We are pleased to inform our readers that Manupatra is launching an e-learning platform, ‘www.lawskills.in‘, aimed at bridging the gap between legal education and profession. The launch is to take place on June 28, 2017 at Silver Oak, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi.
As per Manupatra, “LawSkills is an e-learning platform that aims to revolutionize professional online education in the field of law. LawSkills will attempt to leverage technology and build an ecosystem of industry practitioners and learners to make learning easy, interesting, affordable and accessible to millions of learners not bound by geographies, time and language.”
The platform will be launched by Hon’ble Mr. Justice Madan Lokur (Judge, Supreme Court of India), followed by a key note address by Hon’ble Ms. Justice Gita Mittal (Acting Chief Justice, Delhi High Court) and a special address by Dr. Madhava Menon. This will be followed by a discussion on ‘The Lawyer and the Legal Education Continuum’, by an eminent panel comprising:
- Dr. Madhava Menon: Legal Educator & Institution Builder
- Mr. Amit Kapur: Senior Partner, J. Sagar Associates
- Mr. Kailas Karthikeyan: Policy Consultant & Attorney – Gestalt Consulting
- Mr. Raghuram Raju: Partner, Mandala Law Offices
- Mr. Ramji Srinivasan: Senior Advocate, Supreme Court
- Prof. V. C. Vivekanandan: Founder Dean, School of Law at Bennett University
The discussion will be moderated by Mr. Raj Liberhan : Senior Administrator & Former Director, India Habitat Centre.

Is this course open to non Advocates? if yes, please send details of the course.