OPEN LETTER TO THE BAR ASPIRANT: DON’T BE A FIRST CLASS IDIOT

INTRODUCTION

Dear BAR ASPIRANT,

Law school is a place to be but not twice

The Joy of Lovito in front of Abuja Campus can be actualized when you make it out of the Law School

The Honey from Quilox in Lagos City can be sucked when you make it out of Law School

The Beauty of Milken and Silicon Hill in Enugu can be appreciated when you make it out of Law School

The Peace in Peace Park in the Center of Bayelsa City can be felt when you make it out of Law School

The Majesty of Kumi Market and Rock Castle can be appreciated when you make it out of Law School

The Height of Mandara and Shebshi Mountain in Yola can be explored when you make it out of Law School…..

I know in your mind you will be like oshey!!! Baddest!!! , baba sabi everywhere ….. The purpose of listing these awesome areas is to establish the fact that each Campus is unique.  Don’t be discouraged if you were not posted to the campus of your choice, abegiii!!!! It just for one year so stop complaining and accept it.

Sis Bae and Bro Boo you have come thus far, Law School is a place where your dream of becoming a lawyer will be materialised. Let me congratulate you for coming on board.

CREDIT: TOBI AMOO (In 2015 he wrote an Article titled THE FIRST CLASS IDIOT)

THE MAIN BODY

I know that 80% of you Bar Aspirant reading this will desire to have a First Class, while some don’t even care about the good grades they will be satisfied with a mere pass. I believe that the first thing you need to do is to propose in your heart what you desire to have, pray about it and begin to work in line with your desire.

The breaking News is that your seniors that nurtured a desire didn’t end up getting the desire, my brethren forget the former things, create your own experience. The experience of Mr A or Mrs. B may not work out for you; just stick to what will work for you.

The following paragraphs I will list common factors that generally will aid your success at the Law School.

MENTOR AND TUTOR

Take it or leave it no one can teach or mentor you better than your Lecturers. You paid almost 300,000 or more to be here. So why run away from them when you should be close to them. You paid for quality teaching that is what you must get.

If you don’t understand what you are being taught in class, you can approach the lecturers and ask them questions if you are too shy to ask in class. Listen your friend that is doing like Albert Einstein can’t be as accurate as your Lecturers.

What makes people fail at the Bar Final is because they have chosen to follow the part of Aaron and not the way of Moses who has being chosen to lead you to the Promised Land. Your Lecturers are your Moses for the next 20 weeks you will be at the Law School. 

I know your question will be; Mr Sola Hub are you saying I should not take advice from any of my seniors that has passed through the Law School?

My response to your question is that;

                        ‘’Any advice that is contrary, inconsistent, nugatory and overreaching to the position of your Lecturers at the Law School should be thrown into the trash bin where it rightfully belongs’’

The position of Law School is the best, don’t form baddo and follow your own position, you will end up like the people of Sodom burnt to the ground of failure.

AVOID BLUE BOOKS AND ANY EXTRANEOUS MATERIAL

I tell people that only a wise person can cheat in an Examination Hall, not wisdom to avoid being caught but wisdom to discern the right and wrong answers from his victim.

Therefore, the first commandment is that you should avoid blue books and irrelevant materials flying around the campus.  The reason is that they will limit the scope of your thinking to what they have written while some will take you to the island of confusion were you will meet Mr Failure.

ASPIRANT BEWARE!!...RUN AWAY!!!  Let he that have ears heed the voice of Sola Hub.

However, I know some of you have gotten the blue books already and other materials; wisdom is needed in reading those books. I won’t lie that I didn’t make use of them at a point; I never made the mistake of relying solely on blue books.

You may end up burying yourself in the grave of failure if you rely on blue books over the teachings at the law school. Some of you will go to the extent of taking it to class because you want to answer questions. You will get Trumped…..

P.S BLUE BOOKS ARE NOTES WRIITEN BY SENIORS FROM OTHER SETS

P.S: I know that Group4-Legal Hub consist of materials from the previous set, ranging from explanation of drafts to summary notes to solution of Task etc….PLEASE DO NOT FOLLOW OUR BLOG ON ISSUES THAT ARE DIFFERENT FROM THE LAW SCHOOL

EATING AND SLEEPING

You will do yourself more harm than good if you deprive yourself these two important balanced diet; Sleeping and Eating of good Food. 

I heard of people having suicidal thought during law school program, Lack of sleep play a vital role. 

To be honest I once had a suicidal thought to jump from the top floor, it was that period I decided to write the Article; WHY YOU SHOULD SLEEP (you can read it on our blog)

I know some of you will be complaining of Lack of fund. Yes I understand because I was in your shoes, although I will rather spend my money in buying Textbooks, subscribing for Pavilion and for blogging while on campus but I made sure I was eating well to an extent.

If you do not have money tell someone about your situation. Thank God for NAMLAS/MSSN and CLASFON, these two bodies really helped people.  Please do not because of lack of money join bad gangs and be collecting something light up and down…..

AVOID OVER-SABI PEOPLE

Am typing this on my knees, please run away from people that believe that they know everything and don’t need anyone to teach them. People like that end up having Conditional Pass or Fail as result.

They will make you feel inferior and it will look like you not progressing. RUN AWAY. I know your question will be how to identify them;

1.      

