Invoicing and Payment Policy

We understand that the traditional model of charging all clients, large and small, the same hourly rate is not always optimal. Since we use technology to promote efficiency and keep our overhead low, we have the flexibility to offer different clients different fee structures. Depending on the circumstances and scope of engagement, we can provide our clients with a variety of alternative options including recurring subscriptions, project-based fees, deferred fees payable on closings of financing"50%" and other transactions, reduced fees, volume discounts, and equity incentives.

Social Responsibility Policy

We pride ourselves on being a responsible business. We are committed to being a sustainable global law firm which delivers positive impacts for our employees, clients, profession, environment, and the communities in which we are based. We understand that Law firms and their lawyers, have a key role to play in addressing the disparities of finance, power, opportunity, and knowledge rampant in the Nigerian legal system. It is not from a sense of charity, in which lawyers must work with their specialized knowledge and training for a public good, ‘but rather one of professional "50%"responsibility, reinforced by the terms under which the state has granted to the profession effective control of the legal system.

Pro-Bono

An understanding of external and community-oriented factors, to which a pro bono practice is central. Lawyers at the firm are assigned mandatory pro bono targets as this is necessary for the development of a robust non-governmental pro bono infrastructure

Diversity and Inclusion

It is the ethical responsibility of law firms to provide a diverse, open, and non-discriminatory working environment, with fair and transparent policies and practices of recruitment, retention, remuneration and recognition of merit

Balanced Work Life

This reflects fair treatment and respect for individuals by a law firm. It is also a business imperative of the firm due to its direct impact on improving employee productivity and performance.

Transparency

Ethical practices that correlate to the economic factors, measures relating to anti-corruption, anti-money laundering and insider trading must be advocated and strictly applied to prevent detrimental and unethical practices. Provide clients with all the necessary information to allow them to make informed decisions about the services they need, how it will be handled, the likely overall cost and the options available to them.

Confidentiality

Protection of confidential information is a fundamental feature of a lawyer and firm's relationship with clients and this duty continues despite the end of the retainer.

Sustainable Business

Maximise the potential for electronic software as a substitute for paper documents, ensuring that hard copies are required only when necessary, such as for court documents.