Tag: young lawyers

Lessons in service and self-awareness

While the number of women lawyers in Africa continues to rise, obstacles to leadership remain. Corporate, commercial and projects legal expert Asmahaney Saad chatted with Craig Sisterson about her journey and advice for new generations.

ESG and law in Africa: Navigating sustainability and governance

In the latest episode of the Africa Legal Podcast, Scott Cowan and James Kamau explore the evolving role of environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations in the African legal sector. Kamau, Chair of DLA Piper Africa, points out that these factors are reshaping the industry by influencing client expectations and regulatory standards.

Fostering creativity and connections

To get the best out of anyone you need to enable them. Gikera and Vadgama Advocates in Kenya believes strongly in empowering the next generation of lawyers through upskilling them in a variety of ways, including joining hands with Africa Legal in presenting workshops.

Demystify the Struggle

Over the last decade Nelson Ashitiva has built his Nairobi law firm, Ashitiva Advocates LLP, into a respected legal brand, yet he started from nothing. In this interview he tells Africa Legal’s Tom Pearson why it is important to lay solid foundations for a structure to “go high”.

Impacting Africa

Atiku Jafar is a former president of the Law Students’ Association of Nigeria (Lawsan), a body that represents the 50,000 students studying towards legal degrees at 55 universities in Africa’s biggest economy. afar is currently working with Africa Legal to found the African Law Students’ Association and so bring together law students from across the continent.

No Bar to Learning

Michael Akintola Phillips is a tax and dispute resolution counsel for Hermon Law in Lagos. He specialises in commercial and real estate law, among others. In this conversation with Carol Campbell he talks about how an altercation between a soldier and his mother at an ATM led him to become a lawyer.