ZAMBIA Centre for Accountancy Studies (ZCAS) University and Corpus Legal Practitioners (CLP) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to provide students with internship and help them become business-ready and abreast of the latest developments in the industry.
The collaboration includes legal research, financial support for school activities and retention of students on internship and possible permanent employment.
ZCAS acting vice-chancellor Kelvin Kayombo said the partnership represents a significant step forward in its collective efforts to promote legal education and provide practical training to aspiring legal professionals in the country.
Dr Kayombo said at the signing ceremony yesterday that the MoU will allow the university and CLP to collaborate effectively in research and development of suitable training programmes and methodologies to ensure that it produces the best law graduates.
"By combining the academic experience of CLP, we will be able to create innovative solutions and programmes that will help our students succeed in their legal careers.
This further extends to improve the capabilities of our lecturers by keeping them abreast of emergent best practice among the legal fraternity," he said.
Dr Kayombo also acknowledged that the legal profession plays a crucial role in society, hence it is vital that the students are equipped with skills, knowledge and resources they need to excel in the field.
Through the partnership, he said ZCAS will be able to provide students with practical training opportunities such as internship that will prepare them adequately for the challenges of the legal profession.
Dr Kayombo also implored the representatives of both institutions who have been tasked to manage the MoU to ensure that it is actioned for the benefit of the students.
"I, therefore, cannot over-emphasise the importance of this MoU as it facilitates the attainment of industry experience for our students. Furthermore, internships expose students to potential employers, thereby enhancing their employability," he said.
At the same event, CLP managing partner Sydney Chisenga said the institution has continually demarked itself by the significant contribution it has made to the higher education sector in the law discipline over the 27 years of its existence with a quest to facilitate research and development in knowledge sharing.
Mr Chisenga said the purpose of the MoU is to deepen the relationship between the two institutions, whose goal is to provide exposure and give candidates legal experience for the purpose of corporate growth for both institutions.
"We value the welfare of our team members and pride ourselves on being supportive employers, Together with ZCAS, we are committed to advocating diversity and inclusion at the firm and providing exceptional mentoring," he said.
Source: Zambia Daily Mail
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