As part of its Mentorship Programme for Young Lawyers, the
Nigerian Bar Association – Section on Business Law (NBA-SBL
Young Lawyers’ Committee Post-Graduate (LL.M) Scholarship
2018) in collaboration with the Indiana University
Maurer School of Law hereby offers a Scholarship fund of
$59,888 to Young Lawyers who wish to participate
in the Indiana University Maurer School of Law LL.M degree
programme under the “SBL Scholars Program”
2018.
The SBL invites interested persons to apply for the scholarship
which will cover costs for Tuition & Fees, Accommodation,
Health Insurance and a budget for miscellaneous expenses.
The Scholarship which covers only the total cost of earning an
LL.M degree at the Maurer School of Law also includes the
opportunity to serve as a research fellow at the Indiana University
Maurer School of Law’s Stewart Center on the Global Legal
Profession and is only open to Young Lawyers who are active members
of the SBL.
All applications must be received by Friday, 30th March
2018 and will be submitted to the “SBL Scholars Programme
Selection Committee”. Each candidate must have successfully secured
an LL.M Admission with the Indiana University Maurer School of Law
as well as meet the requirements set out in the SBL Scholars
Program criteria, set out hereunder.
The application must be accompanied by a 1,000 word paper
on:
“How my work will be enhanced by a postgraduate degree
at the Indiana University Maurer School of Law”.
Indiana University Maurer School of Law
The Indiana University Maurer School of Law runs one of the
oldest LL.M. programs in the United States. The law school is
currently ranked 11th among public institutions in the United
States and 30th overall by U.S. News and World Report. It
recently received an A+ rating from The
International Jurist magazine for its LL.M. program in all
four rating categories. The Indiana University Maurer School of Law
is one of only two schools in the U.S. to achieve this distinction.
The law school is located in Bloomington, on Indiana University’s
flagship campus.
Further, the Stewart Center’s mission is to engage in first-rate
scholarship and research, examining the legal profession from both
an empirical and global perspective. The Center’s faculty serves as
a resource on issues related to the legal profession for the bar,
bench, corporate citizens, and public servants in the United States
and globally; and critically, the Center’s mission includes
training the students to become adept at practicing in this
globalising legal environment.
The Center aims to create a new approach for educating students
about the legal profession; with the hope to prepare students who
are aware of the pressures and influences on the profession. It
seeks to have them study the best research on issues currently
affecting lawyers, such as globalisation, the commoditization of
legal services, increased lateral mobility, shifts in generational
attitudes, heightened cost pressures from clients, the diverse role
of lawyers in business, the decline of civil trials, and the
growing awareness of the importance of such skills as emotional
intelligence.
Criteria for Scholarship Qualification
- The “SBL Young Lawyers’ Committee Post-Graduate (LL.M)
Scholarship 2018” is free to enter. It is open to all
Young lawyers who are a maximum of 7 years post call to the
Nigerian Bar and who are active and participating members of the
SBL interested in pursuing a postgraduate degree in aspects of
business or commercial law;
- Applicants must fulfill ALL the criteria for admission into the
Indiana University Maurer School of Law LL.M. program;
- Applicants must be Nigerian citizens up to and including the
age of 32;
- Applicants must be working in a law firm or as in-house
counsel, in a corporate entity and must have graduated with a
Second Class, Upper Division (2:1) either from the university or
from the Nigerian Law School. Persons already possessing
post-graduate degrees from any tertiary institution will not be
eligible for this grant;
- Applicants must have verifiably participated in, at least, one
SBL Annual Business Law Conference or activity as well as must be
in Good Standing with the NBA (must have paid Bar Practising Fees,
SBL Membership Dues and NBA Branch Dues as and when due);
- Applicants must have neither a record of professional
misconduct nor criminal allegations/conviction and upon
application, submit character and professional references from
