{"60":"2020-08-13","61":{"first":"RILWAN","last":"OREKOYA"},"62":"abiolaorekoya4@gmail.com","63":"781-971-2808","64":{"street":"54 Esmond Street","street2":"","city":"Boston","state":"MA","zip":"02121","country":"United States"},"191":"SJD Corp","66":"I have a variety of reasons for pursuing an SJD at Delaware Law School- particularly picking this choice of major. One of the numerous and important reasons for pursuing advanced legal education is to enable me to continue to expand the frontiers of legal knowledge and roll back the frontiers of ignorance. In addition, my age-long dream has always been to be a Professor of Corporate and Commercial Law and the only way to actualize this dream is to move beyond just having an LL.B and take some steps further academically to obtain postgraduate degrees (LL.M. and SJD) in the U.S. Also, I intend to give back to the society by being a researcher in the field of Corporate and Commercial Law and teach subjects related thereto, with a view to contributing to the existing body of legal knowledge.\r\n\r\nIn addition, my choice of this major is borne out of the fact that Delaware is considered America's unofficial \"Corporate Capital of the U.S.\" Moreso, because Delaware has one of the most advanced and flexible corporate statutes in the nation- the Delaware General Corporation Law. Flowing from these, I have been largely influenced by these factors, among other few factors, to conduct a broad-based research in this field; learn and be under the supervision of leading scholars in the field of International Commercial Arbitration, which is under the umbrella of Corporate Commercial Law.","67":"My desire to choose and study for an SJD at Widener University, Delaware Law School, among myriad of Law Schools in the U.S., is based on careful research and recommendation. Since I stumbled upon Delaware Law School after a careful research of Law Schools in the U.S., the unqualified experience past students have had, the scholarly competence and international recognition of its faculties, made me conclude this Institution is where my dream is best fulfilled and the legal profession is the life-compass I have chosen as the needed springboard to become a responsible member of the Nigerian legal society and a contributor to the vanguard of African intellectuals that Delaware Law School has produced over time. Delaware Law School is where my dream is best fulfilled.","68":"Golden Gate University's SJD program","69":"My professional aspirations after I complete my SJD degree are: first, sit for the New York Bar exam, in order to be able to practice Law here in the U.S. and perform some cross-border transactions and transnational litigation. In addition, I will like to enroll for a post-doctoral program at Delaware. ","70":"I have a plethora of leadership experiences that I have garnered over the years. \r\n\r\nFirst, during my fourth year in High School, I was able to focus again on my aspiration in life, by emerging as the Class captain, and I found solace in President Nelson Mandela\u2019s quote which is \u2013 \u201cthe greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but rising every time we fall\u201d. Although this position was quite ceremonial, it however triggered the dawn of my insight into purposeful leadership, as I suddenly found a passion in advocating people\u2019s interest. Furthermore, because of my excellent leadership performance in my little service as the class representative of my class and my academic brilliance, when I got to my sixth year, I was appointed the Senior Prefect of my High School (Head Boy).\r\nThis newly found passion informed my decision to study Law. In 2010, I gained admission to study law in the most prestigious and the only fully accredited faculty of law in Nigeria, Faculty of Law, University of Lagos. Immediately, I was elected as one of the tutors to render academic assistance to my classmates through tutorials.  Notwithstanding my harsh financial difficulties, my first year in the university was surprisingly my threshold of a fine blend of academic success, extra-curricular activities, and purposeful leadership. I was later on elected as a student parliamentarian of the Senate arm of the Law Students\u2019 Society. When I got to my third year, I contested for the office of the Deputy Presidency of the Senate arm of the Law Students\u2019 Society which I won.\r\nBecause of the innate leadership qualities imbued in me and my exceptional academic brilliance, I was elected the President of the Senate arm of the Law Students Society in my fourth year. This position gave me a platform to make significant impact, as I promoted welfare-oriented laws, public-spirited initiatives and programs for the benefit of my fellow students. My performance in this position further shaped my goals in life. Therefore it renewed my devotion to the pursuit of my dream of becoming a major advocate of progressive laws and policies in my country, the larger African society and the world at large.\r\nAlso, my quest to advance humanity, the voice of the voiceless and expand the frontiers of knowledge especially in the area of maritime law, particularly due to the fact that maritime law is given a low priority in the scheme of things in my environment, inspired me and my friends in my final year to establish an association called the Maritime Forum. \r\nThe Maritime Forum is a students\u2019 body in faculty of law, University of Lagos which serves as a platform to educate, expose and enlighten students about the importance of Maritime Law to Nigeria, given the fact that Nigeria is a heavily coastal economy. ","72":"RILWAN ABIOLA OREKOYA"}