Mumbai Deans, recruiters and law firms said that with large companies diversifying their businesses and expanding into new markets, several leading Indian law colleges have included climate justice, artificial intelligence, mental health, EU law and space in their curriculum. Courses in Law are included.
He added that there is a growing need for fresh talent capable of handling arbitrations related to crypto, AI and climate, and private law colleges have stepped up efforts to meet the growing demand.
Ritambra Vasudev, director of recruitment firm Michael Page, said, “The demand for lawyers in 2022 was 30% higher than in 2021. Companies and law firms, both Indian and foreign, are in need of talent.”
Vasudev said the demand is particularly for legal experts in AI, crypto, data privacy and competition law.
For example, the Mumbai-based BITS Law School has launched its courses in technology and media law, including air and space law, forensic science, and criminal investigation in the metaverse, AI and cybercrime blockchain, among other courses.
“We spoke to law firm partners as well as judges to understand the skill sets that students should be learning now. Many judges today graduated from law schools a few decades ago, so we need to figure out what to teach to be relevant 30-40 years from now,” said Ashish Bhardwaj, Dean, BITS Law School.
He said that some of the existing subjects may soon become obsolete. “But topics such as corporate and financial law will always be relevant.”
Some of the new age subjects in law schools are part of the elective courses that students choose for the five-year program. These courses were designed after detailed feedback from all industry stakeholders.
Sameer Jain, Managing Partner, PSL Advocates & Solicitors, said, “Subjects such as data security, or AI and international arbitration should be specifically taught to equip students with the skills required in the professional world.” Some colleges and universities teach them. subjects as electives, but the Bar Council of India needs to update the compulsory syllabus (to include such courses),” he said.
India’s management colleges are also designing courses to make students industry-ready, such as lessons on the latest promotion strategies, and using artificial intelligence, Chat GPT and x culture to advance their career goals.
Business projects are being incorporated by Indian Management Institutes to ensure that students are prepared to work on global projects, and understand the challenges of working across time zones and cultures. In the globalization of the 21st century, professionals are expected to deal with uncertainty, ambiguity and stress,” said Shashikala Gurpur, Director, Symbiosis Law School. Symbiosis offers Mental Health Law as part of its Health Law curriculum, and is also set to launch specialized classes on telecom media technology, in line with growing industry demand following the rollout of 5G, which is expected to revolutionize the medical, agriculture, retail and auto industries.
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