English-II (including Legal Writing)

Unit I — Communication

i. Meaning · ii. TypesandDirectionstoCommunication · iii. ApproachestoCommunication · iv. BarrierstoCommunication · v. CommunicationProcess · vi. ChannelsofCommunication

Unit II — Client Interviewing

i. Meaning andsignificance · ii. Different Components: listening, types of questions asked, Information gathering, Report formation,Ethical consideration

Unit III — Legal Counselling

i. Definitionand its differentiationfrom general counselling · ii. Different types of counselling · ii.ApproachestoCounselling · iv.TrainingSkills:Simulatedexercises

Unit IV — Legal Reasoning

i. Legal Reasoning: Definition, Components of Legal Reasoning, Deductive and InductiveReasoning,Levi'sand Bodenheimer'sModelofLegalReasoning · ii. Law and Logic: Aristotelian Logic and Syllogism · iii. Significance of mooting to law students

• Games Lawyers need to play — Understanding Moot Problems and Memorials