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Collaborations
Taking Legal Education Beyond the Classroom
St. Joseph's College of Law believes that legal education is richest when it reaches beyond the classroom. Over the years, the College and its student committees have built working partnerships with non-governmental organisations, research and policy institutions, sister Jesuit institutions, hospitals, civil society groups and law firms across India.
These collaborations give students first-hand exposure to how the law operates in communities, courts, government bodies and the profession, and allow the College to contribute meaningfully to society in keeping with its Jesuit commitment to justice and service.
22Partner Organisations
5Areas of Collaboration
9+Institutional Study Visits
Partnerships that bring students face to face with how the law works in communities, courts, government and the profession.
Justice · Service · Human Dignity
What We Do Together
Areas of Collaboration
01
Legal Aid & Access to Justice
Legal awareness camps, support for the families of prisoners, child protection and other initiatives that bring the law to those who need it most.
02
Social Outreach & Community Service
Sustained engagement with migrant workers, their children, women from urban settlements and other marginalised communities.
03
Research, Policy & Human Rights
Workshops, data projects and discussions with research and civil society organisations on the justice system, constitutional history and human rights.
04
Health & Welfare
Health camps, blood donation drives and medical outreach organised with hospitals, the Red Cross and service organisations.
05
Academic & Professional Engagement
Competitions, quizzes and recruitment activities organised with sister institutions and law firms.
Our Partners
Our Partners and Collaborative Initiatives
Legal Aid, Access to Justice and Social Outreach
7 Partners
MoU Partner
BIRDS (Brothers Integrated Rural Development Society)
The AICUF unit of SJCL works with BIRDS under a Memorandum of Understanding to support migrant workers and their children. Initiatives include:
- Continuous tuition classes for children in migrant settlements, with AICUF funding the teacher's salary and student volunteers teaching in turns
- A medical camp for migrant workers on 24 May 2024
- The annual Bala-Mela for children of migrant workers
Legal Aid Cell
Association of Prisoners' Families for Justice (APFJ)
The Legal Aid Cell partners with APFJ in support of prisoners' families. Joint initiatives include:
- A meeting to ascertain the educational needs of children of undertrial prisoners
- A legal awareness camp at a settlement near Banashankari (15 November 2024)
- Release of the newsletter "Nyaaya Sankalpa" at the Press Club (20 November 2024)
- Release of the street-play video "Nyaayakkagi Koogu" (12 December 2024)
Legal Aid Cell
Loyola Vikas Kendra, Mundgod
The Legal Aid Cell organised a State Level Workshop on Child Protection and Child Safety Measures in collaboration with Loyola Vikas Kendra.
Legal Services Clinic
LCSC-Manvi
The College's legal services clinic, in association with LCSC-Manvi, conducted a health camp and Migration Watch programme for migrants at Nagavara on 16 June 2024.
Legal Aid Committee
Loyola Educational Institutions, Manvi (Raichur)
The Legal Aid Committee visited Loyola Educational Institutions, Manvi on 18 and 19 November 2023.
AICUF
BEMBALA
The AICUF unit volunteered in the College's Bala Mela initiative organised in collaboration with BEMBALA in November 2021.
AICUF
Good Quest Foundation
AICUF members joined Good Quest Foundation and other NGOs to celebrate Christmas with children on Residency Road in December 2022.
Research, Policy and Human Rights
7 PartnersDAKSH India
Students took part in the Judicial Data Collective under the Justice Definition Project, organised in collaboration with DAKSH India in March 2025.
Centre for Law & Policy Research (CLPR), Bengaluru
A Constitutional History Education Workshop was organised in association with CLPR.
Justice Initiative
The Human Rights Committee organised a Human Rights Workshop in collaboration with Justice Initiative.
People's Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL)
PUCL conducted a workshop on Building a Human Rights Consciousness during Human Rights Week, 1–3 December 2023.
Construction Workers Federation of India (CWFI)
Students of the Reading Circle carried out data collection on construction workers in collaboration with CWFI in 2022.
The Bengaluru Collective
The Law and Development Committee and The Bengaluru Collective organised a discussion on big business and the Indian polity on 1 June 2023.
The Student Collective, Bengaluru
The Progressive Critical Study Circle and The Student Collective organised a discussion on the National Education Policy and changes to Karnataka's textbooks in 2022.
Health and Community Welfare
5 PartnersSt. Philomena's Hospital and Rotary Bangalore
A Women's Day celebration and one-day health camp for Pourakarmika women was held on 5 March 2025.
Rotary Club, Bangalore
The NSS Committee partnered with the Rotary Club to hold a healthcare camp at K.S. Garden.
Aweksha – A Women's Trust and the Indian Red Cross Society
A Blood Donation Camp was organised on campus on 16 December 2024.
Youth Red Cross Society
The NSS Unit organised a Blood Donation Camp under the banner of the Youth Red Cross Society on 22 December 2023.
Bengaluru City Police
The Bengaluru City Police conducted a Narcotics Drugs Awareness Programme at the College.
Academic and Professional Partners
3 PartnersSt. Joseph's Institute of Management, Bengaluru
The Constitution Club and St. Joseph's Institute of Management jointly organised Consti-Q, a national-level quiz competition.
Official Legal Partner
ALMT Legal
Official legal partner of the International Commercial Law Mediation Competition hosted by the ADR Committee on 28 and 29 March 2025. Senior members of the firm have also served as resource persons at the College's seminars.
Placement Partner
LegalTech Advocates
The College hosted a campus placement drive in partnership with LegalTech Advocates on 1 December 2025.
The College's students also intern with and are placed at leading law firms and organisations, including TrilegalKing Stubb & KasivaJSM Law Partners and others. Please see the Internships & Placements section for details.
Outside Classroom Learning
Institutional Engagement Beyond the Classroom
As part of its Outside Classroom Learning initiative, the College regularly arranges study visits to public institutions so that students can observe the law in action. Recent visits include:
Karnataka State Human Rights Commission
Reserve Bank of India
Vidhana Soudha
Karnataka State SC/ST Commission
Juvenile Justice Board
Police Stations in Bengaluru
Arbitration and Conciliation Centre
Clue4 Evidence Forensic Laboratory
University of Agricultural Sciences (GKVK), Bengaluru
Partner with SJCL
SJCL welcomes collaboration with NGOs, research institutions, government bodies, law firms and educational institutions that share its commitment to justice, human dignity and the common good. Organisations interested in partnering with the College may reach us at: