Kerala Law Academy

{{Short description|Private law college in Kerala, India}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}}

{{Use Indian English|date=October 2018}}

{{Infobox college

| name = The Kerala Law Academy Law College, Thiruvananthapuram

| established = {{Start date and age|1967|10|21|df=yes}}

| coordinates ={{coord|8.5395|76.966|type:landmark|display=inline, title}}

| city = Thiruvananthapuram

| country = India

| state = Kerala

| type = Government Aided Law college

| affiliation = University of Kerala

| website ={{url|www.keralalawacademy.in/}}

}}

Kerala Law Academy (KLA), also referred to as the Kerala Law Academy Law College, is a self financing law college in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India. Founded in 1967, it is the first, and was for many years the only, self financing law institution in the state.{{cite news|title=In the name of law|url=https://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/edu/2004/12/28/stories/2004122800050100.htm|access-date=13 April 2018|work=The Hindu}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} It is accredited by the Bar Council of India.{{Cite web |url=https://www.barcouncilofindia.org/approved-law-colleges.doc |title=Bar Council of India: List of Approved Institutions |access-date=29 December 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090704200324/https://www.barcouncilofindia.org/approved-law-colleges.doc |archive-date=4 July 2009 |url-status=dead }} and affiliated to the University of Kerala.

KLA has both the three-year and the five-year LL.B programs (under the graduate stream of study) and the LL.M and M.B.L programs (under the post-graduate stream of study). The college has an active Moot Court Society and students of the society has also participated in various competitions held outside India. KLA also conducts a legal aid clinic to provide legal assistance to members of the underprivileged sections of the society.https://students.indlaw.com/display.aspx?2776{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

History

Kerala Law Academy was registered as a society on 17 October 1966 and inaugurated on 21 October 1967. In 1968, the college started functioning under the University of Kerala in the same year.{{cite web|title=History {{!}} Kerala Law Academy|url=https://keralalawacademy.in/about/history/|website=www.keralalawacademy.org|access-date=13 April 2018}}

Notable alumni

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