School of Law

Presidency University School of Law is approved by the Bar Council of India (BCI), New Delhi. The School of Law offers five-years integrated undergraduate and post graduate courses in law, have been carefully crafted and designed to prepare its graduates for rewarding careers in legal service organizations. The curriculum is designed for the amateur law aspirants having an open mind, ready to imbibe the nuances of the legal profession. School of Law is committed to quality and academic excellence and has redefined learning process, unique pedagogy which is built on an academic content that is global and contemporary as well. The campus is vibrant with co-curricular and extracurricular activities, workshops and other initiatives that provide a commendable value addition to the Law programmes. School of Law offers Courses that are contemporary and global in perspective to achieve academic rigor, progressive and innovative learning with industry-integrated course structure and curriculum which is driven through experiential learning techniques. Delivered by highly accomplished, experienced and eminent faculty and renowned industry practitioners, wide range of opportunities for extracurricular activities, pro bono activities with extensive interaction with legal luminaries, students are also given stimulatory cases in Moot Court Practice, students can take up Legal Practice as a profession, students are exposed to current topics in the seminar series where eminent practitioners discuss on the emerging nuances of law, students are exposed to legal practice as part of internship at the end of every year of the program.

LEGAL AID

The Legal Aid Clinic [LAC] at School of Law, Presidency University aims at empowering the communities living in the vicinity of campus, and providing enduring solutions to their problems by invoking law as a tool of social engineering. The Legal Aid Clinic’s education initiative has been engaging with the schools in the nearby villages on diverse range of issues including quality of teaching, abysmal attendance of teachers and students in the school, electricity problems faced by public schools and sanitation concerns.  It is an important facet in the life and learning of law students. The LAC offers the students an opportunity to interact with the general public and provide deserving members of the community legal guidance to their problems. Students become responsible citizens and feel empowered as lawyers which, in turn, will drive him/her towards the passionate learning of Law. Generating awareness among the community regarding various laws and sensitizing the society towards better compliance of laws is also a key objective of LAC. The clinic proactively takes up education initiative to create awareness on various provisions of the law which enables children from weaker sections to study in private schools, right to information, promote Swachh Bharat by addressing cleanliness issues in the village, creating awareness about provisions of Protection of Child Sexual Offences Act and many more.

MOOT COURT

School of Law, Presidency University recognizes the vital role of moot courts, mock trials as part of law school education and believes that the moot court stimulates the learning zeal of students in the legal education. Law students seek to gain honor, experience, and professional exposure by playing a key role in a moot court. School of law gives law students an opportunity to research and litigate advanced hypothetical problems, compete with a team against other student attorneys, and receive professional feedback on their performance by peers, faculty, and the moot court itself. It also considers that the moot courts are significant tools for law students as they put them into optimum use with commitment under the supervision and guidance of the faculty.

LEGAL PEDAGOGY AT PRESIDENCY UNIVERSITY

The pedagogy adopted for such Integrated Programs emphasizes multi-disciplinary research and inquiry, participative learning, blended learning using online resources, case studies and discussion seminars in addition to the classroom lectures.  A very critical aspect of the learning process is to develop the skills and attitudes imperative for competence as a legal professional. With this objective the Integrated Honors Law Curriculum has courses on personal and professional skill development like Professional Communication (including courses in general and legal English), Researching and Reasoning Skills, Advocacy Skills and Drafting Skills. All such skills are refined through Moot Courts, Legal Aid Clinics and Internships that are conducted in compliance with the requirements of the Bar Council of India.

CAREER PROSPECTS AND OPTIONS

A law graduate is faced with a variety of career options. Judicial Services is well known and the traditional career path. A flourishing legal industry is growing in lockstep with India’s economic growth creating extraordinary opportunities for lawyers and law firms. National and Multinational Corporations offer diverse career opportunities in legal services and departments, covering areas like International Trade and Commerce, Intellectual Property Rights, Global Mobility and International Laws. The emergence of LPO (Legal Process Outsourcing) opens up career opportunities in several specialized legal services, particularly in Legal Research.

INTERNSHIPS

Internships are mandatory according to the BCI norms. To get into a Corporate Law Firm, a student needs guided internship experience. Internships are to be planned and pursued keeping in mind the skills which can be sharpened for a high-paying job with the focussed guidance provided by the experienced faculty. This way, students are exposed to experiential learning and skill-enhancement techniques.

CLINICAL COURSES

Clinical Courses are an important segment of the curriculum where students learn by ‘doing’. BCI-mandated Clinical Courses are further split and allocated into different semesters with greater focus on content. The thrust is on skills associated with Moot Court, Mediation, Trial, Drafting, etc.

UNDER GRADUATE PROGRAMS OFFERED

• A. LL.B [Hons.]
• LL.B [Hons.]
• Com. LL.B [Hons.]

POST GRADUATE PROGRAMS OFFERED

• M – Intellectual Property Rights
• M – Technology Law
• M – Gender Studies