Centre for
Access to Justice
Dedicated to ensuring legal aid and justice for all through research, community outreach, and advocacy.
Empowering Communities Through Legal Literacy
The Centre for Access to Justice (CAJ) at VMLS serves as a vital link between the legal profession and the community. By combining academic rigor with practical outreach, we strive to demystify the law and make justice a reality for the marginalized.
Our Vision
To build a just society where every person irrespective of socio-economic status can understand, claim, and enforce legal rights with dignity and timely support.
Our Mission
- Deliver practical legal assistance and quality legal literacy to vulnerable groups.
- Train law students as empathetic, practice-ready professionals.
- Partner with government bodies, NGOs, and community leaders.
- Produce impactful, policy-relevant research for justice systems.
Core Pillars
Legal Aid and Advice
Walk-in and scheduled clinics offering basic legal guidance, drafting support, and referrals under faculty supervision.
Community Outreach
Rights awareness camps on issues like wages, domestic violence, cyber safety, pensions, identity documents, and more.
Research and Policy
Empirical studies, policy briefs, and model protocols on access barriers, legal empowerment, and technology.
Student Training
Live-client exposure, supervised drafting, ethical interviewing, and simulation labs for clinical legal education.
Services Offered
Focus Areas
Women & Child Rights
Domestic violence and maintenance
Labor & Livelihood
Street vendors, social security
Citizenship & Identity
Access to ration, pensions, schemes
Digital Safety
Cybercrime reporting, privacy
How Students Engage
Clinical Credits
Rotation in the CAJ help desk and field camps.
Drafting Labs
Complaints, applications, and legal notices.
Research Assistantships
Impact assessments and ongoing projects.
Practical Skills
Moots, simulations, and mediation shadowing.
Partnerships
CAJ collaborates with legal services authorities, district administration, accredited NGOs, and academic centers to co-host outreach camps, referral networks, and data-driven policy initiatives.
Impact Framework
Access
Beneficiaries advised & documents assisted.
Learning
Student interviewing and drafting skills.
Systems
Policy recommendations & tech tracking.
\"All services follow confidentiality norms, conflict checks, and faculty supervision; CAJ does not provide courtroom representation but facilitates appropriate referrals and lawful remedies.\"
Contact Information
Office Hours
Mon-Fri, 10 AM-4 PM
Campus Help Desk
Legal aid clinic, VMCC Campus