Whether its justified that LL.B gradauates to go for compulsory apprentiship before enrolling at Bar
yogesh
(Querist) 05 November 2010
This query is : Resolved
Recently its in news that LL.B graduates will compulsory have to appear for Examination for enrolling at Bar
AND THE
Ministry blue print is revisiting for Advocates Act-1961 for reintroduction of apprentiship program under the Advocate before enrolling at Bar but have not been finalised
Whether its justified for young entrant who has already given 5-6 years after secondary education to go for another one year before enrolling at Bar?
Parthasarathi Loganathan
(Expert) 05 November 2010
After all Apprenticeship is only going to help the trainee to pick up the tricks of the trade and not the Bar Council or the Law Ministry. Mr.Yogesh should take it positively.
adv. rajeev ( rajoo )
(Expert) 05 November 2010
It was opposed by the advocates but it is thinking by law ministry as said by shasikumar
Arun Kumar Bhagat
(Expert) 05 November 2010
Law minister is personally averse to this concept but Bar Council of India is adamant in their stand. In my humble view those who have given five years of their lives to pursue a specific stream of education,should be treated with respect.
Parthasarathi Loganathan
(Expert) 05 November 2010
Internship is an opportunity to groom oneself in any profession and making it mandatory needs to be accepted by and large. After all, other professions like Medicine, CA, ICWAI or even Engineering is privileged with this methodology. However, Law Colleges and Universities in this country can involve the students to get tied up with Courts during the period of apprenticeship so that they get groomed by the Seniors. Their services will also facilitate reduction of work load and pendency in the courts. They should also be paid a reasonable stipend. This must be the agenda. Quality of lawyers is a big concern for the civil society as many cannot even draft a simple sentence in english or speak fluently in the Courts. How they can develop themselves to interpret Statutes where only English versions have the predominance. Please introspect on these lines.
s.subramanian
(Expert) 05 November 2010
By being an apprentice under a senior and getting trained for good advocacy does not involve any disrespect. The present erosion in the standards of advocacy is the result of lack of proper training and guidance. The Bar council of India has come to this decision only after carefully considering the degradation that the profession has undergone in the recent times. I have come cross some junior lawyers struggling hard to address the court even properly. They definitely need guidance. The bar council on india may introduce the stipendary system also to help the budding lawyers.
yogesh
(Querist) 05 November 2010
1Personally I don't think training will be useful for young entrants unless given for good reasons. Only those have godfathers will access to make use of the training and others will be get expolited such as an engaged in petty work such standing in ques for filing counter, post offices, stamp vendors, typing , photocopying etc
2In the age of IT world these needs to struck off as person with good caliber need not to have undergone such type of training as in some law colleges papers such as pleading,conveying etc will equipped the young entrants to acquaint with verse with knowledge
3 Thirdly the purpose of the apprentiship will not solve the purpose of well acquainted with the practical knowledge For example if the LL.B graduate receives apprenticeship under the lawyer who is practicing in Company Law Board only he will derive practical knowledge only in the respective field and same thing happen in the I.T TRIBUNAL, COMPETITION LAW BOARD,Consumer court, CAT etc
4Like MBBS, BDS, B.ArCh the course curriculum itself has been developed that they will go for independent practise rather than to work under some one. The BCI too have to regualate them
5Strong lobby of Advocates will exploit more and more young entrants as they will retained maximum number of young entrants under the forum and they will not deploy partners, junior advocates under them as they will pay meager amount of money and utilised their services extensively. The young entrants will promote their firms and will not get any client when they move for independent practicee
PALNITKAR V.V.
(Expert) 13 November 2010
It all depends on the individual experience of the budding lawyers. If they feel exploited, they would disapprove the the scheme. But if they are getting good training and also some payment they would welcome the provision. The Bar Council may take into account the general experience to find out whether the scheme would be properly implemented to achieve the desired object and make the juniors more learned and competant or will it be used to exploit the juniour advocates.
DEFENSE ADVOCATE.-firmaction@g
(Expert) 05 November 2010
