Externship Programme Experience in Legal Practice
Explore the comprehensive experience of the externship programme, including court placement, law office activities, and valuable skills acquired. Discover the goals, evaluations, cases heard, witnessed activities, and documents in the portfolio.
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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: 29TH OF APRIL 2019 24TH 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: 27TH OF MAY 2019- 5TH 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
