Call for Campus Ambassadors: LexQuest [Apply by 20th May, 2015]

About: LexQuest is an Online Portal for Law Students, across the Globe. We seek to not only provide you with information regarding all the opportunities out there but we go a step further and seek to engage with you by creating such opportunities for you!

LexQuest calls for Campus Ambassadors: Interested in writing about the ongoing events at your campus? Interested in helping us increase our outreach? Interested in helping us organise events in your college? Interested in conducting interviews? Interested in getting published? Interested in earning while doing there tasks? Then send in your CV and a Statement of Purpose to info.lexquest@gmail.com. 

Duration: One month i.e. 1st May, 2015-31st May, 2015. We will consider extending your tenure on the basis of your work.

Nature of Work and Remuneration: Online. This is a voluntary post, however, we will give rewards to the two best performers at the end of their internship. There is also an opportunity to generate your own income through ‘Paid Tasks’.

Certificate: The candidates who will perform all the assigned tasks in the given time limit will be given duly recognized certificates at the end of their internship.

Last Date to Apply: 20th May, 2015.

Contact:

E-mail: info.lexquest@gmail.com

Website: http://lexquest.in/

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LexQuest’s Online Course on Evidence Law [Register by 25th May, 2015]

LexQuest’s Online Course on Evidence Law

In today’s society, there is an ever increasing amount of cases piling up in various courts throughout the country and most of the people will have to, at some point in their lives, visit the courts to get their grievances redressed. Evidence becomes the most decisive factor in deciding a case and hence it becomes extremely important for people to be well aware of it.

The online course offered by LexQuest aims to make the Lawyer Community as well as the general public aware and well versed with the Law of Evidence in India,  in the most comprehensible manner. The Lawyer and the Student communities will be the most benefited out of this course, as they are the ones who need to know the subject thoroughly. Be it a civil or a criminal case, Evidence Law is required to substantiate the claims of the parties involved and evidence is necessary to obtain an effective remedy. Owing to this, Law of Evidence is one of the most important laws to be understood.

This course is designed to familiarize the aspirants with the concepts of Indian Evidence Act for a menial fee and hence it becomes all the more important to pursue this course. This course emphasizes on the following areas, An Introduction to The Indian Evidence Act, The General Relevancies of Evidence with respect to others, Admissions, Confessions and all other types of specific evidences, Burden of Proof and Examination of Witnesses etc.

LexQuest is proud to introduce the facility of Online Support with this course 

The Online Support System is peculiar in the following ways:

1. It shall be provided free of cost.

1. It shall be provided throughout the duration of the course, i.e., 2 months.

1. Power Point Presentations and Case Studies of the landmark judgements shall be provided regularly.

1. Articles covering core and important doctrines, theories, concepts, etc. of the Law of Evidence shall also be provided.

1. E-mail support: The Online Support System shall enable the Aspirant to ask any relevant question or doubt, pertaining to any area of the Law of Evidence, through E-mail.

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Official Notification

Duration of the Course: 2 Months (1^st June, 2015 to 31^st July, 2015)

Exam dates: 1^st August, 2015-3^rd August 2015. (You can choose the date as per your convenience)

About the Exam: The exam will consist of 60 questions, 1 mark each. For passing, you need to secure a minimum of 40%. No negative marking.

Note: The course material (modules)  will be sent at regular intervals and can be downloaded at  and studied at your own pace over the period of 2 months.

Who can pursue?

This Course will be of immense value to the Students, Lawyers, Researchers, Executives working in legal departments and others.

Syllabus: The course is divided into 6 modules.

Module 1- Introduction

This is an introductory module and covers topics like the features and types of Evidences and their Appreciation, Judicial proceedings and Courts, Central Concepts in Law of Evidence, Rules of Presumption.

Module 2- General Relevancies

This module deals with General Relevancies and includes concepts like The  Doctrine of Res Gestae, Common Intention, Motive, Relevant and Irrelevant facts, etc.

Module 3- Specific Relevancies

This module covers Specific Relevancies and includes the concepts of Admissions and Confessions, Statements by persons other than Witnesses, Judgments, Opinions, Character, Facts of which Judicial Notice may be taken.

Module 4- Evidences

This module includes topics like General principles governing Oral and Documentary Evidences, Public and Private Documents, Rules of Presumption as to Documents, Rule of exclusion of oral evidence by documentary evidence.

Module 5- Burden of Proof

This module deals with and includes concepts of burden of proof, onus of proof, rebuttable and non-rebuttable presumptions, mandatory and discretionary presumptions, conclusive presumption, Estoppels.

Module 6- Witnesses and Examination of Witnesses

This module covers topics relating to various Witnesses like Accomplice Evidence, Hostile Witness, Dumb Witness, etc. It further includes rules as to examination, cross-examination and re-examination of a witness, production of documents, Power of Judges to ask questions, etc.