their current employer signed by a Partner or the Head of
Legal/General Counsel/Company Secretary of the law firm or company
respectively;
- Applicants must submit a “Formal Application”
and a written essay of no more than 1000 words on the subject:
“How my work will be enhanced by a postgraduate degree at
the Indiana University Maurer School of Law”. The text
should be double-spaced and each paper must contain the author’s
name and professional contact information on the front page;
- Applicants must submit a sworn affidavit from any superior
court deposing to his/her clear willingness to immediately return
to Nigeria on completion of this postgraduate degree;
- This $59,888 USD Scholarship to Young Lawyers
will cover only costs for Tuition & Fees, Accommodation, Health
Insurance and a budget for miscellaneous expenses. Applicants must
therefore also provide satisfactory evidence to support their other
ancillary costs including but not limited to logistics, feeding and
flight costs, etc.;
- Applications and Essays must be sent by e-mail, preferably as
Word documents or in PDF format to “The SBL Scholars Programme
Selection Committee” at the SBL Secretariat
(sblscholars@nbasbl.org) on or before close of
business on Friday, 30th March 2018;
- The SBL Scholars Programme Selection Committee will consist of
the Officers of the SBL. They will screen the applications and
essays primarily on the basis of professionalism, precision and
clarity of thought, legal argumentation, research, style, logic,
originality and overall quality of content. An international,
rather than a strict domestic approach would be appreciated.
Factors such as financial need and geographical diversity may also
be considered;
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12. It is planned that the SBL will communicate the 13. The decision of the SBL Scholars Programme 14. Employees of the SBL, Relatives of SBL Council 15. PLEASE NOTE: If you are awarded the SBL 16. PLEASE NOTE FURTHER: if 17. Successful Applicants will be expected to have |
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ENDURANCE O. UHUMUAVBI Administrator NBA – Section on Business Law (NBA-SBL) NBA-SBL Secretariat 27, Ribadu Street Off Norman Williams Street South West, Ikoyi – Lagos Mobile: 08054881300 | Tel: 09038000094-5 E-mail: endurance@nbasbl.org, info@nbasbl.org Website: www.nbasbl.org |
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As part of its Mentorship Programme for Young Lawyers, the
Nigerian Bar Association – Section on Business Law (NBA-SBL
Young Lawyers’ Committee Post-Graduate (LL.M) Scholarship
2018) in collaboration with the Indiana University
Maurer School of Law hereby offers a Scholarship fund of
$59,888 to Young Lawyers who wish to participate
in the Indiana University Maurer School of Law LL.M degree
programme under the “SBL Scholars Program”
2018.
The SBL invites interested persons to apply for the scholarship
which will cover costs for Tuition & Fees, Accommodation,
Health Insurance and a budget for miscellaneous expenses.
The Scholarship which covers only the total cost of earning an
LL.M degree at the Maurer School of Law also includes the
opportunity to serve as a research fellow at the Indiana University
Maurer School of Law’s Stewart Center on the Global Legal
Profession and is only open to Young Lawyers who are active members
of the SBL.
All applications must be received by Friday, 30th March
2018 and will be submitted to the “SBL Scholars Programme
Selection Committee”. Each candidate must have successfully secured
an LL.M Admission with the Indiana University Maurer School of Law
as well as meet the requirements set out in the SBL Scholars
Program criteria, set out hereunder.
The application must be accompanied by a 1,000 word paper
on:
“How my work will be enhanced by a postgraduate degree
at the Indiana University Maurer School of Law”.
Indiana University Maurer School of Law
The Indiana University Maurer School of Law runs one of the
oldest LL.M. programs in the United States. The law school is
currently ranked 11th among public institutions in the United
States and 30th overall by U.S. News and World Report. It
recently received an A+ rating from The
International Jurist magazine for its LL.M. program in all
four rating categories. The Indiana University Maurer School of Law
is one of only two schools in the U.S. to achieve this distinction.
The law school is located in Bloomington, on Indiana University’s
flagship campus.
