Nigerian Law School Academic Calendar | Bar Part II Course 2017/2018

Nigerian Law School Academic Calendar | Bar Part II Course 2017/2018

The Nigerian Law School (NLS) has published the Bar Part II Course Academic Calendar Online for 2017/2018 Academic Session. 

The Academic Calendar can be seen Below:

FIRST TERM: 6 WEEKS

Mon. Nov. 6, 2017 – Session Commences
Mon. Nov. 6 to Fri. Nov. 17, 2017 – Registration
Wed. Nov. 8 to Fri. Nov. 10, 2017 – Induction Programme
Thurs. Nov. 23,2017 – Address by the Director-General and Deputy Directors-General in the Campuses
Mon. Nov. 13 to Fri. Dec. 15, 2017 – Lectures
Fri. Dec. 15, 2017 – Welcome cocktail
Mon. Dec. 11 to Wed. Dec. 13, 2017 – 1st Term Law Dinners
Mon. Dec. 17, 2017 to Fri. Jan. 5, 2018- Vacation

SECOND TERM: 15 WEEKS

Mon. Jan 8. To Fri. April 6, 2018 – Lectures
Tues. Mar. 12 to Thur. Mar. 14, 2018 – 2nd Term Law Dinners
Mon. 1 to Fri. 6 April, 2018 – SRCLaw/Sport week
Mon. April 9 to Fri. April 13, 2018 – Pre-Externship Vacation
Mon. April 16 to Fri. May 25, 2018 – Externship Placement (Courts)
Mon. May 28 to Wed. July 04,2018 – Chambers Attachment (Law Firms)

THIRD TERM

Mon. July 9 to Fri. July 13, 2018 – Mock Trials
Tues. July 17, 2018 – Board of Examiners
Fri. July 20,2018 – MCQ Examination
Thurs. July 16 to 27, 2018 – Lectures/Portfolio
Mon. July 30 to Fri. Aug. 3, 2018 – Revision Classes Assessment
Tues. July 31 to Thur. Aug. 02,2018 – 3rd Term Law Dinners
Mon. Aug. 6 to Fri. Aug. 10, 2018 – Private Revision
Mon. Aug. 13 to Fri. Aug. 17, 2018 – Bar Final Exams
Fri. Aug. 17, 2018 – Farewell Cocktail

POST EXAMINATION PROGRAMME

Wed. 29 to Thurs 30 Aug. 2018 – Harmonization of Marking Schemes (Internal)
Fri. 31 Aug. 2018 – Harmonization in Plenary (Internal & External Examiners)
Sat. 1 to Sat. 22 Sept. 2018 – Conference Marking Exercise
Mon. 24 Sept. to Sat. 6 Oct. 2018 – Verification/Collation
Tues. 9 Oct. 2018 – Board of Examiners
Wed. 10 Oct. 2018 – Board of Studies
Wed. 10 Oct. 2018 – Publication of Results
Mon. 22 Oct. to Fri. Nov. 2- Collection of Certificates for pre-Call to the Bar formalities
Mon. 5 to Fri. 16 Nov. 2018 – Screening by the Body of Benchers
Mon. 19 Nov. 2018- Body of Benchers’ Meeting
Tuesday 20 to Thurs. 22 Nov., 2018 – Call to the Bar Ceremonies
Enrolment at the Supreme Court – Tues. 20 to Sat. 24 Nov. 2018

N.B.
1) Special Lectures by distinguished members of the Bar and the Bench will be arranged and announced during the session.

2) Necessary adjustments will be made during the session to accommodate public holidays as may be declared by the Federal Government.

*Law Dinners will run for fewer days in some Campuses..