The numbers are impossible to ignore. Nigeria’s music exports are worth hundreds of millions of dollars annually. Nollywood is the second largest film industry in the world by volume. Nigerian athletes are signing endorsement deals worth tens of millions of naira. The fashion, gaming and art sectors are generating significant economic activity, attracting foreign investment and spawning entirely new categories of dispute, transaction and regulation.
And yet, most Nigerian lawyers have had no formal training in the legal frameworks that govern any of it.
That gap is exactly what Lawlexis International’s 2026 Career Training for Lawyers is designed to close.
What is the Creative Economy?
The creative economy encompasses industries whose value derives primarily from intellectual creativity and cultural output — music, film, fashion, visual art, gaming, sports, and increasingly, the digital ecosystems surrounding them. In Nigeria, these industries are not niche interests. They are mainstream economic drivers, generating employment, foreign exchange, and increasingly, high-stakes legal work.
From the Afrobeats artiste negotiating a global distribution deal, to the fashion label protecting its designs from counterfeit markets, to the esports company navigating Nigeria’s gaming regulation landscape — every actor in the creative economy eventually needs a lawyer. The question is whether that lawyer understands the terrain.
What the 2026 Training Covers
This year’s edition of the Career Training for Lawyers series — themed The Lawyer in the Creative Economy — runs across six modules, each designed to give practitioners both the theoretical framework and the practical deal-making knowledge they need:
Music Law unpacks the architecture of the Nigerian and global music business: how recording, publishing and distribution agreements are structured; how royalties flow through collective management organisations; what streaming economics mean for rights holders; and how disputes over sampling and copyright are resolved.
Film & Television Law takes practitioners inside the Nollywood-streaming economy — covering production and co-production agreements, chain of title, talent contracts, and what it means to license content to Netflix, Prime or Showmax.
Fashion Law addresses a sector that is often overlooked in legal training but is growing rapidly: trademark and design protection for fashion brands, how licensing and collaboration agreements work, and the increasingly complex world of influencer and brand ambassador contracts.
Art Law covers the full lifecycle of a work of art from a legal perspective — artist-gallery relationships, auction and authentication issues, resale rights, cultural property and restitution, and the emerging legal questions around NFTs and digital art.
Gaming & Esports Law introduces practitioners to one of the fastest-growing sectors in Africa: game development and publishing agreements, IP in game assets, esports player contracts, and how Nigeria’s legal framework treats the line between gaming and gambling.
Sports Law addresses athlete representation, image rights, endorsement structuring, sports arbitration, club governance and the intersection of sports and media rights.
Running through all six modules are three cross-cutting themes that touch every part of the creative economy: artificial intelligence and creative works, financing and tax incentives for creative ventures, and data protection for fan and customer-facing platforms.
Who Should Attend
The training is open to lawyers at all levels — from young practitioners building their practice areas to partners seeking to expand their firm’s offering. It is equally valuable for in-house counsel at creative companies, legal officers at media and entertainment organisations, and anyone who advises clients in the creative industries.
Practical Details
The training holds on Wednesday 28th and Thursday 29th October, 2026, running from 9:00am to 5:00pm daily. It is hybrid — attendees can join physically at NECA House, Hakeem Balogun Street, Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos, or virtually via Zoom.
Registration fees are ₦135,000 for physical attendance and ₦85,000 for virtual. Early bird rates of ₦100,000 (physical) and ₦60,000 (virtual) are available until 30th September, 2026. Firms registering three or more participants from the same organisation receive a 10% group discount.
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For enquiries, contact Lawlexis International at lawlexisinternational@gmail.com or 09029755663.
Lawlexis International has been building the capacity of Nigerian lawyers since 2018 through the Career Training for Lawyers series. Past editions have covered Legal Advocacy, African Trade Law, Tech Law, Corporate Law, and Entertainment & Sports Law.