The event was attended by Sheikh Khalid bin Ali Al Khalifa, Vice President of the Supreme Judicial Council and President of the Court of Cassation. Ali bin Fadel Al-Buainain, Attorney General. Nawaf bin Muhammad Al-Maawda, Minister of Justice, Islamic Affairs and Endowments. Counselor Nawaf Abdullah Hamzah, Head of the Legislation and Legal Opinion Authority.
The Minister of Justice stressed the importance of this training program, which was developed by JLSI to meet the requirements of the labor market in this specialty.
As a primary objective of the programme, law graduates are trained to practice law in English and to acquire basic legal skills.
The Minister of Justice thanked the Japan Institute for International Cooperation for its efforts and all contributors to the program, including law firms.
Dr. Riyad Mohamed Ibrahim Siyadi, Director of JLSI, said the program was developed to expand training programs for new legal practitioners and lawyers, with a focus on developing legal skills in newly created jobs such as private notaries and private law enforcement personnel, in addition to arbitration. and mediation.
Fifty-eight law graduates applied to the program, and only 23 of them were accepted.
During six months of theoretical and practical training, candidates have covered 13 units in topics such as legal ethics, legal drafting, critical thinking and analysis, contracts, corporate and financial law.
Training in the program has been provided by the following law firms: Dr. Hassan Radhi & Associates, Ali Alaradi Advocates & Legal Consultants, Zina Al Mansoori & Associates, Al Tamimi & Partners, Newton Law Group, DLA Piper, and MENA Chambers Bahrain. .
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