10th National Client Consultation Competition 2024 | NorthCap University

School of Law, NorthCap Univeristy is organising the 10th Edition of its National Client Consultation Competition 2024 on 22nd – 23rd November 2024.

About The NorthCap University

The NorthCap University (NCU) is a progressive multidisciplinary university located in the city centre of Gurugram, Haryana. The university’s rich heritage of 25+ years, 11000+ alumni and robust academic infrastructure enable deep linkages with government, industry and research bodies. The university operates three schools in its state-of-the-art urban campus and hosts a diverse student body in the disciplines of law, engineering & technology, management, liberal arts, and applied sciences.

About the School of Law, NorthCap University

The vision of the School of Law is to be ranked amongst the best law schools in India and one of the most preferred private university destinations for law aspirants. School of Law at The NorthCap University provides the highest quality of professional legal education to equip students for a transnational practice and to face the challenges posed by the internationalization of the legal profession. The school has continually strived to achieve excellence in legal education through interactive teaching-learning processes, clinical opportunities, exposure to legal work through internships and externships, industry-ready curricula and innumerable opportunities to interact with the stalwarts in the legal profession. This 10th Edition of The National Client Consultation Competition is being organised by The School of Law, The NorthCap University on 22nd – 23rd November 2024.

About the Competition

The Competition aims to promote excellence in knowledge and practical skills among student advocates in the preventive law and counselling functions of law practice. It will encourage students to develop interviewing, planning, and analytical skills in the lawyer-client relationship in the law office. Interviewing and advising are a significant part of most lawyers’ work. The Competition provides an opportunity for a valuable educational interchange between students, law teachers and legal practitioners.

The Competition simulates a law office consultation in which two law students, acting as lawyers (attorneys/solicitors/legal practitioners), are presented with a client matter. The students interview with a person playing the role of the client. Students are expected to elicit the relevant information from the client, explore their preferred outcome with the client, outline the nature of the problem, and present the client with a means (or range of alternatives, if appropriate) for resolving the issue.

The interview with the client is then followed by a post-consultation period during which the students, in the client’s absence, analyse the interview and discuss the legal and other work to be undertaken. The interview and post-consultation period last a total of 30 minutes. A panel of judges evaluates the students. In a lawyer-client interview, the students are assessed against specific criteria emphasising listening, questioning, planning, and analytical skills. The students will be called back after the judges complete their interview evaluation. The judges will briefly critique the team’s handling of the consultation and post-consultation periods.

Team Composition

Only bonafide students pursuing LL.B. three-year/five-year degree programmes in institutions during the current academic year are eligible to participate. There can be a maximum of 3 Teams from one university/college. Each team shall consist of only two participants.

Awards

• Winner – Cash Prize up to Rs 5,000, one-year complimentary subscriptions to SCC Online Web Edition worth rupees 48000 and Certificates
• Runner up – Cash Prize up to Rs. 2,500, six-month complimentary subscriptions to SCC Online Web Edition worth rupees 24000 and Certificates
• Participants – Participation Certificates.

Inaugural Ceremony

The inaugural Ceremony will be held on 22nd November 2024.

Mode

• The Mode of Competition will be via Microsoft Teams and the Inaugural session.
• Participants will be briefed about the event details and are welcome to seek clarification.

Code of Conduct

• The competition will be conducted on the online platform of Microsoft Teams.
• All the participants must be dressed in a dignified manner, befitting the legal profession for the competition.
• Friendly and healthy interaction among the participating teams and with the host college students is encouraged and expected.
• The use of mobile phones is strictly prohibited during the competition.
• Participants shall not reveal the identity of their college/university at any point during the competition.
• Participants shall not interact with the clients before the allotted time.
• The organisers, at any point in time, will not be responsible for any internet network/ connectivity issues during the competition.
• Any unethical/unprofessional conduct is strictly prohibited and may lead to disqualification.

Rules And Regulations

• The event will be conducted in four rounds: Preliminary round, Quarter Finals, Semi-Final round and Final round.
• The preliminary round will be conducted in two slots; each team will get only one chance to appear in the round.
• The top 15 teams will go to the quarterfinals, the top 4 will go to the semi-final round, and the top 2 will go to the Finals.
• In case of a tie for the 4th place, all the tied teams will be eligible to go to the semi-finals.
• The top two teams from the semi-final rounds will go to the final game based on team scores.
• The problems for the competition will be set from the areas of Criminal Law, Constitutional Law, Civil Law,
• Cyber Law, Corporate Law, Family Law and Contemporary Issues of Law.
• The organisers will select the clients to play the role as the problems require.

Competition Procedure

• The teams will have a maximum of 30 minutes, of which the first 5 minutes will be allotted for settling the rooms for the clients; teams can use all kinds of material befitting the legal profession for the competition. Fifteenminutes will be for client interviewing and counselling. The remaining 10 minutes
• During the post-interview period of 10 minutes, when the client will not be there, the students will have to summarise the interview, analyse the problem, and indicate to the judge the course of action to be undertaken.
• During this time, the judges may also seek clarification from the teams regarding their approach and analysis of the issues.
• During this period of 25 minutes, if necessary, the competing students can consult any books or laptops they may access.
• Teams shall not exceed the allotted time. Judges can extend the same for another 2 minutes only, after which there will be an automatic negative marking, and one mark will be deducted for each extra minute.
• In the interviewing and counselling stage and the post-interviewing and counselling stage, one team member will take the lead role and the other a supplementary role.
• There should be good coordination between the two team members throughout the 30 minutes.

Judging Criteria

• The competition shall be judged based on the following criteria:
• Establishing the working atmosphere and professional approach. Eliciting the problem of the client and the tools used in so doing. Assessing Clients’ goals, expectations and needs.
  
• Analyse and formulate the problem with precision. Suggesting alternatives.
• Allowing the client to make informed choices. Effective conclusion of the counselling session. Teamwork.
• Managed ethical and professional relations with the client, dealing with the emotional and legal needs of the client.
• Post-interview session interaction with the judges/among themselves.

Registration Procedure

Form: [Click Here To Register]

• The last date for registration, along with fee payment, is 10th November 2024.
• Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis and is open to the first 30 teams. Teams/Participants must fill out the Registration Google Form (link given above) along with the Registration Fee of Rs.1500/- via online payment on or before the last date of registration, i.e., 10th November 2024.
  

Payment Details

The NEFT transaction details are as follows:

• Name of the Institution: The NorthCap University
  
• Name of the Bank: Canara Bank.
• Branch: NCU, Sector 23-A, Gurgaon
• Account No.: 82472010013980
• IFSC: CNRB0018247

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Contact

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• Gaurav Yadav: 84477484851
• Mohammad Azhad Hasan: 6388289781
• Student Advisor – Nitya: 9891360900

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