Legal professionalism enhancement training held in Janakpur

July 07, 2015

Giving continuity to the capacity building of justice sector professionals to deliver on the need of access to justice, a three-day training for lawyers was held from March 25-27, 2011 in Janakpur. The training focused on developing legal professionalism of lawyers of remote areas in dealing with cases scientifically and effectively.

To help retain and promote professional integrity, Senior Adv. Yugal Kishor Lal took a session on professional ethics of lawyers where he dealt with the theories, provisions and practices thereof, and highlighted on being guided by the professional interests but not personal interests. Adv. Prakash KC presented on counseling skills and art of advocacy; and Adv. Bijaya Kant Mainali on communication skills and legal drafting. He focused on delivering the voice of clients in a systematic and simple way, and also on the skills of witness examination. In the subsequent days, Adv. Ram Pd Aryal highlighted on the importance of forensic science including its various principles to ensure fair trial and respect for human rights; principle of uniqueness, principle of exchange, principle of comparison, principle of progressive change and principle of reliability.

To impart the techniques of writing systematic memorandum which is vital in presenting the arguments before the court, participants were asked to do group exercise. Furthermore, the participants were made aware on the national and international precedents, human rights instruments and the treaty mechanisms and the sessions were jointly facilitated by Mr. Mainali and Mr. KC. The training could cover some 23 practicing lawyers of Dhanusha and Mahotari districts, and Mr. Deepak KC, Dhanusa-based legal aid lawyer helped with the coordination.

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