About Ilfa
ILFA’s mission is to build legal excellence in Africa.
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ILFA’s mission is to build legal excellence in Africa by providing access to advanced legal training, networking opportunities and education for African lawyers and senior professionals engaged in the negotiation of complex transactions in Africa.
ILFA furthers its mission through its Flagship Programme; which has been described as “simple yet impactful”.
The Flagship Programme facilitates interchange opportunities for African lawyers to take part in a three-month secondment programme in law offices of international law firms and corporations based in London, Paris, and Dubai. Additionally, the programme provides an academic enrichment series that incorporates training modules on various topics relevant to the African legal sector. Finally, the ILFA lawyers undergo intense seminars at the prestigious Oxford and Cambridge Universities.
Placements offer an annual curriculum of the most relevant parts of the participating law firms' existing training programmes. These include the following practice areas: International arbitration, intellectual property, project finance, and sovereign debt. A wide variety of industries are covered from mining to construction, banking to oil & gas.
2015 will see the introduction of an Intra-Africa Secondment Programme. This programme will adopt the same model, as the existing secondment programme except the host locations will be in Africa. The pilot Intra-Africa secondment programme will be launched in Nigeria in 2015. Applications will be open to selected West African countries and run parallel to the Flagship Programme. Applications for the Intra-Africa Secondment Programme will open in September.
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Interested in hearing first hand what a business leader thinks of the in house legal function? Segun Agbaje CEO of GT Bank, one of Africa’s leading banks, will be sharing his candid views on what it takes to be a great in-house lawyer! Time to get elevated.
ILFA in partnership with Nigerian Bar Association Section on Business Law (NBA SBL), White & Case LLP, Latham & Watkins, Africa Law Practice (ALP), Hook Tangaza and Lareine Gold Consulting (LGC) is excited to launch a bran...d new initiative focused on the African in house legal community.
Spaces are limited so register now! Click here to register; http://bit.ly/2X8VsNk
#ILFAElevate #AfricanCorporateCounsel #AfricaGC #oneILFA #Legalexcellence #NBASBLGCForum19
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Wondering how a GC can successfully navigate the in house legal role whilst also serving as a member of the board? In this session experienced GCs will discuss the challenges and opportunities of serving in both capacities and how to marry the sometimes competing responsibilities.
ILFA in partnership with Nigerian Bar Association Section on Business Law (NBA SBL), White & Case LLP, Latham & Watkins, Africa Law Practice (ALP), Hook Tangaza and Lareine Gold Consulting (LGC) is ...excited to launch a brand new initiative focused on the African in house legal community. Spaces are limited so register now! Click here to register; http://bit.ly/2X8VsNk
#ILFAElevate #AfricanCorporateCounsel #AfricaGC #oneILFA #Legalexcellence #NBASBL.
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How can GCs and in-house counsel mitigate issues that arise while serving in their respective roles? In this session, leading in-house counsel will present case studies on how to achieve a balance between regulation and compliance.
ILFA in partnership with Nigerian Bar Association Section on Business Law (NBA SBL), White & Case LLP, Latham & Watkins, Africa Law Practice (ALP), Hook Tangaza and Lareine Gold Consulting (LGC) is excited to launch a brand new initiative focused o...n the African in house legal community.
Spaces are limited so register now! Click here to register; http://bit.ly/2X8VsNk
#ILFAElevate #AfricanCorporateCounsel #AfricaGC #oneILFA #Legalexcellence #NBASBLGCForum19
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Calling all African GCs. Come and hear leading in-house counsels share thoughts and insights on the key lessons that have shaped their career.
ILFA in partnership with NBA-Section on Business Law, Africa Law Practice, White & Case LLP, Latham & Watkins, Hook Tangaza and Lareine Gold Consulting (LGC) is excited to launch a brand new initiative focused on the African In House legal community. Spaces are limited so register now! Click here to register; http://bit.ly/2X8VsNk
... #ILFAElevate #AfricanCorporateCounsel #AfricaGC #oneILFA #Legalexcellence #NBASBLGCForum19
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Are you a GC or senior in house lawyer in Africa? Would you like to gain insights into the future of African GCs? Then join us in Lagos, Nigeria for ILFA Elevate. A one-day leadership summit aimed at uniting and elevating the African in-house legal community.
ILFA in partnership with Nigerian Bar Association Section on Business Law (NBA SBL) White & Case LLP, Latham & Watkins, Hook Tangaza and Lareine Gold Consulting (LGC) is excited to launch a brand new initiative focused ...on the African In House legal community. Spaces are limited so register now! Click here to register;
http://bit.ly/2X8VsNk
#ILFAElevate #AfricanCorporateCounsel #AfricaGC
#oneILFA #Legalexcellence #NBASBLGCForum19
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ILFA in partnership with NBA-Section on Business Law, White & Case LLP, Latham & Watkins LLP, Hook Tangaza Lareine Gold Consulting is excited to launch a brand new initiative focused on the African In House legal community. Spaces are limited so register now!
#AfricanCorporateCounsel #AfricaGC #oneILFA #ILFAElevate ##Legalexcellence #NBASBLGCForum19
ILFA's mission is to build legal excellence in Africa. As part of advancing our mission, we will be sending 2 candidates to Hong Kong on the Flagship Secondment Programme. This is the first time that ILFA is seconding lawyers to Asia and is a testament to continuing interest in the ILFA secondment Programme.
To find out how you can partner with us, please visit https://www.ilfa.africa/join-our-network/
... #legalexcellence #ruleoflaw #Africa
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If you are based in the UK, have permission to work and are interested working with ILFA on a short term basis, here's a great opportunity for you. Please send your CV and cover letter to seniormanager@ilfa.africa
Your next career opportunity might be here. Join ILFA to acquire new workplace skills. Below is Celeste's feedback on her internship experience with ILFA.
Want to know more about ILFA Internship Programme? Read post below.
ILFA is excited to announce that this year, we will be sending 2 candidates to Hong Kong on the Flagship Secondment Programme. This is the first time that ILFA is seconding lawyers to Asia and is a testament to continuing interest in the ILFA secondment Programme.
#legalexcellence #ruleoflaw #Africa
Congratulations Dr. Akin-Olugbade.
Congratulations Heike Trischmann on your promotion to Partner at Watson Farley & Williams LLP.
Congratulations Jennifer Mbaluto on your promotion to Partner at Clifford Chance.
Nigeria appears set to join the 49 countries that have signed the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (ACFTA). This was revealed at the joint seminar of the NBA-Section on Business Law and the UK Trade Mission to Nigeria which took place on the 3rd of April, 2019. This event had in attendance, a number of UK law firms and chambers along with stakeholders from various Nigerian organizations. Also in attendance was the Executive Director of International Lawyers for Africa (ILFA), Cynthia Lareine. This TVC report has more details. https://youtu.be/OIokYODC4Ns #LegalServicesAreGreat.
ILFA Executive Director, Cynthia Lareine, one of the selected UK Delegates in attendance, during the briefing session of The Legal Services are GREAT campaign with the Deputy High Commission to Nigeria.
With trade between the UK and Nigeria expected to double by the year 2030, UK Government seeks to strengthen the links between UK legal services and the legal market in Nigeria.
ILFA's aim is to educate, equip and empower many more rising legal stars across Africa. To learn more about giving support to ILFA’s mission please visit www.ilfa.africa/donations