The lawyer's conference at IILM University was organised in line with the objectives of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 and centred around the themes: ( 1) Evolution and Evaluation of the Present Teaching Methods in Law; ( 2) Need for Change and Adoption of New Approaches to Law Teaching. ( 3) Urgencies to Evolve New Patterns of Curriculum development; (4) Courses and Methods of Experiential Learning.
IILM University hosted the Lawyers’ Conference on Teaching and Experiential Learning in law to explore the potential of implementing best practices and emerging robust technologies in law education. The event brought together distinguished legal professionals, judges, scholars and passionate law students at its Sprawling Greater Noida Campus.
The prominent dignitaries extensively brainstormed and shared their experiences and opinions in designing the latest teaching methodologies and bridging the existing gap in education delivery and expected learning outcomes.
Prof. M. Afzal Wani (Convener) Pro Vice Chancellor and Dean School of Law said, ''The Lawyers' Conference on Teaching and Experiential Learning in Law is a concerted effort to contribute to the NEP's vision of promoting quality education with global competitiveness for reducing inequality and enhancing the Indian students’ capacity for placements across the globe. This conference delivered a unique opportunity for practising legal professionals to contribute towards quality legal education and develop an overall a better justice system using all emerging technologies. ''
Echoing his opinion and underlining the importance of leadership in the law domain, Advocate (Prof.) Krishan Mahajan, Supreme Court of India, NLU Odisha & RGNUL, Patiala, said, ''The failure of thought leadership in India is the crisis in leadership and it is necessary to sort this out. About 50 per cent of India’s population is employed in agriculture but we don’t teach agriculture and also don’t have a law in this area. It is a great domain where the law is needed.’’
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