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
below age 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.
1.Booklets
2.Precis
3.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
1.Defence in intoxication.
2.Difference between dacoity and extortion
3.Mistake of fact
4.Common intention

24. Property Law
1.Sale of a plot
2.Purchase of a flat
3.Simple mortgage
4.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
1.Case studies
2.Demonstration
3.Learn by doing
4.Issue of aid memoire
5.Highlight Do's & Don'ts

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

30. DIVERSE SKILLS
1.Legal translators
2.Deed writers
3. Arbitration
4. Prosecution
5. Social work
6. Counselling
7. Law publishing
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
1.Skill development
2.Better trained and competent
professionals
3.Global upgrade of India's image
4.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.