Associate Professor / Assistant Professor - KPMSOL - Law at NMIMS

Mumbai, maharashtra, India -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

16 Jun, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

18 Mar, 26

Experience

2 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Legal Education, Case Study Model, Class Debate Methods, Legal Skills, Research, Legal Aid Clinic, Moot Court, Internship, Socio-Political Analysis, Economic Transactions Analysis

Industry

education

Description

In 1981, Shri Vile Parle Kelavani Mandal (SVKM) established Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS) to meet the growing demand for management education. In 2003, NMIMS was declared a deemed to be university under Section 3 of the UGC Act 1956. The Vision of the University is to be a globally admired University by 2030. The Mission of NMIMS is to emerge as a Centre of Excellence, best in class in India and Asia and yearning to be the best in the world by 2030. With the legacy of 40 years, NMIMS has grown to being not only one of the top-10 B-schools in India but also emerged as a multi-disciplinary, multi-campus University at Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Indore, Shirpur, Dhule, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Chandigarh and seventeen constituent schools that include Management, Family Business, Engineering, Pharmacy, Architecture, Commerce, Economics, Law, Science, Liberal Arts, Design, Performing Arts, Mathematical Science, Agricultural Science, Hospitality Management, Branding & Advertising and Distance Learning. In addition, we have nine Centres of Excellence as well at the University. The consistent academic quality, research focus, faculty from top national and global institutes and strong industry linkages at NMIMS have placed it amongst the nation's prime centres of educational excellence and research today. More than 17000 students and about 750 full-time faculty members, 10 faculty members with Fulbright Scholarship and Humboldt International Scholarship for post-doctoral researchers are part of India's most sought after academic community. The study of law today has become vital as India’s socio-political and economic transactions with the world increases day by day. The policies and laws of the nation are aligning itself with the global order as India is signatory to many international treaties. Hence legal professionals have an important role to play in attempting a comprehensive understanding of such scenarios and solving emerging issues that may cripple any transaction. India is faced with bewildering variety of laws at local, state and national levels. Legal quagmires occur when old and new laws intersect. Professionals from the field of law need to overcome such legal deadlocks by discerning the situation and arriving at possible solutions. The Kirit P. Mehta School of Law (SOL) of SVKM’s NMIMS (Deemed-to-be-University) established in the year 2013 approved by the Bar Council of India aims to provide quality legal education in order to meet the aforementioned challenges. We at School of Law inculcate and nourish all the professional virtues in a well calculated and planned manner, without undermining the ‘societal values’. The academics and support mechanism in Kirit P. Mehta School of Law is to facilitate all the determined students to give their best so as to be the ‘Best’ when it comes to application of theory in practice. The ‘Legal Skills’ built by SOL during the 5 years period should enrich a student to convert challenges into ‘benchmark’ in legal world and withstand economic, social, political and judicial scrutiny. Kirit P. Mehta School of Law, NMIMS aims to refine students’ competency by engaging them in curricular and extra-curricular activities. Qualified faculties and support staff assist learners to easily integrate into the course and participate in events. The School of Law engages in case study model and class-debate methods as its chief teaching pedagogy. SOL has uniquely incorporated compulsory credit based Internship and Moot Court as subjects. Ample infrastructure, well equipped library facilities, online databases and e-learning modules help students engage in self learning. The campus is Wi-Fi enabled to aid students access resource materials on-the-go and stay updated. Classrooms are fully equipped with LCD projectors and similar ICT tools for an interactive learning experience. Additional infrastructural facilities like Seminar Halls, Moot Court room, Computer Lab and English Digital Language Lab, aim to serve the versatile requirements of learners. Research Centres in Law and allied areas are set up for assisting learners to pursue research avenues and publish quality research papers in reputed peer reviewed journals. The School has a fully functional Legal Aid Clinic and Placement Support Team for taking care of learner’s interaction with the outside world. Vision A Law School with global focus and international outreach dedicated to advance human dignity, social and economic welfare, and justice through knowledge of law. Mission School of Law aspires to be a global centre of scholarly excellence in the field of law and justice and will prepare outstanding and innovative law professionals with socially responsible outlook through holistic legal education.

Responsibilities

The role involves teaching law, likely utilizing case study models and class debate methods, while engaging students in curricular and extra-curricular activities to refine their legal competencies. Faculty are also expected to assist learners in integrating into courses and participating in events, potentially involving research avenues.