By Lincoln G. Peters
Monrovia, Liberia; October 10, 2025 – The President of the Liberian Nationwide Bar Affiliation (LNBA), Cllr. Bornor M. Varmah has described his month-long go to to the US of America as fruitful and rewarding, whereas disclosing that the visitation has secured a partnership between the Louis Arthur Grime Faculty of Regulation and the American Faculty of Regulation, in addition to the whole authorized neighborhood.
Talking upon his arrival in Monrovia, Cllr. Varmah described his journey as “fruitful and rewarding,” and emphasised that the relationships constructed will considerably profit the Liberian authorized sector in years forward.
He expressed optimism that the engagements will translate into tangible good points for each present practitioners and future generations of authorized professionals.
” Throughout my go to, I held a sequence of engagements geared toward fostering partnerships and increasing alternatives for the LNBA, the Louis Arthur Grimes Faculty of Regulation, and Liberia’s broader authorized neighborhood.” He acknowledged.
Cllr. Varmah additional indicated that he engaged with a number of legal-based establishments, together with high-level conferences with officers of the New York Metropolis Bar Affiliation, the American Bar Affiliation (ABA), and different distinguished authorized our bodies.
The LNBA President’s mission centered on constructing strategic relationships in key areas, resembling scholarship and capacity-building alternatives for Liberian legislation college students and authorized professionals; help for the LNBA’s Persevering with Authorized Training (CLE) packages:
Alternate packages between the Louis Arthur Grimes Faculty of Regulation and American legislation faculties; Skilled networking between the LNBA and U.S.-based authorized establishments.
The Bar President’s go to culminated in a particular luncheon held in his honor by the management of the American Bar Affiliation at its Washington, D.C. workplace. The occasion symbolized the dedication of each organizations to deepening collaboration and formalizing future engagements. As a testomony to this rising partnership, the ABA has introduced plans to quickly enter right into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the LNBA. This MoU will function a binding framework for sustained cooperation between the LNBA and numerous U.S.-based authorized entities.
In the meantime, the LNBA has introduced that its Nationwide President has constituted a Steering Committee to plan and implement the 2025 Nationwide Conference of the LNBA, in accordance with the Affiliation’s structure.
The Committee is chaired by Cllr. F. Juah Lawson, the present Nationwide Vice President of the LNBA, contains seasoned members of the Bar, who will make sure the profitable execution of the Conference. Additional particulars concerning the Conference, together with its theme, venue, and visitor audio system, can be launched in coming weeks. Modifying by Jonathan Browne
