JGLS students now have even greater\ncareer prospects abroad given the recent news that the Law Admissions\nConsultative Committee (LACC) and the Law Council of Australia (LCA) have\nrecognised the Jindal Global Law School degrees (all LLB degrees) under the Uniform\nPrinciples for Assessing Qualifications of Overseas Applicants for Admission to\nthe Australian Legal Profession.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This opens the door for JGLS graduates\nto pursue a career in legal practise in Australia. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Indian and Australian legal systems\nshare much in common. Both are democracies with a federal system of government.\nEnglish is the language of the law in both jurisdictions. There are even\nsections of the Indian constitution that are based on similar sections in the\nAustralian constitution. In addition, the globalised nature of the legal\nprofession means that Indian and Australian lawyers are increasingly working\ntogether on corporate law matters that involve multiple jurisdictions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, despite these similarities,\nopportunities for Indian lawyers to work in Australian have historically been\nfew and far between.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
JGLS and the Centre for India Australia\nStudies (CIAS) of O.P. Jindal Global University are working to create such\nopportunities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
This recognition by the LCA, coupled\nwith the increasing opportunities created by the CIAS and JGLS, mean that\nstudents will have clear pathways to pursue a career in law in Australia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Professor (Dr.) C. Raj Kumar, Founding\nVice Chancellor of O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU) and Dean of JGLS has\nwelcomed these positive developments and emphasised that <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cProviding our students with international career opportunities is a key\npart of our global vision at O.P. Jindal Global University. The recognition by\nthe LCA is also a part of our vision to promote opportunities for further study\nand work in Australia. Australia hosts numerous world class law schools and\nmany top law firms. However, despite the similarities between our legal systems,\nAustralia remains a relatively untouched option in terms of further studies and\nwork. We are working to create awareness and access to opportunities for our\nstudents in Australia and the recognition of our world class degree programme\nby the LCA is a welcome step that we must celebrate.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Duncan Bentley, Member of the Legal\nEducation Committee of the LCA and Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic), Swinburne\nUniversity of Technology noted that:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIndia and Australia share a strong common law heritage. The legal\nprofessions and law schools have built deep and lasting connections. I am\ntherefore delighted that Jindal Global Law School has taken these to the next\nlevel in seeking and achieving recognition for its qualifications. It will help\nto streamline the admission of Indian lawyers with a Jindal law degree to\npractise in Australia. It is a visionary approach to prepare Indian lawyers for\npractise in an increasingly globalised profession. Jindal Global Law School is\nto be congratulated.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Shaun Star, Executive Director, CIAS at\nJGU and Assistant Professor and Assistant Dean at JGLS said the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe Indian and Australian legal systems share much in common. Despite\nthis, there has traditionally been limited access to opportunities for young\nlawyers to work in the other country\u2019s legal system. A key part of the CIAS\u2019\nvision is to create opportunities for young Indians to work or study in some of\nthe leading organisations in Australia. The recognition by the LCA of the JGLS\ndegree is an important step towards creating opportunities for Indian law\ngraduates to practise law in Australia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Until now, students have been required to complete 11 subjects in\nAustralia after graduating from their Indian undergraduate law degree. This can\nsometimes take years to complete. JGLS graduates now have a much simpler and\nclearer pathway to working as a lawyer in Australia. In addition, the CIAS has\nfacilitated partnerships with law schools and law firms to create even more\nopportunities. The LCA recognition is also really exciting in light of the\nmomentum that the Young Leaders Externship Advancement Programme (YLEAP) is\nbuilding. YLEAP is an initiative run by the CIAS that is creating internship\nopportunities for JGLS students in Australia. A number of law firms and government\ndepartments have partnered with CIAS and JGLS for this initiative allowing our\nstudents to gain work experience in Australia during their degree.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Typically, for a graduate of an Indian\nlaw school (or any foreign law school) to be able to practise law in Australia,\nthey are required to complete 11 subjects (known as the Priestly 11 subjects)\nin addition to their foreign degree. However, the LACC has now recognised that\ngiven the standard of JGLS, students will have pre-approval of 7 of these\nsubjects (assuming that they score more than a minimum grade in those\nsubjects). Therefore these students will only have to complete four prescribed\nsubjects and complete their practical legal training in order to become a\nqualified practising lawyer in Australia. This means that it will be\nconsiderably easier for JGLS graduates to practise law in Australia. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
As the first Indian university listed in\nthe LCA\u2019s uniform principles for recognising foreign degrees, JGLS is once\nagain paving the way for its students and graduates to have a global career.\nThe global career opportunities that are being facilitated are an important\nsupplement to the truly global education that JGLS is providing its students. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Australia is an important part of the\nglobal narrative. This landmark development will provide JGLS graduates with\nthe opportunity to pursue a career in law in Australia<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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