A respected lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, who is also the former Chairman of Criminal Justice Reforms Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association, Arthur Obi Okafor, has said that lawyers should be trained to acquire specialization in fields that are predominant in their state.
Barr Okafor made this known during a chat with select young lawyers on the way forward on Saturday.
The respected attorney stated that there should be a framework developed to improve the welfare of young lawyers.
He maintained that a digital NBA is possible and a NBA e-library is achievable stressing that it is the responsibility of elders in the bar to develop a system that works for the benefit of young lawyers.
He said: “With domestic special training, there would be no need for lawyers to migrate to Abuja, Lagos, Ibadan or Kaduna but can earn well in any state of Nigeria.
“Lawyers should be trained to acquire specialization in fields that are predominant in their state.
“It is painful to see Oil and Gas brief taken to lawyers outside Niger Delta region or shipping briefs taken off lawyers based in Lagos/Warri; construction taken off Abuja based lawyers; international trade briefs taken off lawyers based in Kano/Kaduna.
He maintained that constant training of young lawyers to ensure best practices will not only help the Nigerian Bar Association but will purify the administration of justice in Nigeria.
