Launch of book: Setting up Social Justice Law Firms: Experiences of Nyayika

(9th November, 2014 at Vishwa Yuvak Kendra, New Delhi)

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Nyayika is a one-of-a-kind legal services initiative which provides quality professional legal services, both litigative and non-litigative, through trained lawyers and paralegals in its law centres. It addresses one the main barriers in access to quality legal services for people from the middle and lower income groups - the high fees of a lawyer - by providing its services for a fixed and affordable fee payable according to a payment schedule. It follows transparent processes, assures speedy disposal of cases and is accountable towards its clients. It follows a client friendly standardized operating procedure and a robust monitoring and information system across its centres to ensure its standards of quality and professionalism. Nyayika is operated by IDEAL Foundation for Social and Economic Development, a non-profit company registered under S. 25 of the Companies Act, 1956. It commenced operation in October 2013 and currently runs 8 law centres in 8 different districts of Gujarat.  

A book on Nyayika, Setting up Social Justice Law Firms: Experiences of Nyayika, will be released on 9^thNovember 2014 by Prof. Madhav Menon, Chancellor, Guru Ghasidas Central University, Chhattisgarh.

Centre for Social Justice, established in 1993, is a socio-legal organisation working on access to justice and legal empowerment. It has been facilitating change-inducing leadership by strengthening community lawyers and paralegals by building their capacities. CSJ has also made path-breaking institutional interventions in the form of research, legal reforms and initiatives bringing together grassroots activism, law and policy-making on a wide array of issues affecting socio-economically marginalised and vulnerable groups.

“Lawyers for Change”, an initiative of ECONET, is a capacity building and fellowship programme which supports young social justice lawyers working at the district court level. ECONET is an organisation which works with adivasi and non-pastoral nomadic tribal communities by sharpening their interventions through capacity building, legal trainings and leadership development on issues related to forestry and environmental policies in Maharashtra. 

Date, Venue and Timings

·         The date of the event is 9^th November, 2014

·         The venue for the event is Vishwa Yuva Kendra, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi.

·         The timings of the event will be from 3.30 p.m to 4.30 p.m.

·         For any further details please email us at themecsj@gmail.com or call us on +91 9978575097