ENHANCING ANALYTICAL SKILLS: CRITICAL THINKING FOR COMPLEX LEGAL ISSUES
[7:30pm to 8:30pm; 25th & 26th January 2025]
Webinar Brief:-
1. Objective:
The idea is to provide pragmatic and holistic understanding of brief preparation; from inception
(client dealing) to its culmination (final judgment); through all interim stages (preparation, drafting,
conveyancing, arguments etc.)
2. Why this webinar?
The idea is to aid and help nascent practitioners to develop and gain experiential knowledge; which
will improve their understanding of court-craft & litigation. Hence, this initiative by LASDES, a
non-profit NGO.
3. Topics Overview
25th Jan 2025 [Devaang Savla]:-
- Assisting Seniors/working as a Junior Advocate:
• How to choose a chamber?
• How to make best use of time?
• Gaining position and control, in a competitive environment?
• Legal discipline
• Monetary considerations/Stipend?
- Developing Clients
• How clientage is developed?
• Client Trust Factor
• Legal specialization
- Understanding Facts
• Collation of all essential and necessary documents
• Client briefing [civil/criminal]- extraction of information
• Relevancy of facts- court purposes
- Nature of the Case
• Identification
• Application of statues
- Deciding Forum
• Forum of practice
• Expansion of work
• Peer development- increasing territorial reach
- Applicable Laws
• Understanding and identification the root of the issue
- Precedents
• Continuous reading
• Keeping abreast with latest SC decisions
• Current affairs and importance
• Research skills, resources and software
- Framing Issues
• Pinning the case to 1 or few points/questions
• Civil vs Criminal: Nature
- Proposition Research
• How done
• Assistance and peer learning
• Cross application of laws and legal ratios
- Drafting
• According to bench
• Formats
• Language and description
• Proof-reading
• Other technicalities
- Prayer
• Importance
• Interim and final prayer
• Specific to keep in mind
26th Jan 2025 [Tanmay Sadh]:-
- The Bench: Court Craft/Observation/Conduct
• Importance of court time
• Careful observation
• Orders on similar petitions
• Background of the bench
- Arguments/similar orders
• Framing
• Presentation
• Decided cases
- Interim Order
• Importance
• Pendency
• Length and effectiveness of interim order
• Vacation of interim orders (respondents’ case)
- CA/RA
• Nature of Pleadings
• Applications and other misc. drafts
- Final Hearing
• How done
• Preparation
• Case laws
• Understanding the query of the bench
• Inclination of the bench
- Client Management
• Importance of final relief for the client
• What the client desires
• Middle way out
• Compensation and fees
This is just a tentative outline, as detailed above
4. Important Note:-
[1] Please read the case briefs:-
• Poonam Devi Case [482- Complaint Case]
• Rajendra Prasad Case [Societies Act]
[2] Please specify the language of webinar:
The idea is to deliver the experiential knowledge; so, it will be as per choice of participants.
Hindi/English/Hinglish- as per preference.
[kindly poll as to your preference, before hand]
[3] Duration Management:
[i] Webinar- First 40 mins [7:30pm – 8:10pm]
[ii] Q&A- Last 20 min [8:10pm – 8:30pm]
P.S.-There could be a delay between 5-15 mins; due to prior engagements. Please bear with that.
Hoping to help you gain from our experiential knowledge
Best regards,
DEVAANG SAVLA
TANMAY SADH
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