By Ayuk Kure, Lagos. kureayuk@gmail.com. The subject of entrepreneurship is visited with droopiness each time it is raised in the circle of lawyers. This is because the Rules of Professional Conduct for Legal Practitioners (RPC), 2007 restricts engagement in business or trade by legal practitioners in Nigeria. The consequence of this has been a lack of interest in entrepreneurship and a care free attitude towards business. Little wonder that not many profitable ventures in the country can be traced to lawyers. It is in the light of the above that we have examined the relevant provision of the RPC and consulted books and experts in order to take an informed stance on the subject. In the first place, a legal practitioner is defined by section 24 of the Legal Practitioners Act (LPA) as one entitled to practice law in Nigeria as a barrister and solicitor of the Supreme Court. This definition is further fortified by section 2(1) of the same Act which provides that a person sh
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