this regard, we have decided to publish some of the contributions of readers who sent us mails on the various topics featured in the column this past year:
Essence of practising fee
The above subject matter refers. I wish to commend your contribution towards the practicing fee payment by appealing to the senior colleagues to help the younger ones pay this fee, because it is imperative for the fee to be paid and also goes a long way in increasing the consciousness of young wigs for BAR politics.
E.E. Osazuwa Esq is a corper lawyer in Enugu State. ********************** How far is the Promised Land Job well done. We pray that the journey shouldn’t be hectic and tiresome. All that is required is that, the judiciary should stand and maintain its constitutional functions, take its rightful position. The new wig truly need to be guided and led to the Promised Land.
Idris Abdulkadir, LL.B ABU, Zaria.
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Police is your friend
Well said and done Mr Young Lawyer. My thoughts exactly. Until we have police officers with at least Diploma in Law and not Senior School leaving certificate (SSCE), things will not change. Extra judicial murders by police are rampant , among many other unfortunate acts. Umar from Kaduna. **********************
Patience conquers all things
I concur with your well thought out position. One only hopes that the seniors desist from deliberately frustrating their juniors just to prove superiority. Iyke geo4iyke@yahoo.com **********************
Managing the uncertainties of
client behaviour
Barrister Dan, I enjoyed reading your piece. I am having a good laugh here because one of my closest friends is a lawyer and anytime we meet we gist a lot about his practice. So he told me of an unfortunate experience he had in the hands of one of his clients. He said he arrived some minutes late in court and his client having heard that his case was adjourned, zoomed off immediately. So he ‘appeared and his client disappeared’. Professional hazard, I consoled him and we laughed it away.
David Ngobua
davidngobua@yahoo.com ********************** Dear learned senior, am so happy to have stumbled on your article, am currently having a problem with a client that has refused to pay about three (3) consecutive appearance fees and is not showing any sign that she is going to pay. Surprisingly, it is these clients that don’t like paying who go around castigating lawyers. Nice write up and may your ink never run dry.
Esene Kingsley (Abusite) {caseykings@yahoo.com}
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Minimum wage for young wigs
I see nothing wrong in your write-up. Well done and God bless. As a young lawyer in Borno State we’re left behind, I need more clarification about the wages you’re talking about, please.
S. M. Kachallah Esq .Coordinator YLF Maiduguri branch {mksadeeq@yahoo.co.uk} ********************** Nice article I must confess. I should however suggest that the NBA at least sets a minimum wage for lawyers.
Geo4iyke@yahoo.com
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New Year resolution
Nice piece! Keep up the good work. I wish you success and a prosperous New Year. mustyj2@yahoo.com **********************
On interest of the Bar
I expect your article to capture the history and issues involved in the NBA crisis.
Suleiman Isah {Suleimanisah19@gmail.com} ********************** It’s really disheartening to see the people you’re looking up to (senior members of the Bar) behaving as if they are not learned. I believe in order to move the association to the next level, both sides must bury their differences.
Suleiman Kufena Esq {sulaymankufena@gmail.com} ********************** The comments and posts are numerous but space constraint we would have reproduced more. You all have inspired us to carry on.