Title: Clinical legal education in India through disruptive technology: the changing contours

Authors: R.K. Rajkhanna; C. Rabbiraj

Addresses: VIT School of Law, VIT, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600127, India ' VIT School of Law, VIT, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600127, India

Abstract: Clinical legal education (CLE) has always been an integral part of legal education in India, and this study provides a quantitative assessment of the existing clinical legal education programs. The global spread of the idea is also accelerating. The paper also argues that CLE should bridge academic research and actual legal practice. India has made many attempts to establish a high-quality CLE system. However, this was all in vain, as the authorities failed to plan. The important period of meeting CLE and integrating technology into legal education is the focus of this study. As CLE concepts gain academic support, questions about legal education concepts and the form CLE should take have become increasingly important. More debate revolves around technology's place in the classrooms of aspiring lawyers. Nonetheless, the resulting logical concerns are not trivial. Technology may simply be seen as a tool to complement more traditional forms of legal guidance. This study aims to find out how CLE has changed in India and what new initiatives and practises are being used in this field.

Keywords: Bar Council of India; clinical legal education; Indian Constitution; legal education; pedagogy; technology; University Grants Commission.

DOI: 10.1504/IJKL.2025.143067

International Journal of Knowledge and Learning, 2025 Vol.18 No.1, pp.1 - 16

Received: 30 Nov 2022
Accepted: 22 Feb 2023
Published online: 03 Dec 2024 *

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