NBA Signs Memorandum of Understanding With Justice Research Institute

INSTITUTIONALIZE PRO BONO PRACTICE WITHIN THE LEGAL
PROFESSION
President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), A. B. Mahmoud,
OON, SAN signed a Memorandum of Understanding, (MoU) with officials
of Justice Research Institute, JRI, (a not-for-profit organization
that undertakes research based and developmental initiatives within
the justice sector including capacity building and establishing
systems that promote access to justice.)

The NBA and JRI, by the signing of the MoU, intends to deepen,
advance and institutionalize Pro bono practice within the legal
profession across Nigeria by establishing a system that leverages
private sector resources to help increase access to legal resources
for more disadvantaged individuals and groups.
In his remarks, the President of the NBA noted that, his
administration has for the past one-and-a-half years pursued very
aggressive Public Interest engagements.

“We have developed engagement in a lot of MoUs with a number of
partners, for instance, the National Human Rights Commission, the
Legal Aid Council of Nigeria, MacArthur Foundation, the Office of
the President on Sustainable Development Goals, the Bar Council of
U.K., and a number of other partners. Some of these deals with
training for some of our members, some deal with services to the
Public, Pro Bono services which is part of what we are looking at
under this MoU and in what pertains to promotion of Human Rights
across the country.”

He added that; “We have had a lot of interventions, specifically
two areas of the country, the North East Task Force and the Niger
Delta Task Force This is not to say that our Public Interest
activities are limited to those areas. “We are interested in
anything that has to do with access to justice, anything that has
to do with Human Rights protection, anything that has to do with
provision of Pro Bono services because we do recognize that there
is serious demand for these services.

He encouraged lawyers across the country to show interest and
show commitment to various services to members of the public. “We
see this as important strategy for reinstating confidence in the
legal profession.
In his remarks, the Executive Director of Justice Research
Institute said the main objective of the partnership with NBA is to
seek legal protection of rights where there is violation.

“We are working with Open Initiative of West Africa to look at
the areas of this demand where indigent members of the society can
benefit. We recognize that it is good for the image of the
profession to see that lawyers are empathetic with the plight of
the less-privileged in the society.”

The Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, was jointly signed by the
President of the Nigerian Bar Association and the Executive
Director of Justice Research Institute.

Communications Team
Office of the President of the NBA [OPNBA]
23rd, March, 2018

INSTITUTIONALIZE PRO BONO PRACTICE WITHIN THE LEGAL
PROFESSION
President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), A. B. Mahmoud,
OON, SAN signed a Memorandum of Understanding, (MoU) with officials
of Justice Research Institute, JRI, (a not-for-profit organization
that undertakes research based and developmental initiatives within
the justice sector including capacity building and establishing
systems that promote access to justice.)

The NBA and JRI, by the signing of the MoU, intends to deepen,
advance and institutionalize Pro bono practice within the legal
profession across Nigeria by establishing a system that leverages
private sector resources to help increase access to legal resources
for more disadvantaged individuals and groups.
In his remarks, the President of the NBA noted that, his
administration has for the past one-and-a-half years pursued very
aggressive Public Interest engagements.

“We have developed engagement in a lot of MoUs with a number of
partners, for instance, the National Human Rights Commission, the
Legal Aid Council of Nigeria, MacArthur Foundation, the Office of
the President on Sustainable Development Goals, the Bar Council of
U.K., and a number of other partners. Some of these deals with
training for some of our members, some deal with services to the
Public, Pro Bono services which is part of what we are looking at
under this MoU and in what pertains to promotion of Human Rights
across the country.”

He added that; “We have had a lot of interventions, specifically
two areas of the country, the North East Task Force and the Niger
Delta Task Force This is not to say that our Public Interest
activities are limited to those areas. “We are interested in
anything that has to do with access to justice, anything that has
to do with Human Rights protection, anything that has to do with
provision of Pro Bono services because we do recognize that there
is serious demand for these services.

He encouraged lawyers across the country to show interest and
show commitment to various services to members of the public. “We
see this as important strategy for reinstating confidence in the
legal profession.
In his remarks, the Executive Director of Justice Research
Institute said the main objective of the partnership with NBA is to
seek legal protection of rights where there is violation.

“We are working with Open Initiative of West Africa to look at
the areas of this demand where indigent members of the society can
benefit. We recognize that it is good for the image of the
profession to see that lawyers are empathetic with the plight of
the less-privileged in the society.”

The Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, was jointly signed by the
President of the Nigerian Bar Association and the Executive
Director of Justice Research Institute.

Communications Team
Office of the President of the NBA [OPNBA]
23rd, March, 2018