Nigerian Law School: 681 Intending Lawyers fail Bar Final Examinations

In their quest to produce new wigs into the Nigeria bar, the Nigerian Law School has announced that six-hundred-and-eighteen (618) intending lawyers who sat for the December 2020 Bar final examinations, failed.

The Director-General of the Nigerian Law School, Professor Isah Chiroma, made the disclosure on Tuesday, 27th July, 2021 while presenting eight-hundred-and-eighty (880) successful candidates that were confirmed as lawyers during day-one of the Call to Bar Ceremony, explaining that the successful candidates were part of a total of 1,561 students who participated in the job at concluded examinations.

In his address, the Chairman of Body of Benchers, Justice Olabode Rhodes-Vivour, implored the new wigs always to uphold the tenets of the rule of law where ever they found themselves.

“As members of a learned and noble profession, you will be required to carry out your duties in a professional manner. This entails demonstrating a high sense of civility, honesty, integrity and compliance with laid clown rules and regulations.

“You must commit yourself to the fair administration of justice and to doing your part in facilitating true access to justice. Once again, I extend my sincere congratulations to all the new wigs and formally address you as my learned Friends. Always remember how much you have laboured in time past and the sacrifices your loved ones have made for you to succeed and strive to exhibit the highest sense of responsibility which the legal profession is known for all over the world.

“Having achieved this milestone, may your lives be forever enriched,” Justice Rhodes-Vivour stated. The Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee has been carrying out its mandate in a just and fair manner without giving rooms for compromise, affection or ill-will.

“From January to July 2021, three lawyers were disbarred, six lawyers were suspended (ranging from two years to four) and one lawyer was admonished.NYou are therefore advised to be of good behaviour and abide by the ethics and tradition of the profession to avoid being brought before the Committee”, Justice Rhodes-Vivour added.

Equally admitted into the Bar on Tuesday were 4 candidates from previous Bar Final Examinations as the ceremony continue on Wednesday and Thursday.