Media entrepreneur, storyteller and Cahir of the Fourthmainland Fund Chude Jideonwo will be speaking at the upcoming academic conference hosted by the Redeemer’s University Law Students’ Society (RUNLAWSS), themed “The Future of Aspiring Lawyers in Nigeria: After Law School, What’s Next?”
Scheduled to take place on April 13, 2026, at the Faculty of Law, Redeemer’s University, the conference will gather 100–200 undergraduate law students alongside emerging voices in the legal and professional space. The event is designed to address a growing concern among law students: navigating career uncertainty after law school, and the often unspoken fear of exploring opportunities beyond traditional legal pathways.
Jideonwo will be engaging students in a conversation that draws from his own unconventional journey from law to media and storytelling. His session, themed around “Beyond the Bar: Drafting Your Own Blueprint for Success,” will explore the possibilities that exist beyond the courtroom, and the courage required to pursue them.
The conference was created to challenge the long-held notion that a law degree is a one-dimensional path. Instead, it aims to broaden perspectives and equip students with the mindset and tools needed to build dynamic, fulfilling careers, whether within or outside the legal profession. “Many students are not exposed to conversations about alternative career paths,” the organisers noted. “We want to dismantle the myth that a law degree is a one-way street and show that it can be a foundation for diverse opportunities.”
Other expected speakers include legal practitioner Adewale Afolabi (SAN) and student leader Ibukun Akinkotu, alongside additional contributors from the academic and professional community.
The conference will feature networking opportunities and media coverage from outlets including Punch and TVC News. For Jideonwo, whose work continues to shape conversations around purpose, reinvention, and personal truth, this engagement reflects a growing demand for more expansive narratives around success, particularly among young Nigerians standing at the crossroads of expectation and possibility.
