Supreme Court Law Clerk cum Research Associates has released recruitment notice. This article provides Supreme Court Law Clerk Cum Research Associates Previous Year Papers.
Age
- Minimum Age – 20 years
- Maximum Age – 32 years
Educational Qualifications
- The candidate must be a Law Graduate (before taking up the assignment as Law Clerk) having a Bachelor Degree in Law (including Integrated Degree Course in Law) from any School/College/University/Institution established by law in India and recognized by the Bar Council of India for enrolment as an Advocate.
- The candidate studying in the fifth year of the Five-Year Integrated Law Course or the third year of the Three-Year Law Course after graduation in any stream will also be eligible to apply, subject to furnishing proof of acquiring Law qualification before taking up the assignment as Law Clerk cum-Research Associate
- The candidate must have research and analytical skills, writing abilities, and knowledge of computers, including retrieval of desired information from various search engines/processes such as e-SCR, Manupatra, SCC Online, LexisNexis, Westlaw etc.
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Scheme of Examination
This examination includes three phases:
- Part I (Multiple Choice Based Questions)
- Part II (Subjective Written Examination)
- Part III (Interview)
Part I
- A total of 100 MCQs of 100 marks (1 mark each)
- The duration of Exam 2:30 Hours
- There is a negative marking of 1/4 mark for each wrong answer.
Part II
- Total marks is 300.
- The duration of exam is 3:30 Hours.
Supreme Court Law Clerk Cum Research Associates Previous Year Papers
Supreme Court Law Clerk Detailed Syllabus
Part I
- A reading comprehension passage in English, followed by objective type related questions on the passage
- Objective type analytical questions, testing the candidates’ ability to understand and apply law, including the Constitution of India, CrPC, CPC, IPC, Indian Evidence Act, and Contract Act
- Objective type questions on recent developments in law and jurisprudence in the last one year.
Part II
Question 1- Brief Preparation:This question shall require the candidate to prepare a brief synopsis or precis of a case file not longer than 750 words, i.e. approximately 2 sides of a single page. The candidate would be provided with a copy of a Special Leave Petition or Civil/Criminal Appeal or Writ Petition
Parameters for judging this question include: (a) ability of the candidate to identify and marshal the relevant facts; (b) identification of legal issues before the High Court/Appellate Tribunal; (c) comprehensive analysis of the issues as done by the High Court in the impugned decision; (d) ratio of the impugned decision; (e) relevant grounds before the Supreme Court; (f) ability to condense information and structure the document logically; and (g) brevity
Question 2 – Preparation of a draft research memo:In this question, the candidate shall be provided with a brief factual dispute, the relevant statutes and precedents to decide the dispute, along with certain irrelevant decisions which modify the line of precedent. The candidate would be required to formulate a draft reasoned memo not longer than 500-750 words (i.e. approximately two sides of a paper leaf) on the dispute. (75 marks)
Parameters for judging this question include: (a) ability to use relevant legal sources; (b) use of legal language; (c) exposition of the law; (d) analysis of the facts and applicability of the law to the facts; and (e) structure of the opinion.
Question 3 – Analytical Question: In this question, a candidate shall be required to answer one out of five analytical questions in 350 – 500 words. (75 marks)
Parameters for judging this question include: (a) presentation and development of an argument through reasons and appropriate examples; (b) coherence and structure of the answer; (c) sentence construction and grammar