In January 2026, Dr Olugbemisola Titilayo Odusote became the first woman to head the Nigerian Law School since its establishment in 1962.
She serves as the primary liaison between the school, the Council of Legal Education, the Body of Benchers, and the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA).
She obtained her LL.B. degree from Obafemi Awolowo University and was called to the Nigerian Bar in 1988.
She holds an LL.M from the same university, specialising in company and commercial law.
She later obtained a PhD in Law from the University of Surrey in the United Kingdom, with research interests in Public Law and the administration of justice.
Odusote joined the Law School in 2001 as a lecturer. Since then, she has served in various capacities, including as head of the academic department, director of academics and head of campus.
During her career at the Law School, she was a visiting scholar at Nottingham Trent University in the UK for a short time.
Odusote has published extensively in reputable local and international law journals and has presented papers at numerous legal education conferences.
She also served on committees of the Council of Legal Education and the Nigerian Bar Association.
