LPPC Issues Deadline As Nigerian Lawyers Pay N1m For SAN Rank Application

Interested legal practitioners with the necessary qualifications have been asked to pay the sum of N1 million Naira to apply for the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) before the end of March 2023.

Naija News reports that the deadline notice was contained in a statement issued on Tuesday by the Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC).

The notice released from the office of the LPPC’s Secretary/Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court, Hajo Bello, stated that the purchase of the application window is between January 1 and March 31.

Bello noted that the form is only obtainable online, urging prospective applicants to visit the official website of the organization.

According to Bello, the invitation was in accordance with the provisions of Section 5(2) of the Legal Practitioners Act, Cap L11 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004 and Regulation 10 (1) (4) of the Guidelines for the Conferment of the Rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria 2022.

The notice read: ”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 2023.

“Commencing with this year’s exercise, applications shall only be made online and prospective applicants are directed to visit www.lppconline.com to make their applications.”

It further directed prospective applicants to pay a non-refundable processing fee of ₦1,000, 000.00 only to any of their bank accounts.

The notice reads further: “Only clear copies of materials presented shall be considered/acceptable by the Secretariat in compliance with Regulation 9(2) of the Guidelines. In the case of Academic applicants who may wish to submit publications that are too voluminous to be conveniently scanned and uploaded, it shall be sufficient to scan and upload the title page of such publications, whilst submitting the hard copies along with the flash drives referred to in clause 25 below.

“After uploading copies of all mandatory or supporting documents online, applicants shall also submit five flash drives containing a copy of their completed application form (to be downloaded from the online portal) as well as copies of all the mandatory and supporting documents uploaded on the online platform to the LPPC Secretariat.”

It warned, however, that any application submitted with supporting documents contrary to the directives of the LPPC as enumerated above will be rejected by the Secretariat.

It reiterated that all applications together with their mandatory or supporting documents must be submitted online before 12:00 noon on March 31, 2023, whilst the flash drives referred to in clause 25 above must be delivered to the LPPC Secretariat before 4:00 pm on April 3, 2023.

“Upon conclusion of payment, an applicant should upload a copy of the evidence of payment on the application portal. The applicant will receive an email notification from the LPPC Secretariat confirming the applicant’s payment and clearing the applicant to proceed with the application process online.”

The LPPC warned further that Any submission made after the deadlines “shall be treated as a non-submission.”