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Law students being groomed for jobs

From this 13th batch of judicial trainees, 10 including three ladies will take up jobs with the Ministry of Justice's Department of Fatwa and Legislation, while the remaining 12 will be absorbed in the Public Prosecution Department, according to Zaghloul Mahmoud Al Balashy, head of the Training and Rehabilitation Section at the institute.

The course, which commenced in September 2006, will continue till September 2008, he noted.

The training course aims at grooming an increasing number of personnel with the aim of speeding up the process of investigation of cases tabled before the prosecution and the court of justice, he said.

The trainees are being given an insight into the laws — which they may not have studied at the university — concerning cyber crimes, organised crime, terrorist activities, human trafficking and human rights issues, besides extensive knowledge of Arabic and English, Al Balashy said.

The students would also undergo six-month on-the-job training at public prosecution departments for knowledge enhancement and skill development under the supervision of experienced officials, he said.

Though admission to the courses is restricted to UAE nationals only, the institute does accept students of other nationalities on the recommendation of Ministry of Justice or contemporary judicial organisations in their respective countries, he noted.

The institute has so far organised three training courses for lawyers in Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Sharjah. The fourth training course for lawyers in Sharjah will be held in the next two months, he added.

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