Moot Court Exercise, Observance of Trial, Interviewing Techniques and Pre-trial Preparations (Practical Paper – IV)

Unit I

Moot Court · (30 Marks) · Every student will do at least 3 (three) moot court in a year with 10 marks for each. · Each moot court work will be on assigned problem and it will be evaluated as · follows: · 1.1 Written submissions : 5 marks · 1.2 Oral advocacy · : 5 marks

• Study and analysis of Moot problems including issues involved
• Drafting of Moot Memorials/ Arguments
• Studying laws, rules and case laws for Moot Problems
• Moot — oral submissions

Unit II

Observance of Trial in two cases · (30 marks) · 2.1 One Civil case · : 15 marks · 2.2 One Criminal case : 15 marks · Students shall attend two trials in the course of the last two or three years of law · course. They will maintain a record and enter the various steps observed during · their attendance on different days in the court assignment.

• Attending and Observing Trial proceedings — civil and criminal
• Observing live telecast of court proceedings
• Writing brief report on proceedings attended

Unit III

Interviewing techniques and Pre-trial preparation · (30 marks) · 3.1 Two interviewing sessions of clients : 15 marks · 3.2 Observation of the preparation of documents and court papers : 15 marks · Each student will have to observe 2 (two) interviewing sessions of clients at the · Lawyers’ Office/Legal Aid Clinic and record the proceedings in a diary which will · carry 15 marks. Each student will further observe the preparation of documents and · court papers by the Advocate and the procedure for the filing of the suit/petition. · This will be recorded in the diary which will carry15 marks.

Unit IV

Viva Voce examination on all the above three aspects · (10 marks) · Viva voce examination shall be conducted by a panel consists of two senior teachers · other than the teachers in charge of the subject.

• Viva Voce