1. INTRODUCTION:
DATE:
(a) NAME:
REG.
NO.:
CAMPUS:
(b) PLACEMENT
- COURT:
- JUDGE:
COURT FIELD SUPERVISOR:
- LAW FIRM:
- ADDRESS:
HEAD OF FIRM:
NAME OF FIRM’S FIELD SUPERVISOR:
C. PERIOD
OF COMMENCEMENT AND LAST DATE
- COURT:
- LAW FIRM:
D. DATES
OF ABSENT FROM ANY PLACEMENT SITE:
ABSENT - NIL EXCEPT 29Th MAY (Democracy Day/Public
Holiday)AND 10TH JUNE 2014
FOR COMMISSIONING OF FEDERAL HIGH COURT (FHC)
2. THE
GOALS OF THE EXTERNSHIP PROGRAMME.
1. To
familiarize the externs with practical experience of the profession.
2. To
develop the externs the lawyering skills and attitude.
3. To
afford the externs opportunity to compare what they leant in the course of their
studies in Law School with what is obtainable in
practice.
4. To
afford the externs the opportunity to compare and access other various laws
in various areas of their externship programme.
3. KNOWLEDGE,
SKILLS AND VALUES LEARNT
1. Respect
for seniority in the Bar.
2. Essence
of punctuality
3. Beauty
in a good advocacy
4. Good
listening and drafting skill
5. Dedication
and devotion to client case
4. EVALUATION
OF THE COURT WHERE I WAS PLACED
High Court 1, …………………………….. It has
the following:
Good Location, good spacing and accommodation, adequate and standard furniture,
air conditioned and public address system, excellent organization and
management.
5. EVALUATION
OF LAW FIRM WHERE I WAS PLACED
……………… Law
Chambers Located at No ……………….. It has the
following:
Principal and three lawyers, 3 supportive staffs, good
location, good spacing and accommodation, good furniture equipment for lawyers
and clients, library, air conditioners, stand by generator, computers, good
organization and management.
6. ACTIVITIES
1 PARTICIPATED DIRECTLY
Drafting of Power of Attorney,,
Affidavit, application for bail, filling of court
processes-motion on Notice, Notice to Quit.
7. LIST OF WRITTEN MATERIALS IN THE
PORTFOLIO PREPARED BY THE EXTERN.
Power of Attorney, Affidavit etc.
8. EXTERN’S REFLECTIVE ESSAY ON AN ETHICAL
DILEMMA.
Rules
of professional conduct (RPC) is established and designed to encourage professional
ethics, guide and protect the integrity and reputation of legal profession in Nigeria. It
also to enhance a decorum and respect for seniority in the court and beyond.
Conversely, I discovered that in practice, the Rules
of professional conduct (RPC) designed to measure ethical standard of the legal
profession is handled by some lawyers with a “Pinch of salt”. Some lawyers
handles their client’s matters with levity leading to unnecessary adjournments
and sometimes striking out of matters for want of diligent prosecution. Some
deliberately make actions linger in court to continue collecting appearance
fees in utter disrespect to the rules of the professional conduct (RPC).
9. EXTERN’S REFLECTIVE ESSAY ON “THE
MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION OF THE LAW FIRM WHERE I WAS PLACED.
My
law office attachment was ………………. of No. ………………... It is a partnership law firm
and the principal in the law firm is ………………... The office has 4 rooms apartment
with a convenient, equipped library, computers and as well as furnished
reception. The law firm has four (4) lawyers including my principal and 3 supportive
staffs. The office has the general dairy kept with the secretary and document
that contains all the names and phone numbers of the lawyers in the firm. The lawyers
of the firm also have individual diary and also there is because list for the
firm weekly prepared.
My relationship with my principal was too cordial and more
of colleagues than principal-student.
10. CHALLENGES FACED DURING THE EXTERNSHIP
Time Constraint for my studies, Busy period and
Financial hardship
11. CONCLUSION
Externship
programme is one of the most important aspect of the law school programme. It
affords the students practical experience and to compare what they learnt in
law school with what is obtainable in practice. I recommend that externship
programme be sustained and also suggest that externs be made to be entitled to allowances.