Legal Summit
Since 2004, the Legal Magnates & Company has been organizing an annual Legal Summit. The responsibility for the supervision of the organization of the annual Legal Summit is now on the Legal Magnates International Foundation and the Legal Magnates International Limited. The Legal Summit is a week-long program in a designated State or city in Nigeria. This is a time of active engagements with senior lawyers and some of the finest judges in the country. There is also a window for connecting with politicians and having the opportunity of asking questions on the state of our union as a country. The Legal Summit also encourages social and extra-curricular activities. Apart from Olabisi Onabanjo University, there are chapters of the Legal Magnates & Company at the Enugu State University of Science and Technology in Enugu State, and at Edwin Clark University, Delta State. The Legal Summit is a gathering of law students who are members of the Legal Magnates & Company in these universities. Those who are not members are also welcomed to participate in this Summit subject to the payment of a differential fee. Also, members of the Foundation and any interested lawyers may also participate in the Summit subject, of course, to the payment of the applicable fees.
We intend, by the annual organization of the Legal Summit, to travel round the Federation of Nigeria within the next 20 years. Nigeria has 36 States and the Federal Capital Territory (“FCT”). The idea of the Legal Summit is that it would be held annually in one of the 36 States or the FCT. Over the last 21 years, the Legal Summit has been organized in 15 States and the FCT. Our 16th Legal Summit will be held in the beautiful city of Awka, Anambra State this year leaving us with a remainder of 20 more States to cover hopefully within the next 20 years. The Legal Summit has been held in the past as shown below:
Summit State & Year Theme
Abeokuta, Ogun State (2004) Ideas Rule the World
Ikeja, Lagos State (2005) Power of Dreams
Owerri, Imo State (2006) Crossing the Rubicon
Abuja, FCT (2007) Commanding Global Attention
PH, Rivers State (2008) Roadmap to Greater Excellence
Benin City, Edo State (2010) Soaring to Unprecedented Breakthrough
Ilorin, Kwara State (2012) Dream, Direction, Destiny
Calabar, Cross River (2013) Audientes Diversae (Daring to be Different)
Uyo, Akwa Ibom (2015) Rising Above Standards
Ekiti, Ekiti State (2016) The Outstanding Advocate
Akure, Ondo State (2017) A Higher Calling
Enugu, Enugu State (2018) Envoy of Great Light
Osogbo, Osun State (2019) Breaking New Grounds
Ibadan, Oyo State (2024) Endless Possibilities
Warri & Asaba, Delta State (2025) Building A Bright Future
Awka, Anambra State (2026) TBD
The 2020 Legal Summit tagged “A Bold Future” which was expected to be held in the city of Kano, Kano State, Nigeria was suspended till further notice because of the outbreak of COVID-19 and political instability.
After four years hiatus, the Legal Summit resumed and was held in the city of Ibadan, Oyo State, South-West Nigeria from May 6 – 11, 2024. The theme of the Summit was “Endless Possibilities”.
Our 2025 Legal Summit was held in the cities of Warri and Asaba, Delta State, South-South Nigeria, and it was themed “Building A Bright Future”. It was held from May 11 – 17, 2025. Our next Legal Summit for the year 2026 was decided to be held in the beautiful city of Kano, Kano State, North-West Nigeria. For logistics reasons, however, going to Kano this year looks impracticable. The Legal Summit train for 2026 has therefore been rerouted to Awka, Anambra State, South-East Nigeria. Legal Summit 2027 is expected to be held in Kano State – all things being equal. Details about Legal Summit will be posted here in due course. For more information and sponsorship, please email: info@legalmagnatesfoundation.org or info@legalmagnates.com. You may also DM on Instagram @legalmagnates.esut, @legalmagnatesoou, or @legalmagnatesecu. You may also contact us on TikTok @legal.magnates, @legal.magnates.intl.ltd, and @legalmagnatesfoudation.