Saturday, March 30, 2019

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UrsDay: Creating Smart Lawyers

Here at UrsDay School of Advocates (“USA college”), our objective is to shape young law students into strong, confident, socially conscientious, competent legal professionals. We sincerely believe in this saying:

“The early bird gets the first worm, but the wisest bird gets the fastest one.”

― Matshona Dhliwayo

We believe in the value of smart work over hard work. Thus, we at USA college have carefully curated and crafted a series of hands - on training and practically oriented workshops post regular class hours, known as Smart Lawyer Program.

The advantages of a legal education at USA college is as follows:

We bridge the gap between legal theory, and real world practice so that our graduates are already acclimatized to the professional environments in which they will be working.

Client Counselling: The untrained young advocate may put off potential clients by talking down to them, speaking in an aggressive manner, throwing legal jargon at them, or making up huge, unrealistic promises. The right approach can build a long standing relationship, while a haughty or confrontational or jargon filled approach may drive clients away. It is important for lawyers to remember that the client is primarily come to them for advice, and often hand holding through the legal maze. We train our students in client counselling with the finest legal practitioners Students will hone their research and writing skills, learn to negotiate with opposing counsel, and advise clients on a host of issues. They will learn these, and rapport building skills so they can establish a lasting relationship with clients. Students will form teams, take turns to implement their client counselling training in the form of role play exercises. Each team shall be given a predetermined time limit, within which their performance shall determine the outcome of their session. “Only by falling, do we learn to brush ourselves off and rise up” We will assist the students here, so they can walk tall when they graduate.

Developing Negotiation Skills: Anybody who aspires to greatness within the legal profession needs to develop strong negotiation skills. Negotiation skills are necessary not only in the boardroom, but also outside of court while arguing for a settlement on behalf of the client. Good negotiators are much sought after today by the premiere law firms of the country, and globally.   In our Negotiation course, you will have interactive exercises, discussions, and projects. You can also take specialized courses that focus on M&A, as well as other business agreements applicable in the corporate legal practice. Our purpose is to conduct workshops, seminars and guest lectures with the help of skilled ADR experts.

Trial Advocacy Workshops: To advocate for your client in court, you will need to understand the trial process. Trial advocacy classes cover topics including: Opening statements and closing arguments, the preparation of witnesses, developing a theory of the case, objections, introduction of real and documentary evidence, expert witnesses, and direct and cross-examinations.
Social Conscientiousness Programs: Justice lies at the heart of the legal profession. As much as we encourage students to develop an astute business mindset, we are keen on working with students to create tomorrow’s change - makers. Not only corporate lawyers who embody the negative stereotypes associated with the profession but erase them and create corporate lawyers with a social conscientiousness. In order to do so, every student will be assigned a team and Guide. The Guide will provide weekly/bi-weekly guidance with regard to the small, individual projects and causes/social concern that each team will be working on, in association with the UrsDay NGO as well as teaming up with other local organisations in the vicinity of the campus, to listen, help, guide, increase legal awareness, and problem solve.

Soft Skills Training: Every law student has in them the potential to shine like a diamond. Law school and gaining knowledge is merely the beginning of that arduous and amazing journey. Soft skills, often called people skills or emotional intelligence, refer to the ability to interact amicably with others. Soft skills are personal attributes that can affect relationships, communication, and interaction with others. We will be training students in the necessary components of soft skills such as negotiation, networking, client counselling, presentation, conflict resolution, development of effective communication, team work, delegation, problem solving and handling crises. Law firms can be extremely competitive and often has one lawyer juggling multiple matters in a time crunch. In order to optimize effort towards efficiency, the above mentioned skills are quintessential. Law is not just about winning a case, it is ultimately about social re-engineering. It is a people oriented profession. Soft skills are an essential part of finding, attracting, and retaining clients. Highly-developed presentation skills, networking abilities, and etiquette awareness can help you win new clients and gain more work from existing clients. Honing your abilities to resolve conflicts, solve problems can lead to stronger relationships with colleagues, clients, and other professional contacts. Ultimately, strong soft skills can help you gain confidence—an invaluable trait in the world.

Public Speaking Workshops: Towards helping students master their public speaking ability, we not only conduct specialized public speaking workshops, but also encourage students to work as a team to interact with the locals, go out and provide legal awareness, listen to their grievances and develop advisory skills as well. This helps them become better listeners, more empathetic human beings as well. We also have several events and enterprises planned where students will be interacting directly with corporate representatives, representing their college and helping build strong affiliations in lieu of sponsoring fairs, marathons and other such events mutually beneficial to both parties.



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