INTRODUCTION

Generally speaking, Education is utilized in three senses: Knowledge, Subject and a Process.
When a person achieves degree up to certain level we do not call it education .As for example if
a person has secured Masters degree then we utilize education it a very narrower sense and call
that the person has achieved education up to Masters Level. In the second sense, education is
utilized in a sense of discipline. As for example if a person had taken education as a paper or as a
discipline during his study in any institution then we utilize education as a subject. In the third
sense, education is utilized as a process. In fact when we talk of education, we talk in the third
sense i.e. education as a process
Education in the wider sense is a life-long process. It begins with the birth of a child and ends
with his death. It is a continuous process. Continuity is the law of life. Education is not limited to
the classroom only; it is also not limited to a particular period of life. Education is a life long
process and goes on from birth to death. Throughout life one goes on learning to adjust oneself to
the changing patterns of life. Change its the fundamental law of human existence. Life is a
continuous process of growth and development and so education is also a continuous process.
An individual learns through his experiences, which are acquired throughout his life. Education
is not merely collection of some information. It is acquisition of experiences through life in the
social and natural environment. It includes all the knowledge and experiences, acquired during
infancy, childhood, boyhood, adolescence, youth, manhood or old age through any agency of
education- the press, the travels, the club, the nature- formally and informally. Thus, education
becomes the sum-total of all experiences that the child receives either in the school or outside. In
this wider sense, life is education and education is life.

What is Legal education?

Legal education has an important role to play in the establishment of law-abiding society.
Excellence in legal education and research is extremely important, because it will help shape the
quality of the rule of law. In this connection, some issues deserve serious attention.

An academic culture that promotes research. Law schools in India ought to create greater
opportunities for faculty and students to undertake original and serious research on issues
relating to law and justice that affect Indian society. They should create a proper research
environment that enables scholars to identify issues that serve as an impediment to the efficient
and effective administration of justice. This is possible through a comprehensive examination of
the legal framework and justice delivery mechanisms in India. It could result in meaningful
recommendations suitable to the social and economic needs of the people. Comparative research
and development of institutional partnerships, both within the country and also with developing
and developed countries, would go a long way towards a broad understanding of the shared
experiences of other jurisdictions in reforming the administration of justice and law in India.
Indian society is facing deeply institutionalized problems relating to administration of justice
because of extraordinary delays in justice delivery and problems such as governance crises,
poverty, and corruption. As a consequence, the distance between the "law in books" and the "law
in reality" is widening. If Indian society is to wake up to this challenge, and for good governance
to be based only on the rule of law, it is essential that law schools play a more active and
responsible role. The future development of legal education in India should encourage scholars
to develop research inputs on the various problem areas of law for better understanding of the
institutions engaged in law reform.
Legal education as a tool to provide access to justice. In order to have direct impact on the Indian
citizenry, the promotion of increased societal knowledge of law and administration of justice
should be the main focus of law school activities. It is true that the Indian judiciary has been
playing this role for a long time, but the role of academic institutions such as law schools is
unique and distinctive. Law schools should focus on advancing the foundational principles on
which law is based and justice is done in India, and which are necessary for reinforcing the faith
and trust of Indian citizenry in law and the justice system.If the law schools in India are to
provide institutional leadership in the field of teaching, research, and learning, it is necessary for
them to rethink the nature of legal education. The system of legal education in India is facing
significant challenges. While the idea of national law schools has flourished over the years and it
has provided the leadership with new opportunities to create institutions of excellence, there is

still need to continuously assess and evaluate our law schools in the light of the challenges to the
rule of law.
Some of the challenges facing legal education are: maintaining good quality law schools that can
produce good lawyers, teachers, and law professionals; expanding the presence of good calibre
law teachers who can motivate the students and impart good legal education, including clinical
legal education; motivating law students to choose various career paths within the legal
profession or opt for the legal academia; and sustaining good legal talent within India, which
includes persuading lawyers who are practicing or working abroad to return to India to pursue
similar work. These are all important issues and there are no simple answers. Law scholars in
India should act as facilitators in conducting discussions on these matters among the law schools
of the country and interested members of the Bar and the Bench.
In fact, the most important objective of legal education ought to be promoting excellence in both
teaching and research. But these objectives ought to be fulfilled bearing in mind their relevance
to and linkages with establishing a rule of law-friendly society. The present state of civil and
criminal justice system in India poses numerous challenges and is far from providing the much
needed faith and respect for law and legal institutions. While every institution has an important
role to play in ensuring the rule of law, law schools have so far not been seen as stepping up in
this regard. It is time for law schools and the legal education discourse in India to embrace this
responsibility, lest the faith of the students and the faculty in the role of law and its impact on
justice should be lost forever.

Nature of legal education :

Legal education is essentially a multi-disciplined, multi-purpose education which can develop

the human resources and idealism needed to strengthen the legal system .A lawyer, a
product of such education

would be able to contribute to national development.

Globalization has been a subject of debates and discussions from numerous perspectives. There
is no doubt that globalization has profound implications for the future of higher education
worldwide.
The present law has to meet the requirements of the society. Law has to deal with problems of
diverse magnitudes and a student of law and an Advocate has to be trained in Professional skills
to meet the challenges of globalization and universalisation of law. With the advent of
multinationals in India as anywhere else, the task of lawyers would be highly technical and an
imperative need would arise to have competent lawyers who would be trained in the right culture
of Legal Education. This makes a sound case for introducing reforms in Legal Education.
India today requires superlative Legal education much more than does the West because in India
a far less viable balance is struck between the society's requirements and a reasonably effective
exploitation of the law's potential for contributing to the meeting of those needs. Events are
moving fast and reform in legal education cannot wait any longer. If it is molded to sub serve the
purpose of the society and to fulfill the current needs, our legal instructions will not only
command respect but will also be able to play a vital role in the achievement of the common
goal.

Legal education in India

Legal education in the India generally refers to the education of lawyers before entry
into practice. Legal education in India is offered at different levels by the traditional universities
and the specialized law universities and schools only after completion of an undergraduate
degree or as an integrated degree.

Conclusion:
It is necessary to emphasize that the purpose and scope of legal education must be to prepare
students for the practice of the profession of law. Therefore, the law and legal education which
together constitute the backbone of society should change according to the changing needs and
interests of the ever changing society.