Skill Development in Law, Para Legal & other Fields and Export of Trained Manpower

Professional degree in law must be clinical in nature and based on skill development so as to enable law graduates to undertake their professional duties soon after their graduation.

1. SKILL DEVELOPMENT IN LAW, PARA LEGAL & OTHER FIELDS AND EXPORT OF TRAINED MANPOWER

2. Presentation by Maj Gen Nilendra Kumar Director Amity Law School, Noida and Former Judge Advocate General Army

3. WHAT IS SKILL It is the ability learned to carry out a task with pre-determined results often within a given amount of time, energy or both.

4. SKILL DEVELOPMENT Skill is the abilities one possess. It generates employment, enhances dignity and self respect.

5. MAGNITUDE OF MISSION India's population b elow a ge 35 is more than 800 million A large number of them are unemployed. They lack any skills.

6. BENEFIT FROM SKILL Knowledge of a skill and competence thereat helps one to stand on one's legs and earn livelihood. Hence, the need to organize skill training on a large scale.

7. Number of Law Colleges in India over 1500 Number of students passing out every year over 40,000.

8. Legal education in the form of law degree ( five years & three years) is regulated by the Bar Council of India.

9. However, the students and the faculty have hardly any notion of skills needed to practice or apply law.

10. TARGET GROUP No. 1 Law Teachers

11. Knowledge imparted in classrooms is theoretical and bereft of practical application.

12. As such, law graduates who come out from law colleges can neither make a living and nor can contribute to the profession.

13. Hence, there exists a need to re-orientate academic delivery.

14. The faculty is hardly in a position to train them in any professional skills .

15. How to go about skill development ?

16. This presentation traces outline of a proposal for skill development in: Legal education Para legal training Skills in other fields Export of skilled professionals

17. The object of this proposal is to introduce and develop training in diverse skills relating to law and governance in India.

18. Development of curriculum

19. Preparation and issue of study material. Booklets Precis  CDs

20. LEGAL EDUCATION Identify and impart training in all the mandatory and elective courses taught for : a) 5 years integrated degree program b) 3 years degree program

21. Train the trainers Faculty should be provided short capsule of one to three days workshops at regular periodicity.

22. Basic and essential skills (minimum three or four) should be selected from each course.

23. ILLUSTRATION Law of Crime  Defence in intoxication. Difference between dacoity and extortion Mistake of fact Common intention

24. Property Law Sale of a plot Purchase of a flat Simple mortgage Rent agreement for a flat .

25. Simple and realistic exercises to be designed which may involve imparting training in skills.

26. Faculty from law colleges be exposed to training in skills. Not more than two courses per faculty in each workshop.

27. Duration of workshop for faculty Two or three days

28. RELIANCE ON Case studies Demonstration Learn by doing Issue of aid memoire Highlight Do's & Don'ts

29. ADVANTAGES Incorporation of skills in courses will make the students acquire better understanding to take up : Law practice Judicial career Corporate law role In-house counsels

30. DIVERSE SKILLS 1.Legal translators 2.Deed writers  3. Arbitration   4. Prosecution   5. Social work    6. Counselling 7. Law publi shi ng 8. Court reporting

31. NUMBERS COVERED Assuming the workshop runs for 200 days per year for total 100 trainees each time. 200 days x 100 trainees = 20,000/3 days = 6500 Law Teachers per annum Note Each group to have not more than 30-35 trainees.

32. MAIN ADVANTAGE Better governance due to professional and faster disposal of grievances and provision of remedies.

33. OTHER ADVANTAGES Skill development Better trained and competent professionals Global upgrade of India's image Speedy disposal of cases

34. TRAINERS Take not only law faculty but also potential teachers (those with LLM and intending to make a career as a law teacher) or preparing for UGC NET.

35. EXPORT OF TRAINED FACULTY The faculty trained and experienced in teaching skills will be in demand beyond India.

36. Simultaneous efforts

37. TARGET GROUP No.2 Extend the training to law students.

38. TARGET GROUP No.3 Para Legals

39. Absence of Para Legal education in India though it exists in most of the developed countries .

40. Para Legals needed for a variety of tasks such as: 1. Gram Nyayalayas 2. Domestic violence surveyors 3. Consumer grievances. 4. Right to Information. 5. Counsellors for cases of child abuse or child labour. 6. Insurance claims. 7. Medical negligence reports 8. Surveyors for traffic accident cases. 9. Legal translators

41. NEED FOR TRAINING IN LEGAL SKILLS 1. Long duration of legal education (5 years after 10 plus 2. 2. Expenses involved beyond reach of millions. 3. Education does not impart skills.

42. Basic mantra is to impart skills and prepare them early to be self dependent.

43. CONCLUSION Professional degree in law must be clinical in nature and based on skill development so as to enable law graduates to undertake their professional duties soon after their graduation.