[1]The Union minister for power and corporate affairs Veerappa Moily stressed on the dire need for reforms in legal education while giving the convocational address at the Nalsar University of Law on Sunday.
Around 150 students were present when Dr Moily delivered the address at the 10th annual convocation of Nalsar University. He called for a strong legal infrastructure and quick administration of justice and said that law universities play an important part in this regard.
Quoting the example of Singapore’s economic development, the Union minister said that nearly 2 per cent can be added to India’s GDP by improving the administration of courts and reducing the number of pending cases.
Our system must “expand, include and excel,” he said, “Only then will there be proper representation from all sections of society and enough manpower to run the judiciary smoothly.”
Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy, Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh and Chancellor of Nalsar Pinaki Chandra Ghose and Supreme Court Justice Madan B. Lokur were also present on the occasion.
Authorities told this newspaper that the university has a 100 per cent placement record. Faculty-in-charge Sridhar said that on an average, students earn between Rs 50,000 to Rs 3 lakh per month after placement.
He said Nalsar students have been placed globally with law firms like Herbert Smith LLP, UK; Clifford Chance LLP UK; Morgan & Walker LLP UK. The top recruiter this year was Allen and Overy, he said.
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