Continuing Legal Education.pptx

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Formal Legal Education in India regulated by BCI & Universities. Law Commission of India felt, “Legal Education is fundamental to the very foundation of the Indian Judicial System.” All India Bar Exam- 3.5 hours, open book exam, same syllabus as LLB Course. Reflects distrust of BCI on recognized law colleges. Law Commission, National Knowledge Commission & Supreme Court call for reintroduction of Bar Exam.

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Governmental Policy BCI UGC Affiliating Universities Private Governing Body of Law Colleges National Litigation Policy Developments in Legal Profession

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Developments in the Legal System The kind of students who enroll The Caliber and Commitment of the faculty The Infrastructure available Technological advancements The Developments in other fields of Education The Changes in the Society

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Part IV BCI rules on standards of Legal Education fail to provide for qualifications, conditions of service, selection, pay perks & promotions of law teachers. Law teachers equivalent to arts, commerce and science teachers for under graduates as if LLM (takes 3+3+2/ 5+2 years) is equivalent to MA, M.Com. and M.Sc. (takes 3+2 years). Full time teachers barred from practicing Law under the BCI rules. Do not provide for non-practice allowance.

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BCI should study the NET/SET process, curriculum, evaluation & determine its desirability as a qualification for law teachers. Law teachers need training (before they start teaching) on teaching methods and sufficient practice. Law teachers need proper incentives. NKC says current UGC scales not attractive. Law colleges are not sanctioned enough number of full time lecturers.

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BCI has listed 21 compulsory papers. But syllabus is not framed by BCI, University to decide. BCI is silent about the vernacular medium. Question paper pattern, marking criteria passing criteria, criteria for classes differ in Universities. No proper academic audit regarding curricular, cocurricular and practical training activities of colleges. Professional Ethics not mandatory part of Curriculum.

Curricular framework of no aid if examination is not tough enough compelling (1) study of good books, references (2) updating (3) regular studies and discussions in the classrooms.  Question papers do not adequately reflect the new topics, amendments included in the subject. 

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UGC National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) assesses & accredits universities. NAAC does not classify institutions and does not apply different criteria for accreditation of different classes of institutions. NKC report lamented that law institutions are far from standards. BCI 2008 rules on legal education provided for an accreditation/performance rating system judging academics, administration and financial of past 5 years record.

The Vision Statement of BCI recognised two issues affecting the image of legal profession in India : • Inadequate quality of legal education and infrastructure, and • Lack of relevant skills training to meet with the ever-changing demands of the modern world  Step to resolve issues : “Creating clear quality standards for legal education and a common entry level standard for entering law schools across the country. ” 

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Uniform admission procedures for all the recognized law schools in the country. Establishment of the National Academy for Law Teaching and Continuing Legal Education. Revised list of requirements for accreditation of law schools. Benchmarking and quality evaluation of law schools. Standardization of the academic calendar.

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Five-year dual-degree LL.B. programmes to be made the norm; three year LL.B. programmes to focus on specialized areas of law. Balance between doctrinal and vocational education. A revised curriculum.

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New technologies to be used in legal education. Measures to attract and retain better faculty. Mix of small and large class sizes for teaching. Medium of instruction. Use of contemporary teaching techniques, and adoption of the Outcomes Model. Continuous education and skill upgrades for faculty. Standards for faculty evaluation.

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