Adv. Saju Jakob combines practical arbitration practice with a robust academic and institutional profile, contributing to education, policy, and interdisciplinary understanding of domestic and international dispute resolution.

Appointments and teaching roles

• Professor of Practice — Construction Industry Development Council (CIDC), India

  • Teaches applied modules on construction contracts, dispute avoidance, claims management, and arbitration practice.

  • Develops curriculum that bridges industry practice and legal standards, including case studies on major infrastructure projects, contract drafting clinics, and workshops for project managers and legal teams.

• Faculty Member — Indian Law Institute (ILI), New Delhi (Domestic & International Arbitration)

  • Delivers advanced seminars on the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, international arbitration rules, evidence in arbitration, and comparative arbitration law.

  • Supervises research projects and continues professional development courses for lawyers, judges, and arbitration professionals.

• Board Member — Indian Society of International Law (ISIL), New Delhi

  • Advises on programs concerning domestic and international arbitration, private international law, and institutional collaboration.

  • Contributes to policy discussions, symposia, and publications that shape arbitration practice and cross-border legal frameworks.

• Swami Vivekanand Subharti University, Meerut

  • Guest lecturer and curriculum collaborator on law and dispute resolution, mentoring law students and guiding moot court and ADR clinics.

Academic value delivered

• Practice-informed teaching: Course content and lectures grounded in live-case experience, enabling students to connect doctrinal law with arbitration practice and tribunal dynamics.

• Research and publications: Regular contributions to journals, conference proceedings, and institutional reports on arbitration law, enforcement trends, and construction dispute management.

• Capacity building: Designs executive education, certificate courses, and simulation exercises for in-house counsel, arbitrators, and construction professionals to improve dispute prevention and case strategy.