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GyanCentral - The hub for engineering and law students - IIT-JEE, AIEEE, BITSAT, CLAT, AILET - 2012: That one top mantra to tackle the Legal Aptitude section..
Oct 11th 2012, 06:51

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That one top mantra to tackle the Legal Aptitude section..
Oct 11th 2012, 06:39

The importance of questions on legal reasoning in any law school entrance exam can never be underestimated. However good one may be at English, Mathematics or General Studies, without a mastery over the section on legal reasoning, the journey to clear the entrance exam would certainly be more arduous and tiring. That is approximately 1/4th of the total number of questions in the entrance paper. Surely such a large chunk cannot be neglected and any denial of its importance is a potential disaster. The common questions which would arise now are: So how should one approach the questions under this section? Do we need to mug up information like what is defined under what and what sections of XYZ statute or act? Do we need to read the bare acts in detail and mug up all the information we come across? Do we start googling every concept we come across and make detailed notes on them? The answer to all these questions is in negative. These are strictly the things one shouldn’t fall prey to while preparing for this section. Remember the purpose here is not to test your legal knowledge but your legal acumen. Those who clear the exam will have five long years in law school and an awfully long career ahead to understand the nitty-gritties of law. What is required for the purpose of the exam is to think analytically and think with a legal acumen inside your head. So what is this legal acumen? Is it some book or some formula that needs to be perfected? Sadly, it is nothing of the sort. It is something, which is ingrained in the psyche of every person, and it would be a misnomer to say that people don’t have it. It is ingrained in every person’s head. The task is to bring it out, hone it and make it perfect. We all have a sense of right and wrong, just and unjust. Here we think on precisely these matters only but not from a moral viewpoint but a legal one. Remember. Do not fall pray to arriving at answers from a moral or ethical point of view. Law only prohibits that which is prohibited by it. Think from a legal standpoint. The key to cracking questions of legal reasoning is to not make any assumptions. Stay purely within the ambit of the legal principle provided. Even if you have studied certain provisions in the course of your preparation, do not apply them if the answer can be worked out by applying the given principles. For eg. If the given principle states that every person who commits murder will be awarded Rs. 1000. Then this is the principle you need to apply to the fact situation and reward the person who commits murder despite the fact that you know its against the law per se. The law for the purpose of the paper is wholly and solely what is given in the paper and you are required to keep your subjective opinions aside and answer the questions objectively. Questions have to be answered strictly in tandem with the principles provided. The key to success in this vital section is identification of range of problems asked and a careful strategy whereby you solve a lot of such questions. This would acquaint you with the different types of questions asked and would help you in thinking analytically. So keep following thisthread as we’ll be discussing various legal aptitude questions and how youshould go about cracking them. We’ll also be putting up sample questions andthen work on them together. To test yourself, go to the TestCentral link andtry the legal aptitude sectional tests to assess where you stand. All the Best.

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