“The Trajectories Of The Modern Bar Advocacy”- Miracle Akusobi, Esq.

Advocacy comes from the Latin word Advocate –
meaning to call to; to summon counsel; to consult for legal advice.
In ecclesiastical connotation, Advocacy means to avow; to admit a
clerk to a benefice. In Roman Law, Patrons, Pleaders, Rhetoricians
and Speakers were called and referred to as
Advocate.

In the modern bar practice, Advocacy means to speak in favour
of; to defend by argument; to render a legal advice and aid the
cause of another person before a court or tribunal. Advocacy also
implies forensic eloquence of an advocate, a proper grasp of the
principles of law, and the ability to apply the principles of law
to the facts of the case.

The crux of the Modern Bar Advocacy requires an Advocate to have
a real professional knowledge of the law, forensic ability to
identify the fact of any dispute, the rules of court, statutes and
the modes of procedure applicable in any dispute. An advocate must
be outstanding in thinking and perfect in marshaling evidence and
argument.

The modern Bar Advocacy demands that an Advocate must have four
indispensable gifts of Ability, Imagination, Sincerity and Truth.
Every Advocate must have a very high appreciation of the facts of
his case because without the knowledge of these facts, the whole
adventure becomes an exercise in futility. Without the knowledge of
the facts, it would be impossible to know the applicable law.

The function of a good Advocate is to present the Client’s case
with accuracy, brevity and clarity. An advocate can only achieve
this if he has a clear head, a good memory, strong common sense and
the capacity to analyze the fact, ability to identify issues for
determination, and the quality to apply the law to the facts of the
case.

To be a successful modern Bar Advocacy, an Advocate must have a
good personality, neat and decent appearance and a pleasant
disposition. An advocate must have a sound knowledge of human
nature since he has to deal with the client’s, his adversaries, and
the court.

Aside good personality, an advocate must have good command of
the language of the court. He must be powerful, decisive and
persuasive in argumentation, orderly and logical in presenting his
case.

The modern Bar Advocacy requires an Advocate to have a good
grasp of the evidential rules applicable in trials. He must be a
master of Examination- in chief, Cross examination and
Re-examination. The rules of evidence is the minefield of the
modern Bar Advocacy

Advocacy comes from the Latin word Advocate –
meaning to call to; to summon counsel; to consult for legal advice.
In ecclesiastical connotation, Advocacy means to avow; to admit a
clerk to a benefice. In Roman Law, Patrons, Pleaders, Rhetoricians
and Speakers were called and referred to as
Advocate.

In the modern bar practice, Advocacy means to speak in favour
of; to defend by argument; to render a legal advice and aid the
cause of another person before a court or tribunal. Advocacy also
implies forensic eloquence of an advocate, a proper grasp of the
principles of law, and the ability to apply the principles of law
to the facts of the case.

The crux of the Modern Bar Advocacy requires an Advocate to have
a real professional knowledge of the law, forensic ability to
identify the fact of any dispute, the rules of court, statutes and
the modes of procedure applicable in any dispute. An advocate must
be outstanding in thinking and perfect in marshaling evidence and
argument.

The modern Bar Advocacy demands that an Advocate must have four
indispensable gifts of Ability, Imagination, Sincerity and Truth.
Every Advocate must have a very high appreciation of the facts of
his case because without the knowledge of these facts, the whole
adventure becomes an exercise in futility. Without the knowledge of
the facts, it would be impossible to know the applicable law.

The function of a good Advocate is to present the Client’s case
with accuracy, brevity and clarity. An advocate can only achieve
this if he has a clear head, a good memory, strong common sense and
the capacity to analyze the fact, ability to identify issues for
determination, and the quality to apply the law to the facts of the
case.

To be a successful modern Bar Advocacy, an Advocate must have a
good personality, neat and decent appearance and a pleasant
disposition. An advocate must have a sound knowledge of human
nature since he has to deal with the client’s, his adversaries, and
the court.

Aside good personality, an advocate must have good command of
the language of the court. He must be powerful, decisive and
persuasive in argumentation, orderly and logical in presenting his
case.

The modern Bar Advocacy requires an Advocate to have a good
grasp of the evidential rules applicable in trials. He must be a
master of Examination- in chief, Cross examination and
Re-examination. The rules of evidence is the minefield of the
modern Bar Advocacy