| GyanCentral - The hub for engineering and law students - IIT-JEE, AIEEE, BITSAT, CLAT, AILET - 2012: KIIT Law School: from the eyes of a first year Aug 29th 2012, 05:06 | GyanCentral - The hub for engineering and law students - IIT-JEE, AIEEE, BITSAT, CLAT, AILET - 2012 | | The most comprehensive career education and test preparation forums in india. | | | KIIT Law School: from the eyes of a first year Aug 29th 2012, 04:53 I was determined to take up law from my childhood and had started preparing for various law exams accordingly. It was 28th May 2012, the CLAT result was out and my rank was somewhat nowhere near the cut off marks for good NLUs. I was shattered and thinking what to do next. I had start thinking that my dream of becoming a lawyer will never be a reality anymore. However, my parents supported me and asked me to look for what other alternatives I have. I was selected in few of the private law schools. I started searching the internet and different discussion forums to know which could be the best one for me, which can offer me similar environment and platform like national law schools to begin my legal education. After talking with few seniors, ex-students, teachers I zeroed on KIIT School of Law, KIIT University. First time I landed in Bhubaneswar, what mesmerised me was the wide roads free of traffic jams and boulevards decorated with flowers and plants. As, I was entering the KIIT University area, I was caught awestruck by the huge campus spread over more than 400 acres of land in the northern part of the city which is just a 20 minutes drive from the railway station. Beautifully decorated by statutes, sculptures, wall murals and landscaped trees located are the 16 different campuses which houses different schools of the university. The counselling and the orientation was conducted in the KIIT Auditorium and convention centre, which is the largest in the state of Odisha and had the honour of having several noble laureates, the President, Governors of different states, Prime Minister, Judges of High Courts and Supreme Courts, and who's who of India and the world alike. The introduction speech was given by Dr. N.L. Mitra, Ex-Vice Chancellor of NLSIU and founding Vice Chancellor of NLU Jodhpur and is the current the Chancellor of KIIT University who enchanted me with his aura and charisma. I realised that I am at the right place to complete my legal education. 16th of July, 2012 I embarked on a new journey of my life in KLS, and the journey till date had been one of the best I must say. fely myself to be independent, sense of responsibility appeared in me gradually while staying alone away from parental guidence- realised the true meaning of the fact that, healthy absence of parental guidance helps adolescents to become independent and autonomous smoothly. First thing which came to my notice when I entered the academic block for the first time was the photos of various dignitaries who have visited KIIT Law School in the past during different national and international events conducted in the school. Photos of legal luminaries like Fali S. Nariman, Ram Jethmalani, Justice Altamas Kabir, Justice P. N. Bhagwati, Mr. Gopal Subramaniam, Lord Charles Falconer, Lord Justice Mark Oliver Saville, Prof Martin Hunter, Prof. B.B. Pande and many more have adorned the corridors of the school. These living legends acted as inspiring and guiding pillars for the budding lawyers like us. In this short span of time, we had the opportunity to hear Justice Dipak Mishra, who delivered a lecture titled "Social Justice, Judicial Activism and Role of the Supreme Court of India" here. The law school is a seven floor building, out of which 3 floors are dedicated to the library and reading room only. The library amazed me with its more than 20,000 different books on law, humanities, management and science. The library has subscription to electronic databases like Manupatra, LexisNexis and Westlaw and several other web journals to make the research and studies easier. The classroom and seminar rooms are equipped with wireless internet, projectors for a better learning experience. However, a full sized moot court (modelled on Supreme Court) and the own auditorium of the school is under-construction which is expected to get completed by this year. KLS has several experienced and trained faculty in the field of law and other fields. Most of the faculty members are either graduates from National Law Schools or have taught in them and many of them have PhD and have published several reports and articles. Their help and support makes it easier for the newly joined students to understand law and other subjects in a better way. Seniors are equally helpful and inspiring for the new commers. they share their valuable experience about the college and also helps in studies by guiding us in various ways. The past achievments of KLS which I heard from seniors are very much inspiring and motivaiting. KLS has facility for Moot Court. Participants take part in simulated court proceedings, which usually include drafting briefs and oral arguments. Students had participated in a number of national and international Moot Court competitions. KLS has won the best memorial award in Common Wealth international Moot Competition 2009. The school also won the award for the fourth best memorial in the North India rounds of Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition 2011.It also was judged the runners up at the R.K.Jain Memorial Moot Court Competition in the year 2011. KLS Moot Court Society also organises intra-KLS Moot Court Competition every year. During December 2010, KLS organized many events of international repute including first ever International Law Week and International Victimology Conference. The International Law Week, a novel initiative of School of Law of KIIT University, was organized with the objective of providing students of law with an opportunity of interaction with some of the global leaders of the legal fraternity. The nine day programme included workshops, seminars; practical exercises and open house discussions with globally reputed legal scholars. The classes were conducted under the guidance of Prof. J. Martin Hunter, Emeritus Professor, KIIT Law School, Bhubaneswar and Nottingham Trent University, U.K. and his team of his past research assistants and alumni of Kings College, London. There were special lectures on all days delivered by eminent personalities from legal and allied fields. Hon'ble Justice A. K Patnaik Judge, Supreme Court, Shri Navin Chawla, former Chief Ellection Commisioner, Shri Ashok Parija, Sr. Advocate and Member, BCI, Dr. Sumate Yamnoon General Secretary, UMAP, Hon'ble Ms. Justice Gita Mittal, Judge, Delhi High Court, Shri Fali S. Nariman, Sr. Advocate, Supreme Court of India, Lord Justice Mark Oliver Saville, former Judge, Supreme Court of U.K., Mr. Sanjay Wadwani, British Dy. High Commissioner, Eastern India and Shri Ram Jethmalani i, Sr. Advocate, Supreme Court of India were some of the speakers who illuminated the audience. This endeavour of KIIT School of Law, a leading law school in the country set up on the pattern of National Law Schools by KIIT University, was an attempt towards internationalization of legal education as envisaged by the National Knowledge Commission, Govt. of India. Thus it seems that this college can provide various opurtunities and a decent future for those who can have faith in their abilities and can work hard. " In all human affairs there are efforts, and there are results, and the strength of the effort is the measure of the result." | | | |  | |
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