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Reimagine the pedagogy of law education in the post pandemic period - #Sukhvinder Singh Dari

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    Law education in India is offered at different universities and colleges where a lot of them are following a traditional approach over a standardised approach. The legal profession is very different from mainstream professions like engineering and medicine and is much more liberal in nature. The core value of this profession demands a strong skill set as it involves subjects that are multidisciplinary and have strong academic performance isn’t the only area of focus. While India boasts of having 1500 law schools and law departments, the uncontrolled expansion to meet the needs of an increasing number of students has led to a depreciating quality of the curriculum. However, the unexpected emergence of the COVID -19 pandemic has presented these institutes with an opportunity to rework their teaching techniques, curriculum and methodologies that have been outdated and introduce innovative learning programmes. The nationwide lockdown has made it imperative for education to go online. T