Legal Dilemmas

By Nwokocha Chidinma Grace It was my first day at work and I was excited about it. I had just been recently called to the Nigerian Bar and I had looked forward to my first experience as a legal practitioner, where I could put to practice all that I had been taught in school. I had a flair for litigation and couldn’t imagine myself doing anything other than filing of processes and speaking long grammar before a judge. I could hardly wait for this day, and when it finally came, I welcomed it with open arms. Unlike most of my colleagues, I was lucky to have been posted to the firm of a learned Senior Advocate for my compulsory Youth Service year. I arrived at the office at 8:00am on the dot. I had woken up at 6 to beat the long traffic that characterizes Lagos roads. I thought I was late but by the time I got to the office, the whole place was still locked. I was beginning to get disappointed. It was not until 8:30 before the cleaners and messengers began dragging their feet