Instructions

PORTFOLIO INSTRUCTIONS FOR STUDENTS.

1.) An Extern is required to keep 2 foolscap paper sized (34.3cm by 43.2cm) hard cover note books (otherwise known as “Log Books”) for the court and law firm placements.

2.) The pages of the log books should be numbered serially and dated at the top.

3.) Page 1: Personal Details.

4.) Page 2: Goals of the externship programme.

5.) Page 3: Instructions.

6.) Page 4: Code of Conduct for Externs.

7.) Page 5: Odd page and all subsequent odd pages, time-logged activities.

8.) Page 6: Even page and all subsequent even pages reflection on only one activity.

9.) The daily activity and reflective pages shall be signed by the Extern immediately below the last entry.

10.) In the case of Court Placement, entries in log book should be counter-signed on weekly basis by the Judges or his/her nominee who would be an officer of not less than Assistant Registrar, or Lawyer appointed as Legal Assistant or Research Assistant to the Judge.

11.) In the case of Law Firm Placement, entries in log book should be counter-signed by the Principal Partner or Principal Associate or Head of Chambers.

12.) Extern shall not endorse “Court not sitting” in his/her log book. Where a court is not sitting extern must go to the nearest court that is in session for his/her daily activities.

13.) Where an extern is posted to an office that is not active or faced with other serious challenges, the extern shall revert to the nearest Campus of the Nigerian Law School for reposting or report to the Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association in his locality who will repost such extern and in turn report to the Nigerian Law School.