TITLE OF ARTICLE: Legal Education in Nigeria: Rethinking Intellectual Foundations and Policy Paradigms for Best Practices in Legal Training and Law Practice
AUTHOR:
C.U. MMUOZOBA, LL.B., LL.M., B.L, PGD Ed., Cert. Proj. Mgt. (Spearhead, Dubai UAE); Professional Negotiator and Mediator (pnm); Visiting Lecturer, Association of Professional Negotiators and Mediators (Nigeria); Deputy Director of Academics, Nigerian Law School, Agbani, Enugu State, Nigeria.
ABSTRACT:
This article probes into the issue of legal education in Nigeria by taking a look at the history of legal education in Nigeria, the foundational deficiencies in training and their impact on Tertiary and Vocational Legal Education and suggests structural reconstructions that may be necessary to effect a paradigm shift.