*Says Same Is Part Of Its Corporate Social Responsibility
Funmi Quadri (SAN) & CO has supported the Legal Aid Council Of Nigeria with licenses for the mobile version of the law companion electronic library as well as desktop licenses to be distributed amongst the Council’s state offices.
This is contained in a statement made available to TheNigeriaLawyer titled: “FUNMI QUADRI (SAN) & CO PERFORM THEIR CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY TO THE LEGAL AID COUNCIL OF NIGERIA ON THE 16TH OF FEBRUARY 2021”
The presentation was said to have held in the conference room at the Legal Aid Council Abuja office.
At the event were the Director-General; Aliyu B. Abubakar FCILRM and some senior staff of the council.
The firm says the license will enable lawyers of the Council to access several resources such as all judgments of the Supreme Court from inception-date; Judgments of the Court of Appeal; Prompt Updates on the case laws; Rules of Court and Acts.
The Principal Partner of the law firm, Mrs. Funmi Quadri (SAN), was said to have “acknowledged and commended the Legal Aid Council of Nigeria for their relentless work and selfless effort in defending poor Nigerians who do not have the resources to engage a legal representative most especially inmates in correctional facilities awaiting trial.”
The Director-General in turn presented a souvenir from the Legal Aid Council while he commended FUNMI QUADRI (SAN) & CO for their generous gesture.
The Legal Aid Council Of Nigeria is a body established by an Act of the National with the mandate of providing free legal assistance, representation, legal advice, and Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) to indigent Nigerians.
With offices spread across the 36 states of the Federation and several lawyers, it remains one of the largest law firms in Nigeria.
Funmi Quadri & Co is the publisher of Supreme Court Judgments, electronic law companion, and other publications.
Credit:thenigerialawyer
