Education_BH: Innovation and Excellence celebrates the remarkable innovations implemented in Bahrain’s schools and universities. We learned about these innovations, the process, the challenges, and the lessons learned from some of the leading educational institutions in the Kingdom. Read all about the Judicial & Legal Studies Institute‘s innovation below. Professional Legal Practice Certificate (PLPC) JLSI’s Professional Legal Practice Certificate bridges the gap between law graduates and employers by providing industry-led training. Developed collaboratively with law firms, this six-month programme equips graduates with practical legal skills, resulting in over 100 successful graduates across five cohorts since 2017. Please share a brief background of your innovation. In 2017, we noticed that we were receiving two conflicting messages from our stakeholders on the legal side (law graduates and law firms). Law graduates complained about how hard it was to break into the legal job market. With around 400 – 500 new law graduates entering the local job market annually, it appeared understandable. On the other hand, law firms reported that it was hard to fill entry-level legal positions. Very few of these graduates, no matter how good their academic training was, had the necessary legal skills that took time and investment to build. How was the […]