Nubianette Blog

Nubianette Consulting is a Business Consulting firm in Lagos; we provide Business Development, Research and Marketing Services to the Legal Sector. The use of cutting-edge Technological solutions by global law firms has been identified as a major contributor to increased revenue and client satisfaction. The future is tech-driven and as many Nigerian law firms deploy Tech solutions for various purposes, it is crucial that lawyers acquire knowledge on these innovations that are already affecting how Lawyers sell and deliver legal services. Participants shall benefit from our expert presentations and plenary sessions, which shall explore the latest innovations in Legal Technology and Ethical Data Discovery, Management and Security in Law firms and the Courts. Given that the legal sector is a $500 billion industry, there is a lot of opportunity in the legal technology space. Between the amounts that companies and firms, as well as individuals, spend on legal services, there is room fo...

The traditionally conservative legal market can be likened by software developers to a juicy ripe fruit, ready for the eating. When it comes to Legal Technology, law firms in Nigeria and many countries around the world had been slow to evolve, mostly due to the need to carry on with the familiar. This is an attempt to assert a continued control over existing processes, but technology doesn't care about that need, as we have experienced an increased level of disruption gripping the legal space in recent years.  According to Wikipedia; Legal technology traditionally referred to the application of technology and software to help law firms with practice management, document storage, billing, accounting and electronic discovery. Since 2011, Legal Tech has evolved to be associated more with technology startups disrupting the practice of law by giving people access to online software that reduces or in some cases eliminates the need to co...

Last week, I was invited to speak at a meetup tagged 'Cyber Security and the Law'; this was facilitated by Legal Hackers in Nigeria (Imo Chapter), headed by Mr Olumba C. Benjamin and I didn't need to be convinced too much before taking the trip from Lagos to Imo, (as you might have figured out by now) I am very interested in Cybersecurity and ICT as it relates to the legal space. According to their official website;  'Legal Hackers is a global movement of lawyers, policymakers, designers, technologists, and academics who explore and develop creative solutions to some of the most pressing issues at the intersection of law and technology. Through local meetups, hackathons, and workshops, Legal Hackers spot issues and opportunities where technology can improve and inform the practice of law and where law, legal practice, and policy can adapt to rapidly changing technology'. Running a business consultancy which services law firms in Nigeria (Nubiane...

By Ali Afegbua In a chat with Mr Felix Adebayo of First Adsunfix Limited, an ICT expert in Digital Communication Systems (System Design and Implementation, Security and Renewable Energy Systems) he highlighted the problem areas in Nigeria’s navigation towards ICT growth and the challenges in influencing economic prosperity. We touched on many areas and the problems are numerous. Without listing all the challenges Nigeria faces, this write-up looks at the critical issues and how to turn things around for an Industrialised Nigeria, by looking way ahead of our current realities. Mr Adebayo began our chat by commenting on the current state of the countries ICT sector; ‘Looking at the ICT developments recorded in Nigeria over the years, there have been several growth spurts in the number of small businesses in that space which is good for Nigeria’s economic growth. The main challenge is the government’s lack of awareness of how revolutionary the Information Communication Technolog...