Bukunola Funmi SANNI2024-06-112024-06-112023-12M.LIShttps://repository.lcu.edu.ng/handle/123456789/521In today’s digital age, lawyers heavily depend on online legal information resources to enhance legal research and support legal activities. However, it has been observed that many legal practitioners lack effective information retrieval skills and digital competences to efficiently navigate and extract relevant information through these information resources. This study therefore examined the influence of information retrieval skills and digital competences on the use of online legal resources among legal practitioners in Ogun state. The study adopted a survey research method. The study population consist of 699 legal practitioners drawn from all the five branches of Nigeria Bar Association in Ogun State. The sample size was determined using Krejcie and Morgan table which resulted in a sample of 242. Data was collected using questionnaire. The data collected was analysed using both descriptive and inferential statistics. The study found that the level of use of online legal information resources (mean=2.63) information retrieval skills (mean = 2.56) and digital competences (mean=2.72) is moderately high among the respondents. The test of hypothesis showed that information retrieval (Adj.R2 = 0.528 p = 0.000) and digital competences (Adj.R2=0.528, p=0.000) both have significant influence on the use of online legal information resources. However, multiple regression analysis showed that while information retrieval (p=0.013) has a significant combined influence on the use of online legal information resources on the respondents, digital competences (p=0.176) do not have. The study concluded that the use of use of online legal resources by legal practitioners will provide extensive access to legal materials which will in turn promote quick dispensation of justice and enhance productivity. It therefore recommended the need for comprehensive training programs and continuing education by the law libraries and the judiciary to enhance lawyers’ information retrieval skills and digital competences. Keywords: Legal practitioners, Information retrieval skills, Digital competences, Legal information Word Count: 294enLegal practitionersInformation retrieval skillsDigital competencesLegal informationThesis