Communication Skills and Forensic Techniques for Lawyers

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Perhaps no professional group depends on the power of persuasive communication for their success as much as legal practitioners do.  As they write, speak and function professionally, lawyers often recognize that it is never enough to merely communciate a message to soemone; but that it is never enough to merely communicate a message to someone; but that to succeed, the message must have galactic impact on those who receive it.  To communicate effectively, the legal practitioner must constantly learn the skills and art of professional communication.

Objective
The main aim of this seminar is to train legal practitioners on the critical forensic skills required to improve the quality of their written and spoken advocacy.  Other objectives are:

  • To highlight the importance of excellent communication skills to legal work
  • To re-skill participants on the elements and techniques of argument and debate
  • To train legal professionals on the art of effective procfessional writing.
Modules
  • The art and artifice of forensic oratory
  • Language, drama and surprise in courtroom communication
  • Elements of effective argumentation
  • Pitfalls to avoid in legal communication
  • The power of analogy in written legal communication
  • Practical techniques for effective advocacy

Delivery

  • Lectures
  • Case Studies
  • Technical Notes
  • Role Play
Faculty

Prof. Yemi Osinbajo (SAN)
Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has over 30 years of experience as a law teacher and advocate. From 1999-2007 he was the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice of Lagos State. Prof. Osinbajo sits on the boards of many corporations,including Citibank. He also serves as Adviser to the African Development Bank (ADB).

Prof. Emevwo Biakolo
A Professor of Cultural Communication, Emevwo Biakolo has over 25 years of University teaching and 10 years of communication consulting experience in Nigeria and abroad. An experienced seminar leader in professional capacity building, Prof. Biakolo is the Dean of the School of Media and Communication of the Pan-African University, Lagos.

Olarenwaju Onadeko Esq.
Mr Olarenwaju Onadeko is the Deputy Director-General and Head of the Lagos Campus of the Nigerian Law School. An expert in criminal and civil litigation, Mr Onadeko has over 30 years of experience in teaching and legal advocacy in Nigeria and abroad. Mr Onadeko was once the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) in the Gambia.

George U. Etomi Esq.
Mr George Etomi has extensive expertise in Business Law. He was until recently the Chairman of the Business Law Section of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA). In 2009, a professorial chair was established in his name by the Nigeria Institute for Advanced Legal Studies (NIALS) in recognition of his contributions to Business law in Nigeria.

Dr. Austin Tam-George

Dr Austin Tam-George is a Language and Communication specialist with over 15 years of teaching and consulting practice in Nigeria and South Africa. He has worked as communication consultant to many companies, including Chevron Nigeria. In 2008, he was appointed Research Consultant to the African Union (AU).

For Whom
  1. Legal practitioners
  2. Lawyers in ministries of justice
  3. EFCC operatives
  4. ICPC operatives
  5. Company secretaries
  6. Senior Police Officers
  7. State Security Service personnel and
  8. Non-lawyers who need basic legal literacy.
Course Fee
N120,000 (One Hundred and Twenty Thousand Naira only)
Fee covers all course materials, Tea and Lunch

Duration
3 days

Dates
April 8 -10, 2010

Venue
School of Media and Communication (SMC),
Pan-African University,
2, Ahmed Onibudo Street,
Victoria Island, Lagos.

Enquiries
Doris on 0805 812 7207, 01-896 7462 or Juliet on 0802 748 4615
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