COMPLETE LAWYER

  Sandeep Chandrasekharan                                   Researcher at National University of Advanced Legal Studies, Kochi (Joint Secretary, Law and Justice Research Foundation  THE GAPS IN LEGAL PRACTICE AND EDUCATION: THE ENGLISH LEGACY AND THE INDIAN PROBLEM A formalization of professional training for legal practitioners under Common Law Legal system can be traced back to 1292, when Edward I issued a royal pronouncement to his judges of the common bench. [1]  According to this, they were to find and select “apt and eager” students representing each county in the area to learn the business of the courts. [2]  These students were to be based at the seat of the courts, Westminster. [3]  The earliest form of education focused on simplicity.  [4] Attending court and discussing the cases heard was considered sufficient. [5]  The method of legal education available an...

  Johnson Gomez Advocate, High Court of Kerala           Complete Lawyer is the concept, developed from the vision of Late Prof Dr N R Madahava Menon.   The institutions that he created during his life time, were to train good lawyer, who could achieve the constitutional goal of rendering justice social, economic and political to all the citizens.   The term 'complete lawyer' means a lawyer trained in all the skills required by legal practice. Eventually, this training would help him sustain in the profession, and earn him a reasonable income to pay all his bills and facilitate a reasonable living.              In a country with the population of more than 1.3 billion, the current strength of lawyers is highly insufficient to cater the needs, of all.      The long incubation period, when compared to other professions, seems to be an important hurdle in attracting law students to the legal...