Pro Bono Legal Services in Rural Communities: Experiences of the Bagauda Law Clinic in Aid of Citizens

In communities with low standard of living and literacy level, access to justice is challenging; for rural who are under-served by the system, a nightmare. These rely on traditional institutions family, clergy village councils administer resolve disputes. Law clinics may fill in gaps absence regular courts, serve as legal education students wish join profession. Through practical application classroom lessons, acquire skills imbibe values practice lawyers. order address some needs these communities, Nigerian School established law all its five campuses one such Bagauda Clinic 2013 at Kano Campus institute. This article analyses activities clinic addressing near-by villages see whether purpose which achievable.