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Our Law Firm of the week is Banwo & Ighodalo. Established on 1st February 1991 by founding partners Femi Olubanwo and Asue Ighodalo, Banwo & Ighadalo has grown from a two-man law practice to an 80+ lawyer firm (12 of whom are partners).  At least five of the partners ‘grew’ organically with unprecedented rapidity from young associates (some NYSC) to become partners – and today two are members of the firm’s executive management. Banwo & Ighadalo is also one of the few firms to have ‘changed the guard’ by appointing a managing partner who is not one of the firm’s founding partners. The firm has evolved and continues to equip itself to serve its clients better and provide exceptional results.  It is known within its markets for excellent mastery of legal issues and the development of creative solutions. The firm’s lawyers are young, dynamic and driven; and it deliberately recruits and trains to obtain innovation, knowledge and the ability to create solutions for its ...

Corporate Lawyers seeking to increase their client numbers need to deploy deliberate strategies to ensure that they are well-positioned for the type of work they seek. These 5 Tips should guide you on how to position yourself for more clients in the future. 1. Impress your current clients

Most of the time lawyers struggle to merge the old rules of practice with modern realities, below are tips on how to grow your legal practice by using your existing clients to get more clients, and also establishing your self as an expert in your field. It does seem like a herculean task for many lawyers to attract the big clients and cash the fat cheques. Apart from the Rules of professional conduct in Nigeria, which forbids advertisement (of course the world has moved beyond those rigid rules), many lawyers are unwilling to “market” or perhaps have not realized that marketing and business development are part of