President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya, former Vice-Chancellor of Lagos State University, Prof. Lanre Fagbohun, and legal scholar, Prof. Taiwo Osipitan, on Wednesday called for comprehensive reforms in legal education, beginning with universities, to equip graduates with the knowledge and practical skills required to address societal challenges.
Badejo-Okusanya questioned the relevance of the existing legal education system, including the Nigerian Law School, while Fagbohun advocated a shift from examination-focused teaching to practical training that prepares law graduates to solve real-world problems.
They spoke at the valedictory celebrations held in honour of Osipitan at the J.F. Ade Ajayi Auditorium, University of Lagos.
The NBA president said that although law graduates require further training at the Nigerian Law School, the foundation for producing competent legal practitioners must be laid in universities.
“We know that students who come out of the law school, we have to train them, and it’s not
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