SEMISTAR-1
LC-1 INTRODUCTION OF INDIAN LEGAL SYSTEM
The student to know about the Indian legal system, such as devolution of courts and functions. The student will also know about the History of Indian Courts and their systems prior to entering in this filed.
LC-2 INDIAN COURTS AND THEIR POWERS, FUNCTIONS AND JURISDICTIONS
The student to know about the Indian Courts, such as devolution of courts and their powers, functions and Jurisdictions ect. The student will also know about the other government offices which deal with Indian law, such as Tribunals, Forums, Major Offices of land Department, Registration offices where they will work in future.
LC-3 ROLE, TASKS, DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF A LAW CLERK
This the main part of this curriculum. The student to know about their Roles, Tasks, Duties and responsibilities in legal field as Law Clerk. Law Clerks perform a variety of legal tasks under the supervision of Lawyers, Solicitors, Barristers or senior Law Clerks of a court. A Law Clerk perform specialised clerical work associated with legal practice and law courts, with the exact nature of the determined by the area of law their employer specialises in. Law clerks may assist their employers in all area of law such as assisting with clerical tasks related to court proceedings, administrative tasks, and basic legal duties including drafting letters to clients or other parties, prepare legal documents, collect information’s/reports, getting Certified Copies from the Court, assisting with telephone inquiries, maintaining files, documents, accounts relationship with clients and monitoring the Indian legal system. The student will also know about the other government offices which deal with Indian law, such as Tribunals, Forums, Major Offices of land Department, Registration offices where they will work in future.
LC-4 LEGAL ETHICS, VARIOUS SKILLS TO BE REQUIRED BECOAME A GOOD LAW CLERK
The student to know about the differences between different types of cases and their limitations. About their various skills and how to develop their skill, ethics and what to do and what not to do in their career.
SEMISTAR-2
LC-5 COURT PROCEDURE-1
The student to know about the different type of cases filing in Indian Courts. This section gives an overview of the court process in India, including a civil and criminal law suit, procedures proper to the commencement of proceedings and drafting including pleadings, affidavits, motions, using the Indian Court forms. The last part of the course will deal with the procedure and documents used in the process of: examination of discovery, overview of oral and documentary discovery, pre-trial and trial preparation, and the trial procedure.
LC-6 COURT PRECEDURE-2
The student to know about the differences between different types of case and their limitations. The student also knows about the different types of drafting both in Civil and Criminal cases and their filing procedure of the cases. To know about cause list (where cases has been list) and e-court filing and using e-courts APP.
LC-7 PRACTICAL
Law Clerks perform a variety of legal tasks under the supervision of Lawyers, Solicitors, Barristers or clerks of court. We will provide them to do some practical knowledge about their future work. Visiting them in different law firms and lawyers chamber to get experience and pre knowledge before entering in to this filed.
A Law Clerk perform specialised clerical work associated with legal practice and law courts, with the exact nature of the determined by the area of law their employer specialises in. Law Clerks may assist their employers in all area of law such as assisting with clerical tasks related to court proceedings, administrative tasks, and basic legal duties including drafting letters to clients or other parties, prepare legal documents, write reports, assisting with telephone inquiries, maintaining files, documents, accounts, relationship with clients and meetings.
It will also introduce the student to legal terminology and citation, legal correspondence, and legal documents. The student will learn techniques to organize job searches, draft cover letters, and tailor resumes specifically for law firms.
LC- 8 Overview of Law Clerks Act
The student to know about the West Bengal Law Clerk Act and their right to work the provision of law and their jurisdiction of work. We will Also help them to Enroll them as Law clerk in West Bengal Law Clerk Council.
