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POLICY FOR THE ACCREDITATION OF JOURNAL ARTICLES FOR CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (CPD) UNDER THE NBA MCPD RULES
1. Preamble
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), through its Institute of Continuing Legal Education (NBA
ICLE), is dedicated to promoting ongoing professional development among its members. In line
with the NBA MCPD Rules 2025, which mandate legal practitioners to acquire a minimum of five
(5) CPD credit hours annually for practice license renewal, this policy outlines the framework for
accrediting journal articles authored by members for CPD credit. This aims to encourage scholarly
contributions to legal discourse and recognize the intellectual effort involved in producing high
quality legal publications.
2. Policy Statement
The NBA-ICLE recognizes that research, preparation, and publication of substantive journal
articles significantly contribute to a lawyer’s professional development and the advancement of
legal knowledge. Therefore, journal articles meeting specified criteria will be eligible for CPD
credit hours under the NBA MCPD Rules.
3. Objectives
(a) To encourage legal practitioners to engage in scholarly research and writing.
(b) To acknowledge and reward the intellectual effort expended in producing journal articles.
(c) To provide an additional pathway for lawyers to meet their annual CPD requirements.
(d) To promote the dissemination of legal knowledge and best practices within the Nigerian legal
profession.
(e) To uphold the quality and relevance of legal publications, attracting CPD credit.
(f) Proper Citation: The article must demonstrate proper academic or legal citation of sources.
(g) Authorship: The submitting lawyer must be the primary author or a significant co-author of
the article. Proof of authorship will be required.
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