This special episode is dedicated to students as well as young budding lawyers who are seeking to apply for internships, pupillage as well as other employment positions in various firms and organizations. The episode discloses tips to assist upcoming lawyers to navigate the application process – from drafting CVs, to drafting cover letters, to preparing for interviews.

Our guest for today is Mrs. Michelle Essuman. Michelle is a Senior Legal Associate here at B&P Associates. She is a homegrown talented lawyer with invaluable expertise in Corporate Restructuring, Equity Financing, Energy & Natural Resources, Taxation, Financial Technology, Aviation, Data Protection and Insolvency. Michelle heads the recruitment team here at B&P Associates. Her duties as the team lead include reviewing CVs and Cover Letters of applicants who wish to work here at the Firm and conducting interviews. Earlier this year, she represented the Firm as a guest speaker at the Maiden edition of the Law Students Internship Clinic organized by the GIMPA Law Students Union where she educated the students on the need for internships and how to take advantage of such opportunities.

If you are a law student – undertaking your LLB or in Law School or even a young budding lawyer, grab a pen and a notepad because this episode is for you.

This episode is the second of the two-part episode, which discusses Ghana's laws on intestacy. In the previous episode, we discussed Ghana's present law on succession, the Intestate Succession Law, 1985 (PNDCL 111). This time, we focus on the strengths and weaknesses of the new Intestate Succession Bill, currently pending before Parliament. Upon the passage of this Bill, there will be significant variations in the current law on succession. Our guest speaker, Mrs. Sheila Y.N. Minkah-Premo Esq, joins us again in this enlightening conversation.

This episode is the first of a two-part episode, which discusses Ghana's laws on intestacy. It has been about thirty-eight years since the Intestate Succession Law, 1985 (PNDCL 111) was enacted. The primary purpose of PNDCL 111 was to prevent members of the extended family from taking over the assets of the deceased for their own use, to the detriment of the surviving spouse and children of the deceased. However, in today’s modern society, PNDCL 111 appears to be outliving its usefulness due to changes in the Ghanaian family system. Accordingly, a new Intestate Succession Bill is currently pending before Parliament. Upon the passage of this Bill, there will be significant variations in the current law on succession, particularly, the distribution of property when a person dies intestate.

Our guest speaker is Mrs. Sheila Y.N. Minkah-Premo Esq, a senior lawyer, development consultant, and human rights activist. She has personally worked with some NGOs on the development of several laws relating to family, including the Intestate Succession Bill. In this episode, we have conversations with her on intestate succession generally, as well as PNDCL 111 and its strengths and weaknesses.

In the spirit of B&P Associates' new partnership with the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, and in the celebration of the launch of our Community Legal Outreach week, we bring to you this special episode with UPenn Law students Astonique Robinson, Asja Towns and Frank Deese. In this episode, we discuss their experiences in Ghana, particularly, their visit to Nsawam Prisons. We also explore similarities and differences between the American and Ghanaian prisons system.

This episode is a sequel to the pilot, and still on the subject of Domestic Violence. 

In this episode we focus on seeking redress or remedies for victims, and identifying the various institutions set up to curb domestic violence. 

This time, Maame Barnie is joined by our second and special guest speaker, Miss Adwoa Pokua Bame.

Miss Bame is an administrator by profession and a human rights advocate by passion.

She brings to the discussion on-the-ground experience on how domestic violence victims are assisted and empowered.

The first social topic to be discussed is Domestic Violence. 

B&P Associates has in-depth experience in Family law and other related issues. Over the years, numerous inquiries have come through the firm concerning domestic violence.

Usually, the inquirers are misinformed or threatened by family members - they start the process and eventually abandon them.

Our guest speaker is Mrs. Maame Adu Amoah, a legal associate who has over the years worked on cases concerning domestic violence. She contributes immensely to the conversation by bringing on board her practical expertise while providing us with real-life examples