9. Meeting
Industry
Expectations
Role of Law School
• Designing curriculums / improving programs to meet
practical challenges
• Emphasize the importance of skills and qualities needed
to enter the industry
Innovative Curriculum – Examples
• Contract drafting exercise and other litigation related
documents
• Early training on legal research and writing
• Interactive classroom sessions comprising of case
presentations, topical discussions and so on
• Emphasis on moot courts, publications and internships
• Forum for sharing individual experiences
10. Sl. No Practice Areas Industry usage Expertise required Expectation gap and focus areas for
interns/freshers
1 Arbitration and
Conciliation
• Civil litigation.
• Alternative forum for
resolving disputes
• Thorough understanding of the law on
Arbitration;
• Understanding the landmark
judgements of the Supreme Court and
major High Courts;
• Understanding the scenario in the
International Arbitration Forum
a) Singapore Arbitration Rules
b) London Arbitration Rules
• No clarity of the law amongst students opting to
practice in the field of Arbitration.
• To focus on the law and its developments from an
early stage to gain requisite knowledge
• Conduct mock arbitration proceedings similar to
moot courts
2 Banking and Finance • Real Estate Projects;
• Infrastructure Projects;
• Small and Medium
Enterprises – Working
capital finance. (Include
Start-ups)
• Private Equity
• Banking laws;
• RBI regulations on Banks and NBFCs
• Debt Recovery Tribunal Laws
• SARFESI Laws
• Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code
• Companies Act
• Respective State laws in Real Estate
• Transfer of Property laws;
• Town Planning Act
• Inability to understand the complexity of the
transaction documents;
• Inability of the freshers to grasp all the nuances of
the transactions;
• Understanding how Banking law, Real Estate Laws,
RBI Regulations and Insolvency laws operate
simultaneously.
• Clear understanding of Civil Procedure Code.
3 Corporate laws and
Secretarial
• Mergers and Acquisitions
• De-merger
• Cross Border Mergers
• Secretarial Practice
• Filing of Charges
• Keen eye for developments under
Company Law/SEBI/Competition law/
FEMA etc
• Expertise to be developed in Due Diligence
• Freshers should understand the scope very well and
research the relevance of the applicable laws and
the provisions for giving absolute clarity.
• Read up the latest developments in the M&A space
to understand the best practises in the Industry and
around the world.
Meeting Industry Expectations
11. Sl. No Practice Areas Industry usage Expertise required Expectation gap and focus areas for
interns/freshers
4 Constitutional
Law
• Fundamental Rights
• Writ jurisdiction
• Knowing the scope of articles
such as article 32, 226 and
articles relating to fundamental
rights
Application of these articles
5 Intellectual
Property laws
• Entertainment Industry;
• Media
• Telecommunication
• Advertisement
• Sports
• Copyright Law
• Trade Marks Law
• Patent Law
• Designs
• Inability to understand the differences under each
facet of the intellectual Property law
• IP litigation is a thriving area and freshers may explore
aspects on IP advisory and IP litigation.
• Barring Patent law, IP lawyers can assist in Copyright,
Trademark, Designs and Geographical indications.
6 Taxation laws –
Direct and
Indirect
• Every Company is affected by
Income Tax Law, GST law and
Customs law
• Assessment procedures before
the Income Tax Authorities
• Income Tax Act, 1961 and the
Rules made thereunder
• GST Act 2017
• State GST Rules
• Customs Act
• International Tax laws
• Supreme Court Judgements under various chapters of
the Income Tax Act;
• High Court Judgements under various chapters of the
Income Tax Act;
• Circulars, trade notices and notifications issued by
Central Board of Direct Taxes and Central Board of
Excise and Customs.
Meeting Industry Expectations