      They will always argue blindly with lecturers over obvious points

2.      They will brag about how their knowledge of Judicial and Statutory Authorities for every legal issues

3.      They will never listen to other people opinions even when we all know they are wrong

4.      They will shade you rather than correct you when you make a mistake……

5.      Lastly they can’t give a KISS answer to question asked (keep It Short and Simple)

P.S: You must master the art of KISS(keeping It Short and Simple) or else you will end up at the Forest of Failure where we have gnashing of Teeth after seeing the Bar Result……

MOVE CLOSE TO SABI PEOPLE

Yes, move closer to folks that sabi book pass you but not over-sabi person. To survive at the law school you need brilliant people around you. The truth is that these set of people don’t make too much noise in class or in the hostels. You must identify them and move close to them. They will always encourage you and make you feel important. I know your question would be how to identify them;

1.      

      They will always give accurate and concise answers to question in class

2.      They will rather listen than speak in class or during group meetings

3.      They will correct you with wisdom and with smile on the face

4.      They will explain topics o you without getting you confused…..

P.S: He that walks with the wise will be wise while he that walks in company of fools will be foolish…..

ATTEND ALL LECTURES AND GROUP MEETINGS

I can boldly boast that if you attend all lectures at the NLS LAGOS CAMPUS (I don’t know about other campuses but am sure of Lagos 100%) and listen to all that was said during the lectures you are on your way to success.

The people that fail in Lagos campus if you can do a little research apart from forces from the village factor, majority of them skipped lectures or those that were in class didn’t listen nor participated.

You can’t fail the bar Final if you attend all lectures and give rapt attention to what is been taught in class, you participate by asking reasonable questions for clarifications and if you can answer questions or give make reasonable contributions….

Group Meeting, many people do not buy the idea of attending group meeting for different reasons. 

Some campuses make it compulsory and melt out Query to people that refuses to attend.

The truth is that the Group Meeting is meant to be a platform were we can get prepared for each lectures and help each other academically.

However, few Groups actually achieve the above purpose others end up causing more harm than good due to irrelevant and misleading arguments which affects some students.

My advice is that if the purpose of the group meeting is restored, please try as much as possible to attend regularly.

IS IT FOR THE PURPOSE OF BAR PART 2?

Brethren, I write to you from the Bar that ye listen to the voice of he that has passed through the wilderness. Every time you about to do something ask yourself this question; Is it for the Purpose of Bar Part 2? For example;

1.      

       Sola hub let us go to Lovito,

hummm!!!! Is it for the purpose of Bar Part 2?

2.      Sola Hub let go and greet Amaka and Kabira

Humm!!! Is it for the Purpose of Bar Part 2?

3.      Sola Hub let go to the Mountain

Humm!! Is it for the purpose of Bar Part 2?.....

Beloved, for the next 20 weeks give yourself wholly to Law School, pray to God that you serve, eat and sleep well for all these are for the purpose of Bar Part 2.

N.B: If you fail Bar Final, you will hide your face…..So if you don’t want to play your dream (penalty) to throwing please do everything for the purpose of Bar Part 2

THE FIRST CLASS IDIOT MESSAGE (Excerpts From Tobi Amoo Article)

Let it ring in your head that long gone are the days when students were worshiped merely because they have a first class degree. I do not underrate academic excellence in any way. As a matter of fact, 

I believe that what is worth doing at all should be well done.

We all desire to get the Red Scroll and shake our Fore-Fathers on the Bench (BOB). My bro that is a great desire and I pray that your heart desire will be granted, you should do everything possible to bring your desire to reality.

However, brethren please take note that Employers no longer tremble at the sight of a first class certificate. NO. They need results. They need someone who has something to offer. Someone who can bring something tangible to the table, someone whose creativity can positively impact the organization

Law school is not just a place to read and read and forget to build yourself through networking, sharpening your lawyering skills and drafting skills.

You will end up as a First class Idiot if all you do to succeed is  'la cramme la poure' is a system where a student crams(memorizes) his note or a material supplied by the lecturer, reproduces it exactly on the answer sheet, gets a good grade and forgets it as soon as the exams are over.

To avoid being tagged a first class idiot you need to do the following;

1.      

       NETWORKING

In this Legal Profession of ours to get to the top you need people, you may have the brains but if you don’t have connection, you can be likened to a Blackberry without subscription.

A first class idiot will decide to stay on his own lane and shut out everyone in the name that he wants to study, Oga!! You won’t go far in this profession with that attitude.

A first class student will help someone; he will participate in religious activities or social activities in school to build contacts. YES go to Church meet new people, Go to Mosque and meet new people.

The truth is that you all are praying for Gods’ help, Baba God won’t come down to help you, he will send people to help you. Networking is an important ingredient in your Pot of Success.

2.      

       

       BE CURRENT AND CORRECT ABOUT ISSUES IN THE LEGAL PROFESSION

A lawyer is referred to as a learned man not because of the Wig he wears to court but due to his versatile knowledge.

3.     

CONCLUSION

So after all have been said, don’t be a first class idiot but please ehn please strive to get your first class, cut down all unnecessary activities, have fun and most importantly do all for the purpose of bar part 2.

“Law Degree is hard to get but you got it, remember how you strive hard to get a law degree, now it time to get a BL, you can do it if you believe’’

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