INDEX S. NO. CONTENT PAGE NO. 1. Introduction 2 2. DAY 1 Session I Session II Session III 3 6 8 15 3. DAY 2 Session I Session II Session III 20 22 25 27 4. DAY 3 Session I Session II Session III Session IV 35 37 41 42 44 5. Concluding session 45
Introduction The South Asian Institute of Advanced Legal and Human Rights Studies [SAILS], in association with BRAC University, Bangladesh and IDEAL Centre for Social Justice [CSJ] organized a ‘Training of Trainers for the Capacity Building of Paralegals in Odisha’ from 29th March to 31st March, 2017 at National Law University, Cuttack, Odisha. The workshop was organized in furtherance of the overall vision of SAILS, BRAC-U and CSJ to build a cadre of legal professionals across South Asia who will further and promote the ‘paralegalism’ movement, by training trainers and paralegals for the legal empowerment of the poor and ensuring access to justice for the overall development of the South Asian region. The Training of Trainers Workshop was attended by 30 participants from all over Odisha. Over the three days of the workshop, the master trainers’ capacities were built on designing training sessions for paralegals, by incorporating principles of adult learning and alternative legal education. The training workshop was holistically designed keeping in mind the needs of the trainers especially in the context of Odisha. This report captures the workshop’s proceedings including the pedagogy used and the concepts behind it along with insights from the group of participants, and aims to be a learning document of sorts for capacity building in access to justice which will lead to building a discourse around the ‘paralegalism’ movement in South Asia. Day 1 29th March, 2017 Inaugural Session
tortoise will swim to the shore to inform the goat regarding the violation. is present which is very powerful. 2 The depicts a Court The bars are trees. Butterflies are like law colleges, which sit on the flower pollinates. Students are like flowers. The frog is a victim and as the snake is eating the frog, it is the accused. The Boat is a paralegal because it can the river safely carrying people. Here the paralegal was the Boat: Oars to help in move in the right direction. The space inside the boat is to help accommodate everyone. The back of the boat is to help in giving direction Rope so that one can access the boat Handles of the boat to help in facilitation The main base of the boat which helps in facing hurdles and cross safely. ____________ 3 Forest ecosystem Deer is the victim as it is caught in a net Crow is the paralegal which alerts everyone to free the deer. Elephant is an advocate, because it is intelligent. The Lion is the judge because it is king of the forest. The center of the forest is the Bar Association with its many advocates. Different animals represent the community at The paralegal here is the Crow- its 7 components: Wings for representation Eyes for observation Feet for justice facilitation Beak for collection of evidence. Stomach for effective documentation of incident. Brain for conducting legal service clinics. for facilitation of negotiation and conciliation between parties. ___________________
large and diversity. FB: they needed to clearly make understand the others the link between metaphors. 4 Desert Ecosystem In a desert ecosystem, the elements are limited and everything happens on sand. The sand is the judiciary. The eagle/vulture is the offender in the system. The Victims are the snake and lizard, as eagles feed on reptiles. The Desert Fox is the police as it is cunning and is never alert for any crime suo moto. The cactus is the witness as it is witnessing all the activities happening around. Scorpion plays the role of an advocate. It is either deliberately delaying or immediately coming into effect. The Camel is playing the role of a paralegal in the ecosystem. It is equally friendly to each and every The paralegal in this ecosystem is a Camel. Eyes for accuracy Nose for sniffing violations. Hump for conserving energy as a driving factor. Tail for direction/prevent distraction. Ear for vigilance. Flesh- there should be thickness of flesh so that there can be resilience from criticism. Brain for intellectual capacity Feet to have the strength to go long distances. ________________
element and it is familiar with everyone. There is also present an illusion as a hindrance to the vision of the camel. It is delaying the justice for years. Camel is experiencing the mirage effect, it is actually delay in justice. The Sun is the government which does nothing but is always present. 5. Ecosystem of society A person is present who is the accused as he is cutting the trees. Trees are victims. When we cut trees it effects the ecosystem. members and people are paralegals in the system. In this ecosystem the paralegal was a person- it’s 7 components being: Head Eye Ear Fingers Mouth Hand Body- energy for all activities _____________________
Skill and perspective was missing. No new skill imparted Time management 2 1 1 1 1 Conducting skills 2 2 The session was too fast, speaker and narrator not in sync. Some miscommunication as well. 2- 3 No coordination, speaking in different languages. 1-2 Only one member conducted the session. Should have been more participatory 2 talking was happening. Design skills 3 Very Loose design 2- 3 they have downloaded the acts 3 They could have circulated case studies 2 All did not participate. No flow. 3-2 Conclusion was missing Team work 3 Only one member was presenting. Lack of team work. 3- 1 Good effort but there was miscommunication. 2 Well coordinated. 3 1-2 Better coordination was needed. Inputs from the Trainer: Which was the best team performance? Mostly, the groups agreed that Group 5 was the best team. Best feedback? Group 2 gave brilliant feedback. II
New approach to understand the role and responsibility of a trainer who will conduct training on empowerment. Training by the trainer was interesting and creative. Methodology used in training, useful and informative. Role of paralegals Competency grid- IPS Know about legal aspects Training module Group exercise Realization- experience Active participation- participatory approach Facilitation was good Real life situations of a victim could have been shared Discussion on a particular act Proper management could have been done. Understanding roles and responsibilities of paralegal/ ALE Competency assessment Preparation of training module. Methodology, approach, tool, training techniques Training logistics should have been at the same place Shortage of water