LPMC Holds Seminar for Lawyers in Port Harcourt
The Law Practice Management (LPM) Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association Section on Business Law (NBA-SBL) has announced that it will, in collaboration with the Nigerian Bar Association, Port Harcourt Branch, hold a seminar for lawyers, law firms and the business community on Friday, November 3rd, 2017 at the NBA Port Harcourt Branch House, No 1 Bank Road, Port Harcourt at 8:00am prompt.
Themed ‘Building a Sustainable Law Practice in the 21st Century – Solo Practice or Partnership: Which Way to Go?’, the seminar is expected to create a forum for lawyers to reflect and generate a good understanding of suitable models for legal practice in the 21st Century.
Commenting on the forthcoming event and the theme for the conference, the Chairman of the Committee, Mr. Anire Kanyi said, “A sustainable legal practice should bring value to the clients it serves, as well as profits to the law firm that provides the services. We discovered that, many law firms struggle because of the lack of certainty and paucity of the know-how in the business of law practice. We also discovered that many law firm owners, have little or no idea on how to build law firm businesses that outlive them. We are therefore, hopeful that this Seminar will bridge the widening gap in practice of law and viability of the law practice.
“We have put together three very important sessions, covering exciting and highly stimulating topics that will engage practitioners on how they have applied themselves towards the success of their firms, the challenges they face in their day to day running of the firm, and how to deal with them.
“We have invited sound and experienced legal practitioners to x-ray the select topics, such as Mr. George Etomi , Prof Konyisola Ajayi, SAN, and Mr. Okey Wali, SAN, former President of the NBA amongst others, to speak and share their experiences at this event.
We have also invited seasoned consultants, such as Mr. Leke Alder, Founder & Principal, Alder Consulting and Mrs. Yetunde Kanu, Partner KPMG. “We reckon that their wealth of experience garnered over many years, would be of immense benefit to the lawyers and the expected audience“, Kanyi said.
The Committee also plans to bring the perspective of the young lawyers as against seasoned practitioners, to see all views on this debate.
Speaking further about the Committee’s location choice - Port Harcourt, Kanyi said that this was informed by a resolve to enhance the professional development of Nigerian commercial lawyers, not just in Lagos, but across the country; thereby raising the level of business law practice in Nigeria. We envisage that the Port Harcourt Seminar, will jump-start a revolution in the lawyers’ thinking towards establishing exceptionally successful law businesses across Nigeria. We also believe that, it will excite further discussions and engagements on the proposed topics, which will ultimately revitalise the tenets of legal profession, such as competence, growth and professionalism“, the LPMC chair said.