To encourage participation, Nigerian Bar Association Section on Business Law (NBA-SBL) has introduced ‘Young Lawyers Sponsorship Opportunities’ initiative in its upcoming yearly International Business Law conference.
This year’s conference is themed: “The Nigerian Business Landscape: Priorities for Law, Policy, and Regulation, would be held on July 5 to 7, at Eko Hotel and Suites.
The sponsorship is open to lawyers with zero to five years of post-call experience and below 25 years of age.
Sponsorship benefits for the successful applicants include conference registration fees, accommodation and feeding, and transportation logistics around the conference venue.
Registration for the conference is still ongoing. While the early bird registration ended on Wednesday, May 31, interested participants still have up to Wednesday, July 5 to register.
Speaking on the motive behind the sponsorship support for young lawyers, the chair, Media and Publicity Sub-Committee, Efeomo Olotu, said: “We realise that these are indeed challenging times for Nigerians and there may be young members of the NBA-SBL who desire to attend but are unable to owing to financial constraints.
“This is our way of encouraging them to attend and recognising young lawyers as veritable members of the NBA-SBL community.”
The 17th edition of the NBA-SBL conference also has an added layer of fun and excitement with the introduction of the Lawyers Got Talent competition.
All registered participants automatically qualify to participate in the contest, which is geared towards showcasing lawyers’ unique skills and abilities beyond legal practice.
Interested contestants have till Thursday, June 15 to indicate their interest to participate and submit their entries. They are to make a 2-minute video showcasing their talent, save it in a Google Drive folder and send an email with the link to nbaseconbusinesslaw@gmail.com.
Legal professionals with skills in music (voice and instruments), poetry, and comedy are encouraged to apply and participate in the competition.
The winner of the Lawyers Got Talent will receive a cash prize of N1, 000,000, while the second and third-place winners will receive N750, 000 and N550, 000 respectively.
