Chairperson of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Women Forum, Mrs. Chinyere Okorocha, has urged women lawyers to take advantage of mentorship opportunities.
According to her, mentors provide the guidance, support, and insights needed to achieve personal goals, and can also help to build confidence and self-esteem.
She added that mentorship could help recognise talents and skills in individuals that they may not have realised they had.
She spoke during the Fourth Edition of the Inspire Her Series with Senator Daisy Danjuma, organised by the Advocacy Committee of the NBA Women Forum in Lagos.
Mrs Okorocha said the mentorship session was organised to inspire women lawyers to attain greater heights.
“We want to give ourselves the tools to thrive.
“Some of us don’t get as far as we want, so we want to tap from the wisdom Senator Danjuma has garnered.
“She has done what most of us aspire to,” she said.
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On her takeaways from Senator Danjuma’s experiences, Mrs. Okorocha said: “I took away the fact that if you happen to have been spoilt as a child, you owe it a duty to yourself to be ‘unspoilt’.
“I also took away the fact that I too must not spoil my children.
“She said she learnt basic life skills because she went to live with her aunt, who taught her. That is very important.
“Her career also highlighted the importance of mentorship, having learnt from the likes of the late Gamaliel Onosode.
“Today, social media makes it so easy to be mentored from afar. So, we can learn so much from others.
“You also have to have courage. The courage to go to court a day after a call to the bar, when others refused, stood out for me.
“Another takeaway is that chance and luck play a role in anyone’s life, but you have to be prepared and be at the right place at the right time.
“She also had her father’s good name going for her, so a good name and being known for integrity is important.”