Samuel A. Osamolu, Esq., the highly respected Head of Academics at the Nigerian Law School, will be a panelist in the thought-provoking session “Catch Them Young!” at the Nigerian Bar Association Annual General Conference (NBA-AGC) in Enugu on Tuesday, August 26, 2025.
A distinguished alumnus of the University of Ibadan, where he graduated in 1992 with a Second Class Upper Division and won the Prof. C.S. Ola’s Prize in Company Law and Taxation, Osamolu proceeded to the Nigerian Law School, Victoria Island, Lagos, earning another Second Class Upper before being called to the Bar in December 1993. He later obtained an LL.M from the University of Lagos in 1997 and is currently pursuing his Ph.D. at the University of Ibadan.
His career spans private legal practice in Kaduna and Lagos before joining the Nigerian Law School in 1997, where he steadily rose to become Director (Academics) in 2011.
With nearly three decades of experience shaping the next generation of lawyers, Osamolu is widely published in Corporate Law Practice, Real Property Law, and Legal Ethics. He is also celebrated for his deep commitment to mentoring aspirants to the Bar and young lawyers, guiding them to find their niche in the legal profession.
The “Catch Them Young!” session will critically examine Nigeria’s legal education system, from university to the Nigerian Law School and the often-informal pupilage phase.
It will explore whether the current curriculum equips aspiring lawyers with the practical skills, ethical grounding, and global competitiveness required for modern practice.
Delegates can expect an engaging discussion exposing systemic gaps and offering reforms aimed at producing competent, principled legal practitioners ready to meet contemporary challenges.
