WHO I AM
Noble colleague, I am Akorede Habeeb
Lawal.
I am the Principal Counsel of A.H. Lawal & Co (Habibi
Chambers), Asaba, Delta State. I graduated from the University of
Ilorin in 2009 and I was called to the Nigerian Bar the following
year. The mandatory national service took me to the Department of
Public Prosecution, Delta State Ministry of Justice, Asaba. After
national service, I had a stint tutelage experience with M.N.
Elunor & Co, Asaba. I was blessed to have the opportunity
afterwards to work as a Legal Research Assistant to a Federal High
Court Judge sitting in Asaba until his lordship’s transfer to Lagos
division of the court. I can modestly say that I have enjoyed a
thriving legal practice since then.
I was born in 1988 in Ibadan to both teacher parents. I am an
indigene of Ila-Orangun in Osun State.
Active Member of the Bar
From my days as a young lawyer, I have been actively involved in
NBA activities. I was the Assistant Publicity Secretary of Asaba
Branch from 2014 to 2016. The branch was impressed with my
performance in that office and elected me to my current position of
Publicity Secretary. I also serve the branch in other capacities —
member of the Reconciliation Committee; Secretary of the Continuing
Legal Education Committee and the Ad-hoc Committee on production of
Asaba Branch Membership Directory.
Contribution to the Legal Profession
I have made modest contributions to the improvement of the image
of our noble profession and the NBA through my other activities.
First, as a columnist of “The Law and You” in The Pointer, an
Asaba-based regional newspaper. Writings attracted great
readership, as I shared with the public proper understanding of the
important role a lawyer plays in the daily lives of the average
citizen.
Realizing the challenges of bail applicants in the course of my
pupillage experience at the Department of Public Prosecution in the
Delta State Ministry of Justice, I assited in editing the Nigerian
Bail Application Report (2011), Vol. 1. The work is on the shelves
of the libraries of many legal practitioners within and outside
Delta State.
Volunteering offered me to many pro bono opportunities, where I
handled a good number of both civil and criminal matters, with
commendations from the bench for my service. An extend of this
public-spirited effort is my deliberate decision to offer legal
advice and assistance to indigent persons.
Akorede Habeeb Lawal
General Experience in Legal Profession
I have prosecuted many cases of note in many courts of records.
Like any true rounded lawyer, every aspect of practice is
interesting, but I particularly enjoy brief-writing, election
petition (particularly its procedures) and matters that border on
the interpretation of the Constitution and other statutes. Beyond
the excitement of advocacy, I derive satisfaction from seeing the
resourcefulness and creativity that goes with being a servant in
the Temple of Justice; ensuring that the course of justice is
served!
The fulfilment that comes from managing a law firm, especially,
is only akin to the delight parents experience in watching their
little baby grow. Seeing colleagues that have come into our law
firm with little idea of what it means to be a lawyer, holding
their own in law practice within a couple of weeks is also
heartening.
I appreciate the positive popularity I enjoy amongst my
colleagues; the respect they genuinely offer me. But to also sense
the respect of the judges I appear before, makes me feel
distinguished. Receiving positive feedback from the public in
course of my work, completes the three parameters for telling
myself that I am on the right track in my service to my
society.
WHAT THIS MEANS TO ME
It is time to do a self assessment of my modest efforts to serve
our noble association and society. Buoyed by encouragement from my
branch, I feel eminently ready because I have the requisite
experience for the task ahead. My almost four-year experience in
publicity roles in the Executive Committee of Asaba branch is
strength I come with. Prompt delivery of information to
members of the branch, leveraging various social media channels and
my network of (conventional and new) media contacts are the
hallmark of my achievement in office. I am hoping to place all
these benefits at the disposal of our association, which now more
than ever before needs to regain its voice on internal and national
issues.
Above all, I have the energy of untainted youth and the openness
to learn on my side as I drive delivery.
WHAT THIS IS ALL ABOUT
More than anything, our bar needs the public to view it as a
leading light in the vanguard for adherence to rule of law and good
governance in the country. Therefore, in order to reposition our
Law Society in front of civil vanguard, we must steadily change the
perception of the public about lawyers. This perception is rooted
in individual experiences of members of the public with our
colleagues, the expectations of leadership placed on lawyers’
shoulders by the society, the perceived inadequacies of the
judicial arm of government which of course is dominated by lawyers,
prison congestion and the hustles of our younger colleagues. This
defines the beginning of my thoughts on this mission and it is this
essence that I have adopted as the 3Ps
(#PositivePublicPerception).
I really hope to share more ideas with you in this noble regard
in the coming days while anticipating feedbacks on these ideas from
you.
Thanks for meeting me.
