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5 J. Sustainable Dev. L. & Pol'y 198 (2015)
Achieving Excellence in the Legal Profession in a Globalized World: Imperatives for Developing Economies

handle is hein.journals/jsusdvlp5 and id is 196 raw text is: 198 AFE BABALOLA UNIVERSITY: JOURNAL OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT LAW AND POLICY VOL.5 1SS.1 (2015) ACHIEVING EXCELLENCE IN THE LEGAL PROFESSION IN A GLOBALIZED WORLD: IMPERATIVES FOR DEVELOPING ECONOMIES Felicia Eimunjeze* ABSTRACT T hat the world has become a global village is a clich6. Today, as far as communication and dissemination of information is concerned, dis- tance is no longer a barrier. It is therefore imperative that the training of lawyers in developing economies prepare them to be relevant and function efficiently and effectively in a borderless world. The increasing impacts of information technology and the internet have demystified knowledge and skills in all professions leaving the lawyer of today a person of business and ethics. The key argument in this paper is that the appropriate response to this is not in how much more of Law and Practice are crammed into Schools' curricula; rather it is in training law students to become practitioners whose services will be valued in the internationalized market of today. The key to excellence in a globalized world is for lawyers to be prepared with the rel- evant skills, knowledge, and technological sophistication needed for them to meet complex expectations of clients in terms of high ethical standards, personal conduct and efficiency, knowledge and skill in that order. Keywords: Legal education, excellence, globalization, technology 1. INTRODUCTION T he demand for trade and services in our present world has become bor- derless as nations and economies are increasingly becoming more and more interdependent and multinational. Technology and the internet have made it possible for the 'virtual' in the world of cyberspace and telecommu- nication to become tactile and real. They have thereby introduced new ways to our old village. Everyone including the legal practitioner and the legal profession that does not embrace them does so at their own peril. The very fluid flow of businesses and services in the highway of the virtual world of in- formation technology has collapsed national boundaries, distance and time. * Deputy Director (Academics) The Nigerian Law School. Email: feimunjeze@gmail.com.

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