Further, the Stewart Center’s mission is to engage in first-rate
scholarship and research, examining the legal profession from both
an empirical and global perspective. The Center’s faculty serves as
a resource on issues related to the legal profession for the bar,
bench, corporate citizens, and public servants in the United States
and globally; and critically, the Center’s mission includes
training the students to become adept at practicing in this
globalising legal environment.
The Center aims to create a new approach for educating students
about the legal profession; with the hope to prepare students who
are aware of the pressures and influences on the profession. It
seeks to have them study the best research on issues currently
affecting lawyers, such as globalisation, the commoditization of
legal services, increased lateral mobility, shifts in generational
attitudes, heightened cost pressures from clients, the diverse role
of lawyers in business, the decline of civil trials, and the
growing awareness of the importance of such skills as emotional
intelligence.
Criteria for Scholarship Qualification
- The “SBL Young Lawyers’ Committee Post-Graduate (LL.M)
Scholarship 2018” is free to enter. It is open to all
Young lawyers who are a maximum of 7 years post call to the
Nigerian Bar and who are active and participating members of the
SBL interested in pursuing a postgraduate degree in aspects of
business or commercial law;
- Applicants must fulfill ALL the criteria for admission into the
Indiana University Maurer School of Law LL.M. program;
- Applicants must be Nigerian citizens up to and including the
age of 32;
- Applicants must be working in a law firm or as in-house
counsel, in a corporate entity and must have graduated with a
Second Class, Upper Division (2:1) either from the university or
from the Nigerian Law School. Persons already possessing
post-graduate degrees from any tertiary institution will not be
eligible for this grant;
- Applicants must have verifiably participated in, at least, one
SBL Annual Business Law Conference or activity as well as must be
in Good Standing with the NBA (must have paid Bar Practising Fees,
SBL Membership Dues and NBA Branch Dues as and when due);
- Applicants must have neither a record of professional
misconduct nor criminal allegations/conviction and upon
application, submit character and professional references from
their current employer signed by a Partner or the Head of
Legal/General Counsel/Company Secretary of the law firm or company
respectively;
- Applicants must submit a “Formal Application”
and a written essay of no more than 1000 words on the subject:
“How my work will be enhanced by a postgraduate degree at
the Indiana University Maurer School of Law”. The text
should be double-spaced and each paper must contain the author’s
name and professional contact information on the front page;
- Applicants must submit a sworn affidavit from any superior
court deposing to his/her clear willingness to immediately return
to Nigeria on completion of this postgraduate degree;
- This $59,888 USD Scholarship to Young Lawyers
will cover only costs for Tuition & Fees, Accommodation, Health
Insurance and a budget for miscellaneous expenses. Applicants must
therefore also provide satisfactory evidence to support their other
ancillary costs including but not limited to logistics, feeding and
flight costs, etc.;
- Applications and Essays must be sent by e-mail, preferably as
Word documents or in PDF format to “The SBL Scholars Programme
Selection Committee” at the SBL Secretariat
(sblscholars@nbasbl.org) on or before close of
business on Friday, 30th March 2018;
- The SBL Scholars Programme Selection Committee will consist of
the Officers of the SBL. They will screen the applications and
essays primarily on the basis of professionalism, precision and
clarity of thought, legal argumentation, research, style, logic,
originality and overall quality of content. An international,
rather than a strict domestic approach would be appreciated.
Factors such as financial need and geographical diversity may also
be considered;
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12. It is planned that the SBL will communicate the 13. The decision of the SBL Scholars Programme 14. Employees of the SBL, Relatives of SBL Council 15. PLEASE NOTE: If you are awarded the SBL 16. PLEASE NOTE FURTHER: if 17. Successful Applicants will be expected to have |
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ENDURANCE O. UHUMUAVBI Administrator NBA – Section on Business Law (NBA-SBL) NBA-SBL Secretariat 27, Ribadu Street Off Norman Williams Street South West, Ikoyi – Lagos Mobile: 08054881300 | Tel: 09038000094-5 E-mail: endurance@nbasbl.org, info@nbasbl.org Website: www.nbasbl.org |
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