The Centre For Law And Business Partnership (CLB) and Barbri Global have partnered to deepen the opportunities available to lawyers and the legal profession in the West African region and ultimately to Africa.
Dapo Oyewunmi, founder Centre For Law And Business Partnership (CLB) – the former Nigerian, the latter American – stated this in Lagos at an event titled “The International Lawyer: Cross Professional Qualifications Master class”.
It was anchored by Chris Jorgenson, a lawyer qualified to practice in the United States and the United Kingdom, and Suzanne Reece, a solicitor, lecturer and study coach at Barbri).
Oyewunmi said the collaboration will enable lawyers in African countries including Nigeria, Ghana, Sierra Leone and the Gambia among others, to prepare within their jurisdictions for the examinations to be called to the New York and California Bars.
It will also help their preparation for exams to become solicitors in the United Kingdom (UK) and allow them to obtain cross or multiple professional qualifications.
According to the organisers, the cross or multiple professional qualifications will place lawyers on the global stage.
This will afford them the advantage of international opportunities and also serve the needs of international clients, multinationals and multilateral organisations.
The lawyers will further enjoy global relevance and improved employability.
An international business development manager, Monique Morrison, provided insight into the examination and programme. He explained that the candidate will not need or necessarily seek work experience abroad with a UK solicitor firm to qualify under the programme, adding that the UK solicitor qualification requirement which stipulates practical work experience will recognize and accept in-country work experience.
The collaboration will allow everyone to be part of the exercise in their country, and also allows everyone to prepare for exams in their country to have access to excellent tutorials and teaching classes accelerators that will enhance their capabilities.
CLB, they noted, will also be collaborating with the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA).
It works in collaboration with SOAS University of London where they have an MSc in financial law and international. business, as well as a tutorial union at the University of London (LLB), among others.
Non-lawyers can also benefit from this offering and every forward-looking professional can also take advantage of the opportunity, the organisers said, adding that it is open to anyone who has a first degree in economics, medicine, and engineering.