By Chisomo Phiri
In an effort to make sure that law students in the country are not meeting financial challenges in their studies, a law firm called Rits-Attorneys-At-Law says it will from next year start providing scholarships to these students.
Speaking on Friday during the finals of Rits Commercial Law Moot Court Competition, the firm’s head of business development, communications and marketing Sean Longwe said as a law firm, they do not feel good when they see law students dropping out of their studies because of financial challenges hence the decision to introduce scholarships initiative.
“Following the devaluation of the Malawi Kwacha by 44 percent, nothing is working in Malawi. We see school fees being raised by institutions something which is likely to increase number of drop outs. So as a law firm, we do not want law students experiencing such challenges in their studies hence our intervention to provide scholarships to them, “he said.
He indicated that the students to benefit from the scholarships will be picked from tertiary institutions that offer law programmes such as University of Malawi (UNIMA), Catholic University of Malawi ( UNIMA) and Malawi University of Business and Applied Sciences (MUBAS) which has recently introduced a law programme.
On his part, High Court Judge Justice Joseph Chigona praised the firm for introducing the Rits Commercial Moot Court Competition, saying it has provided a platform for University of Malawi law students to showcase their skills.
He said through the competition,the students are now demonstrating a good quality of advocacy in the field of law.
“You are doing a great job and we really appreciate the good work that you are doing at the law school in Zomba,” he said.
Alice Malunga and other three male students emerged as the winners of the competition.
They all went away with certificates.
Ritz Attorneys-At-Law, UNIMA’s Students Law Society (SLS) and UNIMA’s Faculty of Law signed a five-year partnership in 2021 with the desire to produce high quality lawyers who are well grounded in transactional, advisory and dispute settlement areas of commercial law.