Fees for full course: Rs. 3000/-

Early Bird Registration: Rs. 2500/- (If you register on or before 29^th April, 2015, you can avail an early bird discount! So, hurry up and register today!)

Additional Payment options may be available on request.

Note: Payment is non-refundable.

Special Discount Offer: Flat 10% discount to the people who have been associated with us, through various Competitions and Courses organised by us in the past. Send an e-mail to courses.lexquest@gmail.com for the discount coupon.

Deadline for registration: 25^th May, 2015.

For any queries, feel free to mail us at courses.lexquest@gmail.com.

Website: http://lexquest.in/

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Call for Papers: Law Mantra Online Journal [Submit by 5th May, 2015]

The Law Mantra Online Journal (ISSN: 2394-7829)  is Monthly Double Blind Peer Review Academic Journal, published online, that seeks to provide an interactive forum for the publication of articles in the field of Law and Governance. The Journal is currently soliciting submissions for Volume 2, Issue 5. The submission deadline for Volume 2, Issue 6,7 and 8 isMay 5, 2015. We welcome submissions from academicians, practitioners, students, researchers and experts from within the legal community. We have a strong preference for articles that assert and defend a well-reasoned position.

Law Mantra Journal is a online Journal under the Chief patron of Hon. Justice K.N Saikia, Former Judge Supreme Court of India, Dr. Hon. Justice Malimath, Former Chief Justice Karnataka and Kerala High Court, Prof. (Dr.) M.P.Singh,Chancellor Central University, Haryana, Prof. (Dr.) Gurjeet Singh, Founder Vice-Chancellor N.L.U.J.A Assam, Prof. (Dr.) Faizan Mustaffa, V.C NALSAR Hyderabad, Prof. Shamnad Basheer and other luminaries from the legal fraternity.

It is aimed at institutionalizing and channelling the analytical and incisive articles of students towards value addition and developing inherent potentials of legal fraternity.

Call for Papers:

Law Mantra Online Monthly Journal (ISSN: 2321-6417) is a monthly double blind peer reviewed journal. We look forward for submissions from members of the Bar, Bench and the academia. Submissions can be in the form of long articles, short articles, case comments, legislative notes and book reviews.

Deadline:

The last date for submission of papers is 5^th  May, 2015.

Nature of Contributions:

1. Articles: An article must conduct a complete analysis of the area of law, which the author seeks to highlight. It must contain a comprehensive study of the existing law, indicating the lacunae therein, and must contain an attempt to suggest possible changes which can address the said lacunae. An article should be between 4,000-5,000 words.

1. Essays: An essay is more adventurous as it challenges challenging existing paradigms/norms and provides a fresh outlook to common problems. It is strongly recommended that essays be considerably more concise than articles, in terms of scope and conceptualization. An essay is thus advised to be between 3,000-5,000 words.

1. Notes: A note is a relatively concise form of an argument advanced by the author. The focus of a note should be on a relatively new debate or controversy regarding the interpretation or implementation in the law. Notes shall primarily highlight contemporary issues, which need to be addressed, and the authors are expected to offer a solution. The maximum word limit for a manuscript in the form of note is 2,500 words.

1. Comments: A comment is where the author may decide to critique any recent/landmark judicial pronouncement or any recent legislation or bill before the Parliament or State Legislature. The word limit for a comment is 2,500 words.

1. Word Limit: As has already been indicated, the maximum word limit for articles and essays is 5,000 words (exclusive of footnotes) whereas that for notes and comments is 2,500 words (exclusive of footnotes).

1. Citation Format: The citation format to be used is The Bluebook (19th ed.). In keeping with the same, speaking footnotes are discouraged.

1. Abstract: Every submission should be accompanied by an abstract of not more than 350 words describing the relevant conclusions drawn in the manuscript. Please note that there is no requirement of prior submission of abstract as the selection of the paper for publication shall be on the full manuscript. The abstract shall serve merely to help the Editorial Board in its review process.

1. Biographical Information of Authors: A separate document with biographical information of the authors must also be attached including the following details: Name, E mail address, Postal Address, Name and Address of Institution, Course (if applicable), Academic Year.

1. Multiple submissions are not allowed: “Multiple Submission” means submitting the same, or largely the same, piece of work in more than one journal or competition, without written permission from the instructors involved and or recycling of any part of a previously written piece of work whether or not published without appropriate reference to their your own prior work. Prior permission shall be required if the recycled work forms more than 5% of the new work.

1. Misrepresenting work: Misrepresenting work prepared by another as one’s own means submitting work that has been prepared by someone else (whether for payment or not) as one’s own work. This would include instances where excessive help is taken from another person such that the assessment objective and intention of the assignment/ exercise is frustrated.

