The Legal Practitioners Privileges Committee (LPPC) has officially opened applications portal for the 2025 conferment of the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN). This process, invites eligible legal practitioners to apply for the distinguished rank. The 2025 application process will be conducted entirely online.
Applications for the 2025 SAN conferment commences from 12:00 am on November 1, 2024.
Read the full notice below
By the combined provisions of Section 3 (2) of the Legal Practitioners Act, Cap LII Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004 and Paragraph 10 (1)-(4) of the 2022. Guidelines for the Conferment of the Rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (the Guidelines”, the Legal Practitioners Privileges Committee (the LPPC or the Committee) hereby makes a formal call for applications preparatory to the award of the rank for the year 2025. In commencing the year 2025 exercise, application shall only be made online and prospective Applicants are directed to visit www.lppconline.com.
2 DIRECTIVES TO PROSPECTIVE APPLICANTS ON SUBMISSION OF THEIR RESPECTIVE APPLICATIONS
2.1 The applicatium portal, www.lppconline.com will be open to the general public at 12:00am on November 1 2024
2.2 Applicants shall pay a non-refundable pricessing fee of One Million Naira (N1,000,000.00) only to any of the following accounts in favour of the Legal Practitioners Privileges Committee (SAN):
Account Number: 1814183141, at Zenith Bank PLC.
Account Number: 0213662834, at GT Bank PL
2.3 Upon conclusion of payment. Applicants should upload a copy of the evidence of payment on the application portal Applicants receive a confirmatory, email from the LPPC Secretariat and shall then proceed with the application process online
2.4 Applicants (whether: Advocate or Academia) shall upload clear and legible copies of all mandatory or supporting documents that an required by the Guidelines for the purpose of their application on the application portal. Only clear copies of documents presented shall be considered/acceptable by the Secretariat in compliance with Paragraph (2) of the 2022 Guidelines.
In the case of Academic applicants, in addition to their online application of scummed and uploaded published works, it shall be sufficient to scan and upload the title page of all their publications. The Academic applicants are directed to submit 7 (Seven) photocopies of their Curriculum Vitae whilst submitting the flash drives referved to in clause 2.5 below
2.5 After uploading copies of all mandatory supporting documents online, all applicants shall also submit five (5) flash drives containing a copy of their completed application form (uploaded from the online portal as well as copies of all the mandatory and supporting documents uploaded on the online platform to the LPPC Secretariat.
2.6 Any application and supporting documents submitted in a manner contrary to the directives of the LPPC emunerated above will be rejected by the Secretariat
2.7 All applications and their mandatory or supporting documents shall he submitted online at www.lppconline.com before 12:00 noon on 31 January, 2025 whilst the flash drives referred to in clause 2.5 above must be delivered to the LPPC Secretariat before 4:00pm on 3rd February, 2025.
- Any submission made after the deadlines stipulated in clause 2.7 above shall be treated as non-submission.
For further enquires, Applicants should send an electronic mail to the Secretariat, Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee, via:
enquirieslppcsecretariat.ng@gmail.com
HAJO SARKI BELLO, ESQ.
CHIEF REGISTRAR OF THE SUPREME COURT/
SECRETARY, LEGAL PRACTITIONERS PRIVILEGES COMMITTEE