ABOUT YPLaw
Exclusively convened for young lawyers aged between 19 and 30 years old. Participants must be law graduates who have also completed the Nigerian Law School programme.
You can join from anywhere.
On May 14, 2022, we would have 30 chat rooms. Each room will have one leading legal professional as a mentor engaging 7 young lawyers.
Benefit from answers, insights, experiences and guidance offered by a mentor and also from everyone else in the room in addition to forming new relationships. To participate, you register and pay a commitment fee of N1,500.
Every participant gets access to all sessions and a digital certificate of participation signed by the participants’s mentor.
REGISTRATION CLOSES AT 11.59PM ON WEDNESDAY MAY 11, 2022.
Confirmed mentors
All mentors listed below have been confirmed. However, plans can change, a mentor listed might become unavoidably absent.
Yemi Candide-Johnson SAN
Senior Partner Strachan Partners
Yinka Hassan PhD
Principal Counsel, H.Michael & Co
Olatunde Adejuyigbe SAN
Lead Partner, Olatunde Adejuyigbe & Co
Taiwo Peters
Chief Operating Officer/Head of Legal Uhuru Capital Limited
Jide Bada
Solicitor, Linklaters, London
Victor Gwam
Managing Partner, Victor C. Guam & Co
Wola Joseph
Chief Legal Officer and Company Secretary, Eko Electricity Distribution Plc
Solape Peters
Partner, Olajide Oyewole LLP
Gbemisola Odusote
Director (Academics), Nigerian Law School, Lagos
Sesan Sobowale
Head, Legal Services, Union Bank of Nigeria Plc
Aderinsola Olanrewaju
Director, Legislative Drafting, Ministry of Justice, Lagos state
Felicia Sonubi
Managing Director, Emerging Africa Capital Trustees Limited
Adebisi Ilori
Managing Solicitor Wholesome Legal House
Karim Bakare
Partner, Burke & Company
Moriyike Osinbajo
Chief Magistrate Ogun State Judiciary
Tunde Oyewole
Senior Partner, Olajide Oyewole LLP
Ikechukwu Uzoma
Africa Staff Attorney Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, Washington
Olukayode Fabunmi
Managing Partner J.O. Fabunmi & Co
Alawusa Adewuyi
Company Secretary Asset & Resource Management (ARM) Holding Company
Edwin Egede
Professor of International Law Cardiff University, Wales
Mrs. Ayodele Faboya
Partner, Banwo & Ighodalo
Nkem Agboti
Partner, Amber Solicitors
Derin Adefulu
Executive Head, Governance Old Mutual, Nigeria
Ibi Ogunbiyi
Partner Olaniwun Ajayi LP
Sola Adeboyejo
Counsel, Office of the Prosecutor International Criminal Court,
Edwin Egede
Professor of International Law Cardiff University, Wales
Mrs. Ayodele Faboya
Partner, Banwo & Ighodalo
Nkem Agboti
Partner, Amber Solicitors
Derin Adefulu
Executive Head, Governance Old Mutual, Nigeria
Ibi Ogunbiyi
Partner Olaniwun Ajayi LP
registration
Faqs
YPLaw is a mentoring platform for young law professionals who must be graduates and must be between the ages of 19 and 30. Previously, the event was held as YPLAGOS and YPCALABAR. Now, it’s being convened online due to the ongoing pandemic. We have run YPONLINE (June 2020), YPFilm&Tv (November 2020, October 2021), YPLaw ( May 2021), YPAfrica (June 2021), YfPonline (March 2021, March 2022)
Unfortunately, you can’t. However, we will try and match you with a mentor that is close to your expressed interest. Plus please note that our selected mentors are leaders who have diverse experience that will be of benefit to you in a lot of ways than it may appear.
It’s N1,500 per person. Your registration is confirmed after you make a payment.
It will run from 9.30am to 12.30pm noon.
contact us
- 0803 474 2510
- events@unboxedconferences.com