Submission Guidelines:

Plagiarism Guidelines:

As per the Law Mantra Journal Policy on Academic Misconduct, “plagiarism” means failure to acknowledge ideas or phrases from another source. Such source is not limited to published text. Acknowledgement of others’ work is expected even if the source was a discussion (whether oral or written) with another person, or use of materials on the internet.

Note: It is assumed that work submitted is represented as being authored by the person on whose behalf it is submitted. Falsification of Work Product is falsifying, concocting or misrepresenting of data, statistics, or other observations/ information.

Submission:

All submissions should be made electronically at editor.lawmantra@gmail.com  . The last date for submission of manuscripts is 5th May, 2015.

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Deadline:

The last date for submission of papers is 5th May, 2015.

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RECRUITMENT NOTICE: CHAIRPERSON, ACSRL

Applications are hereby invited for the post of Chairperson, Alexis Centre for Study and Research in Law.

Last Date of Application: 10th May, 2015.

Send in your CV and Statement of Purpose on info@alexis.org.in

Kindly ensure that the subject of the mail is: “Application for the post of Chairperson, ACSRL”.

About the Centre

Alexis Centre for Study and Research in Law (ACSRL) is an autonomous Centre for Excellence established under the aegis of Alexis Foundation. The centre was officially inaugurated on 29th September 2012 at Dharwad, Karnataka. More details: www.acsrl.in

We are the proud organisers of 1st World Law Dialogue, a global platform for young people from around the world to come together and debate on issues of prime concern facing the world. More details are available here: www.lawdialogue.in

You can also checkout this video for the Delegate Reflections: www.youtube.com/watch?v=CuS1jKfueFo

Soon, the 1st edition of World Law Review will be released by us at Samvaad 2015 in New Delhi.

Note: Location and areas of operation of the centre depend solely on Chairperson’s discretion and location.

Objectives

It is said that Law is the auditor of social actions. And, this audit function is possible only when we are aware of the Law & furthermore make use of such Law in making our world a better place to live in. Below are the objectives that we seek to achieve through ACSRL:

• To assist Students and Researchers by being a Resource Repository in the field of Law.
• To bring out original Publications in the field of Law and Justice.
• To conduct awareness programmes on various social, environmental and economic issues, various policies of Central & State Governments and International bodies, et al.
• To serve as a platform to formulate and brain storm new ideas, policies etc through Lectures, Seminars, Conferences and the like.
• To associate with eminent lawyers, law firms, NGO’s, or any other organizatiosn, for the purpose of promoting law & legal literacy among the people of any age group.
• Provide consultation to United Nations, Government of India, International Organisations and other Civil Society organisations on various drafts and policies.
• To conduct grassroots-level campaigns and surveys for the benefit of the people, by the people.

Eligibility

• Age: Between 18 – 25 years.
• Enrolled in 5 year integrated law programme or 3 year LL.B. programme.
• Recent graduates from Class of 2013 onwards are also eligible to apply.
• Excellent Communication Skills.
• Proficiency in using Microsoft Office, Facebook, Skype, YouTube and Twitter.

Desired Skills and Abilities

• Strong communication skills, including public speaking and writing.
• Excellent organizational skills and the ability to handle multiple projects.
• Excellent analytical and abstract reasoning skills.
• Experience working with volunteers, non-profits, and community-based organizations.
• Inclined towards mentorship and teaching in order to improve the knowledge and professional abilities of others.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Ability to think strategically, creatively problem solve, exercise good judgment and lead change.
• Ability to work in a dynamic team and build strong working relationships.
• Ability to flexibly share leadership and build consensus.
• Ability to take initiative and take difficult decisions when necessary.

Recruitment Policy

• We are an Equal Opportunity Organization.
• We firmly believe in Diversity.
• Female Candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
• Shortlisting of candidates is done on basis of CV/Resume.
• Every selection is done purely on merit basis.

Terms and Conditions

• This position is tenured, part-time, voluntary and unpaid.
• We are looking for atleast 12 months commitment from you.
• You will be required to devote atleast 12 hours per week.
• You will be put on probation for 3 months from date of selection.
• A Performance review will be conducted after completion of 3 months.

What We Look For?

We recruit exceptional people with outstanding capabilities and great potential.

Some of the qualities we look for in our people:

• Accountability
• Creativity
• Curiosity
• Discipline
• Empathy
• Integrity
• Leadership
• Professionalism
• Technological Awareness

Why You Should Join Us?

• Leadership Training
• Networking Opportunities
• Personality Development
• Professional Growth
• Recognition
• Respect
• Satisfaction
• Social Impact
• Work Experience

Benefits

• Exposure of working in a youth-led organization.
• A platform to nurture your ideas and create positive impact.
• Professional Growth through Networking and Skill Development.
• Recommendation or Work Experience Certificate is provided on successful completion of your tenure or on demand, when required.

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