NIGERIAN BAR ASSOCIATION
INSTITUTE OF CONTINUING
LEGAL EDUCATION

NBA ICLE ZONAL WORKSHOPS ON THE MANDATORY CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION PROGRAMME

Nigerian Bar Association, Institute of Continuing Legal Education (ICLE) hereby announces a one-day professionalism workshop on the Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Programme for all lawyers in 6 zones. The workshop would hold as follows:

ENUGU ZONE

DATE:            Saturday 3^rd May 2008

TIME:            9:00 am

VENUE:         Auditorium Nigerian Law School,

Augustine Nnamani Campus, Agbani Enugu

MAIDUGURI ZONE

DATE:            Saturday 17^th May 2008

TIME:            9:00 am

VENUE:         Maiduguri International Hotel, Maiduguri

ABUJA ZONE

DATE:            Saturday 17^th May 2008

TIME:            9:00 am

VENUE:         Gurara Hall, Rockview Hotel (Old Building),

Wuse II Abuja

KADUNA ZONE

DATE:            Saturday 24^th May 2008

TIME:            9:00 am

VENUE:         Arewa Multipurpose Hall, Women Centre, Behind Agrel Hotel,

Kaduna,

PORT HARCOURT ZONE

DATE:            Saturday 24^th May 2008

TIME:            9:00 am

VENUE:         Bar Centre, High Court Port Harcourt

LAGOS ZONE: To be announced.

The workshop is free and participants would earn 4 credits under the Mandatory Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) Programme.

If you wish to attend please download a copy of the registration Form from the website, complete and submit at your chosen venue. The workshop programme is attached.

Participants may visit the ICLE website at www.icle.nigerianbar.org and learn more about the Bar’s mandatory continuing legal education programme.

Learning is life-long.

 Ernest Ojukwu

Project Director, NBA Institute of Continuing Legal Education

PROGRAMME

Objectives

1. Kick-start the NBA Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Programme;
2. Build lawyers awareness and acceptability of the Programme.

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:

1.      Explain and discuss the objectives and scope of the Mandatory continuing legal education programme in Nigeria;

2.      Make suggestions for an effective implementation of the MCLE programme

0900-0945       -                                   Registration of participants

0945-1000       -                                   Introductions

1000-1010       -                                   Opening Remarks: Olisa Agbakoba, SAN, President

NBA

1010-1110       -                                   1^ST Session: Presentation- Mandatory Continuing

Legal

                                                            Education for Lawyers in Nigeria: an overview

1110-1130       -                                   Interactive Session: Questions & Answers

1130-1200       -                                   Break/Snacks

1200-1300       -                                   2^nd Sessions: Group work

1.      MCLE Service Providers/accreditation

- Operational strategies

- opportunities

- Challenges

-Expectations of participants

- Impact of programme

2.  MCLE Course content and standardization

 - Operational strategies

- opportunities

- Challenges

-Expectations of participants

- Impact of programme

3.  Future of MCLE, monitoring and enforcement

 - Operational strategies

- opportunities

- Challenges

-Expectations of participants

- Impact of programme

1300-1400       -                       Presentation of group work and interactive discussions.

1400-1430       -                       Wrap up/Evaluation