- By Timilehin Babatope
The Centre for Law and Business (CLB), in collaboration with Babri Global Institution, has launched the Babrib Solicitor Qualification Examination (SQE) PREP to help prepare African lawyers for the United States Bar examination.
CLB stated this at a lecture in Lagos last Thursday, where it explained that Babri SQE PREP is an examination to prepare Africans who want to practice law overseas.
Participants, it said, would be assisted to get ready for the United States Bar Examination and enabled to work as competent attorneys across America.
Founded in 2004, the Centre for Law and Business (CLB) allows lawyers to pursue postgraduate and undergraduate degrees from the University of London without having to leave Nigeria.
According to CLB’s Managing Director and founder Mr. Dapo Oyewunmi, Babri Global and CLB “are reputable legal educators who have come together to form a partnership to further the legal profession, enhance the capability of lawyers, and give them benefits that will help them improve their work and extend their reach.”
He stated that with this qualification they could solve the needs of clients not only in Nigeria but in other parts of the world, especially given the fact that 60 per cent of the jurisdiction of the world runs the common law system.
Oyewunmi said: “SQE will allow lawyers in Nigeria, Ghana, Sierra Leone, The Gambia, etc. to prepare for the exams necessary to be admitted to the New York Bar, the California Bar, and UK Solicitor within their home countries, enabling them to earn dual or multiple professional qualifications.
“We have now extended our services to partner with Babri Global so that students can qualify to become solicitors in the UK without having to relocate, you stay here in Nigeria and get the qualification.
“The New York Bar, the California Bar, and other Bars of the United States of America can be studied for from here without having to relocate; so, that’s the relationship we have established with Babri Global.”
He asserted that having two or more professional certifications will place such attorneys on the global professional scene, open up opportunities abroad and enable them to satisfy the needs of clients from all over the world as well as those of multinational corporations, multilateral organisations, and others.
International Development Manager Monique Morrison, who spoke at the conference, said the organisation was focused on tech-driven preparation for lawyers with worldwide qualifications as well as preparing graduate and postgraduate students to sit the U.S. Bar examination.
‘’With over 55 years of experience, the Barbri worldwide lineage is focused on preparing attorneys with global attitudes. Additionally, every year 1,500 international attorneys apply for dual certification with Barbri.
“Spanning over 1.3 million alumni around the world who are lawyers, judges, and law students, Babri has proven its worth and quality in delivering the best services to lawyers and designed to meet their needs.
“The 40-week-long flexible course Solicitor Qualification Examination With information on the exams’ format, 10-12 hours per week of online study are all meant to help graduate and postgraduate students be ready for the U.S. Bar examination.
“The SQE prep preview also gives a person access to their personal study plan (PSP), which includes the ability to browse courses, features, sample questions, and to take the SQE 1 for free for one day,” Monique explained.