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BODY OF BENCHERS MENTORING COMMITTEE HOSTS SUCCESSFUL BRIEFING SESSION FOR YOUNG LAWYERS ON THE FORTHCOMING MENTORING PROGRAMME

The well advertised Briefing Session on the 2nd edition of the Mentoring Programme for young lawyer organized by the Mentoring Committee of the prestigious Body of Benchers was held on Tuesday, May 28, 2024.

The virtual Session was attended by prominent personalities including the Chair of the Body, Asiwaju Adegboyega
Awomolo, SAN; the Mentoring Committee Chair of the Body, Chief Joe-Kyari Gadzama, OFR, SAN; the former Chief Judge of Delta State, Hon. Justice Marshal Umukoro, Rtd.; Mrs. Mfon Usoro, a Bencher; the Secretary of the Body, Daniel M. Tela, Esq., among others.

In his briefing as the Mentoring Committee Chair, Chief J-K Gadzama, SAN highlighted the guidelines and modalities for the Mentoring Programme, stating that successful applicants will be paired with Life Benchers and Benchers (from the Bar, the Bench, the Academia or the Parliament) across the country as mentees and mentors for the duration of the mentoring program. He further stated that it is within the discretion of the mentors to conduct the programme physically, virtually or hybrid.

While noting the apt timing of the Programme geared towards providing positive guidance for young lawyers and promoting best standards in Law Practice, Chief Gadzama pointed out that the benefits of the Mentoring Programme includes guidance and support, skill development, career advancement, networking, confidence building, goal setting and problem-solving.

The Briefing Session was very incisive and interactive as so many young lawyers from various parts of the country, who were in attendance, utilized the opportunity to ask career-optimizing questions to which elucidating answers were satisfactorily proffered by the members of the Body.

It is interesting that about 580 young lawyers have already registered for the Mentoring Programme including the Chairman of the Young Lawyers Forum (YLF), Abdulrauf Tijani Aboki, Esq. It is expected that with sufficient enlightenment and publicity among the young lawyers, the number of mentees for the 2nd edition of the program will be by far greater than that of the 1st held the previous year.

The Mentoring Programme, which is scheduled to last for 6 months, kicks off on Monday July 1, 2024.

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