WHO I AM
Noble colleague, I am Akorede Habeeb
Lawal.
I am the Principal Counsel of A.H. Lawal & Co (Habibi
Chambers), Asaba, Delta State. I graduated from the University of
Ilorin in 2009 and I was called to the Nigerian Bar the following
year. The mandatory national service took me to the Department of
Public Prosecution, Delta State Ministry of Justice, Asaba. After
national service, I had a stint tutelage experience with M.N.
Elunor & Co, Asaba. I was blessed to have the opportunity
afterwards to work as a Legal Research Assistant to a Federal High
Court Judge sitting in Asaba until his lordship’s transfer to Lagos
division of the court. I can modestly say that I have enjoyed a
thriving legal practice since then.
I was born in 1988 in Ibadan to both teacher parents. I am an
indigene of Ila-Orangun in Osun State.
Active Member of the Bar
From my days as a young lawyer, I have been actively involved in
NBA activities. I was the Assistant Publicity Secretary of Asaba
Branch from 2014 to 2016. The branch was impressed with my
performance in that office and elected me to my current position of
Publicity Secretary. I also serve the branch in other capacities —
member of the Reconciliation Committee; Secretary of the Continuing
Legal Education Committee and the Ad-hoc Committee on production of
Asaba Branch Membership Directory.
Contribution to the Legal Profession
I have made modest contributions to the improvement of the image
of our noble profession and the NBA through my other activities.
First, as a columnist of “The Law and You” in The Pointer, an
Asaba-based regional newspaper. Writings attracted great
readership, as I shared with the public proper understanding of the
important role a lawyer plays in the daily lives of the average
citizen.
Realizing the challenges of bail applicants in the course of my
pupillage experience at the Department of Public Prosecution in the
Delta State Ministry of Justice, I assited in editing the Nigerian
Bail Application Report (2011), Vol. 1. The work is on the shelves
of the libraries of many legal practitioners within and outside
Delta State.
Volunteering offered me to many pro bono opportunities, where I
handled a good number of both civil and criminal matters, with
commendations from the bench for my service. An extend of this
public-spirited effort is my deliberate decision to offer legal
advice and assistance to indigent persons.
Akorede Habeeb Lawal
General Experience in Legal Profession
I have prosecuted many cases of note in many courts of records.
Like any true rounded lawyer, every aspect of practice is
interesting, but I particularly enjoy brief-writing, election
petition (particularly its procedures) and matters that border on
the interpretation of the Constitution and other statutes. Beyond
the excitement of advocacy, I derive satisfaction from seeing the
resourcefulness and creativity that goes with being a servant in
the Temple of Justice; ensuring that the course of justice is
served!
The fulfilment that comes from managing a law firm, especially,
is only akin to the delight parents experience in watching their
little baby grow. Seeing colleagues that have come into our law
firm with little idea of what it means to be a lawyer, holding
their own in law practice within a couple of weeks is also
heartening.
I appreciate the positive popularity I enjoy amongst my
colleagues; the respect they genuinely offer me. But to also sense
the respect of the judges I appear before, makes me feel
distinguished. Receiving positive feedback from the public in
course of my work, completes the three parameters for telling
myself that I am on the right track in my service to my
society.
WHAT THIS MEANS TO ME
It is time to do a self assessment of my modest efforts to serve
our noble association and society. Buoyed by encouragement from my
branch, I feel eminently ready because I have the requisite
experience for the task ahead. My almost four-year experience in
publicity roles in the Executive Committee of Asaba branch is
strength I come with. Prompt delivery of information to
members of the branch, leveraging various social media channels and
my network of (conventional and new) media contacts are the
hallmark of my achievement in office. I am hoping to place all
these benefits at the disposal of our association, which now more
than ever before needs to regain its voice on internal and national
issues.
Above all, I have the energy of untainted youth and the openness
to learn on my side as I drive delivery.
WHAT THIS IS ALL ABOUT
More than anything, our bar needs the public to view it as a
leading light in the vanguard for adherence to rule of law and good
governance in the country. Therefore, in order to reposition our
Law Society in front of civil vanguard, we must steadily change the
perception of the public about lawyers. This perception is rooted
in individual experiences of members of the public with our
colleagues, the expectations of leadership placed on lawyers’
shoulders by the society, the perceived inadequacies of the
judicial arm of government which of course is dominated by lawyers,
prison congestion and the hustles of our younger colleagues. This
defines the beginning of my thoughts on this mission and it is this
essence that I have adopted as the 3Ps
(#PositivePublicPerception).
I really hope to share more ideas with you in this noble regard
in the coming days while anticipating feedbacks on these ideas from
you.
Thanks for meeting me.
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