To help in the choice of service in the Standing or Ad-hoc Committees, below are functions/duties of some of the Standing Committees:

*Standing Committees:*

*Electoral Committee:*

a. shall consist of five members; 

b. shall conduct the election of officers of the Branch on a date in the month of June of an election year as the Branch Executive Committee may determine and shall, inter alia, undertake due publicity for the elections and nominations thereto, the printing of ballot papers and compilation of the list of eligible candidates and voters.  

*Continuing Legal Education Committee:* 

a. shall be responsible for the promotion and advancement of legal education, advocacy and jurisprudence, and liaise with the Association on these matters as and when necessary; 

b. shall organize seminars, workshops, symposia, conferences and promote legal publications including Law Reports.  

*Welfare Committee:*

a. shall administer a Welfare Scheme which shall be established by the Branch; 

b. shall be responsible for other welfare matters.  

*Human Rights Committee:* 

a. shall promote and protect the principles of the rule of law and fundamental human rights and liberties in such manner, including the prosecution and defence of lawsuits, as may be determined by the Committee with the approval of the Branch Executive Committee from time to time; 

b. shall provide free legal aid services in suitable circumstances. 

*Ethics and Disciplinary Committee:* 

Shall investigate all cases of complaint of professional impropriety or other misconduct made against members as may be referred to the Committee by the Branch, the Branch Executive Committee or the Chairman, and make appropriate recommendations thereon.  

*Law Reform Committee:* 

a. to liaise with and make inputs into laws or by-laws being contemplated or considered by Local Governments, the State House of Assembly and, in applicable circumstances, the National Assembly, subject to coordination with the Association; 

b. to advise the Branch on laws to be proposed to the State Local Governments, State Government and the Federal Government, subject to coordination with the Association; 

c. to liaise and/or work with anybody or group on all aspects of law reform; d. to be responsible for the promotion and support of law reform.  

*Bar/ Bench Relations Committee:* 

a. shall investigate any allegations of corruption or misconduct within the Branch involving any member or members of the judiciary; 

b. shall ensure maintenance of good relationship between the Bar, the Bench and Judiciary staff; 

c. shall investigate and recommend to the Association through the Chairman any issue of intimidation, disrespect and oppressive conduct against any lawyer by the Bench or other Judiciary staff or vice versa that may occur howsoever in the course of their professional activities; 

d. shall carry out any other function that may be assigned to it by the Chairman, the Branch Executive Committee or the General Meeting.  

*Membership of Standing Committees*

a. The Committees shall be constituted by the General Meeting on the advice of the Branch Executive Committee; 

b. A Committee shall have a member of not less than 10 years post-call as its Chairman while the Secretary shall be a member of not less than 5 years post-call; 

c. Each Committee shall present a monthly written report to the General Meeting; 

d. Each Committee shall have a minimum of 5 members each of whom must be a financial member of the Branch; 

e. Each Committee, after submitting an advance report to the Chairman, shall give account to the General Meeting of any money or material allocated to it; 

f. The decisions of each Committee shall be taken by a simple majority; 

*Ad Hoc Committees* 

The Branch and/or the Branch Executive Committee may from time to time appoint such other adhoc committees as they may deem necessary or expedient and may delegate to them such powers and duties as the Branch or Branch Executive Committee may determine.

Where an adhoc committee is appointed; the appointing body shall name the Chairman and the Secretary of such committee and shall appoint any other officers as it deems necessary or expedient for the efficient discharge of its function. 

An adhoc committee once appointed shall be free to co-opt further members of the Branch into the committee as it deems fit.