by Joseph Onyekwere, The Guardian (excerpt)

According to him, with the advent of technology, clients have become more discerning and impatient, adding: “the average 21st century client is not willing to wait for many things.

Unless Nigerian lawyers become more innovative and adapt new ways of practice, they risk being rendered redundant and irrelevant by advances in information and communication technology.

Speaking at the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Lagos Branch Annual Law Week held in Lagos, Mr. Olabode Olanipekun, Managing Partner of Wole Olanipekun & Co., noted that contemporary legal profession is driven by technology and innovation.

[…] Recalling that Brian Solis had termed this age of digital transformation as “Digital Darwinism,” Olanipekun observes: “In minimizing costs and maximizing efficiency for instance, lawyers and law firms around the world are doing well to tap into the expansive resource of social media, adopt virtual workplaces and enhance the use of online platforms.”