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    THE IMPERATIVE OF AN ATTITUDINAL CHANGE ABOUT THE PRACTICE OF LAW IN NIGERIA: A CRITIQUE OF THE INTERDEPENDENCE OF ADR AND THE JUDICIARY
    (Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka Journal of Public and Private Law. Vol 5 2013; 233 – 244,Published by the Dept. of Public and Private Law, Faculty of Law, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State Nigeria., 2013) Ayinla-Ahmad Bilikis Ph.D*; Ayinla Lukman A; *IBRAHIM TAIYE ABDULHAKEEM
    It is generally viewed that Nigería among other African countries have greater propensity for the practice of law, this stem from its history of colonization by the British, as such legal practice in Nigeria is now a common place. The level at which Nigerians value and read law either as first degree or as second degree is so alarming that virtually in every family either nuclear or extended there is at least one lawyer (legal practitioner). This in effect shows the natural flair for Law in Nigeria. However, there is a general trend in the thinking that all the legal profession entails is the practice of law as legal practitioner who goes to court to argue cases (litigation) and anything short of this is not generally perceived as a serious practice of law. In effect, this has adversely affected the administration of justice. It is contended that there is more to this in the sense that there is the need for a change of attitude as to what the legal practice entails, and the need for a strong connectivity between ADR and the court to achieve a change of the public perception on the practice of law generally. An attempt is made to show that the practice of law encapsulates practice as an ADR practitioner and as such strengthen the consensual dispute resolution culture so that the court is not bogged down with unnecessary litigation-ef disputes/issues that may be trashed out or resolved through consensual methods.