Clinical Legal Education Specialist|Law Clinic Development Consultant|Legal Academic|Researcher in AI, Digital Health Governance & Legal Innovation
Over twenty years of legal practice combined with international leadership in Clinical Legal Education, law clinic development, institutional consulting and research at the frontier of law, technology and health governance.
Four pillars of expertise. One mission for global legal education.
A practising lawyer, clinical educator, institutional adviser and researcher whose work has shaped law clinics, curricula and stakeholder networks across multiple jurisdictions.
Pillar 01
Legal Practice
Over 20 years of active legal practice.
Extensive experience advising clients, resolving disputes, legal drafting, advocacy and professional legal practice.
Professional practice informing the founder’s approach to experiential legal education and graduate employability.
Pillar 02
Clinical Legal Education Leadership
Leadership in Clinical Legal Education at institutional level.
Establishment of the Department of Clinical Legal Education at Kampala International University.
Establishment of five specialist law clinics at Redeemer’s University.
Law clinic governance, clinical programme development and faculty development.
Experiential learning design, moot court leadership and community legal education.
Certified mediation training.
Pillar 03
Institutional Leadership & Stakeholder Engagement
Academic leadership, curriculum development and institutional capacity building.
Strategic planning and stakeholder engagement.
Partnerships with the judiciary, legal aid organisations, professional bodies, NGOs, civil society organisations, universities and international collaborators.
Convening multiple stakeholders to establish sustainable Clinical Legal Education programmes and access-to-justice initiatives.
Pillar 04
Research & Innovation
Clinical Legal Education and experiential learning.
Artificial Intelligence and legal innovation.
Digital Health Governance.
Access to Justice, Law & Technology.
Research directly informs consulting, curriculum development and the future direction of JVN.
Founder’s Philosophy
“No lawyer’s professional competence should be limited by the institution or country where they received their legal education.”
Academic Qualifications
Academic credentials.
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Law
Master of Laws (LLM)
Barrister-at-Law (BL)
Bachelor of Laws (LLB)
Professional Memberships
Bar, bench and professional bodies.
Member
Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (MCIArb)
Associate
Institute of Chartered Mediators and Conciliators (AICMC)
Member
Nigerian Bar Association
Member
International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA)
Member
Network of University Legal Aid Institutions (NULAI)
Member
Association of Legislative Drafters and Advocacy Practitioners
Academic Profiles & Professional Networks
Connect with the founder’s scholarly and professional presence.
Explore peer-reviewed scholarship, research identifiers, and the professional network of Olawunmi Opeyemi Obisesan, PhD.
A track record across practice, classroom, clinic and council chamber.
20+ Years Active Legal Practice
Clinical Legal Education Leadership
Law Clinic Development
Department Establishment
Institutional Consulting
Curriculum Development
Faculty Capacity Building
Stakeholder Engagement
Access to Justice Leadership
Academic Administration
Research Leadership
International Collaboration
Clinical Legal Education Leadership
The founder’s principal area of international expertise.
Establishing Clinical Legal Education at institutional scale — from founding departments and clinics, to authoring governance handbooks, to training the faculty who run them.
Department of Clinical Legal Education established
Established the Department of Clinical Legal Education at Kampala International University — embedding clinical pedagogy at faculty level.
Five specialist law clinics established
Founded and structured five specialist law clinics at Redeemer’s University, spanning live-client work, community legal education and advocacy.
Law Clinic Handbook authored
Authored a comprehensive Law Clinic Handbook codifying governance, supervision standards and case-management practice.
Clinical curricula designed
Designed Clinical Legal Education curricula aligning skills, ethics and substantive doctrine with experiential assessment.
Certified mediation training introduced
Introduced certified mediation training pathways for students and supervising faculty.
Experiential learning programmes developed
Developed experiential learning programmes, including simulations, externships and structured reflection cycles.
Moot court and advocacy programmes led
Led moot court and advocacy programmes, mentoring teams for competition, courtroom skill and professional readiness.
Institutional partnerships built
Built institutional partnerships supporting Clinical Legal Education with the judiciary, legal aid bodies and NGOs.
Research & Thought Leadership
Scholarship organised around the themes that shape JVN.
Publications, books, conference presentations and JVN initiatives cluster around the themes below — each connecting research to institutional impact.
Clinical Legal Education
Curriculum architecture, supervision models and clinic governance — connecting scholarship with JVN’s advisory engagements with universities worldwide.
Experiential Learning
Simulation, reflection and assessment design — informing JVN Academy’s Simulation Centre and Practice Labs.
Artificial Intelligence & Law
Algorithmic accountability, AI in legal practice and the regulation of emerging technologies — shaping JVN’s AI Governance work.
Digital Health Governance
Patient data sovereignty, cross-border health data flows and AI in healthcare — feeding JVN’s Digital Health Governance practice.
Access to Justice
Legal aid, community legal education and the role of law clinics in widening access — anchoring JVN’s public-interest agenda.
Law & Technology
The interface of legal practice, regulation and digital systems across jurisdictions — informing cross-border capacity building.
Human Rights
Gender justice and the legal protection of vulnerable populations — linking doctrine to practical advocacy.
Health Law
Regulation of health systems, providers and patient rights — extending into research, advisory and curriculum design.