Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Naman Joshi, Law Graduate, NLUD, on induction into Karanjawala & Co., mooting, debating, and litigation
Naman Joshi graduated from NLU, Delhi in 2014. He is currently an associate at an illustrious litigation firm, Karanjawala & Co. He has been quite involved in Debating and Mooting as a student, and coached the NLU Delhi Team which went on to win the 12th Henry Dunant. His engagement in sport, community service, and extra-curricular…
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Rachit Ranjan, Research Fellow, WTO, on studying at UC-Berkeley, and his passion for academia
Rachit Ranjan graduated from WBNUJS, Kolkata in 2010. He had finished his schooling from the USA and France to join NUJS for legal studies. After graduating from NUJS he had the opportunity to teach at CNLU, Patna for more than a year. Thereafter he left to pursue his LL.M from University of California, Berkeley. Later he…
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Aastha Dhaon, In-house Counsel, Manupatra, on legal publishing, and her diverse experience
Aastha Dhaon graduated from RMLNLU, Lucknow, in 2011. During this time she has interned with the likes of Mr. Arun Sinha, Senior Criminal Law Practitioner, Lucknow, India, Mr. Nirmal K. Seth – Senior Counsel, Lucknow, India (Civil), Nanavati Associates, among others. Since then she has gone on to work as Legal Associate at Chambers of Mr. J.…
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Sameer Jain, Partner, PAMASIS Law Chambers, on working at Goldman Sachs and the challenges of starting your own law firm
Sameer Jain graduated from NLU, Jodhpur, in 2008. While still in college he had the opportunity to work as a Summer Employee at Goldman Sachs and after graduating he started working at Ernst & Young as a Consultant and later joined Luthra & Luthra Law offices as an associate. With all his work experience and…
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Ganesh Chandru, Partner, Rodyk & Davidson, on arbitration as a career option and regime of arbitration in India
Ganesh Chandru is a partner in Rodyk & Davidson LLP’s Litigation & Arbitration Practice Group. He is admitted to practice in Singapore, England and India, and is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators. The GNLU Digital Media Team had the opportunity to interview him at ‘Changing Face…
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Varun Chauhan, Law Graduate, GNU, on being the batch topper, a sports enthusiast and receiving a PPO from AMSS
Varun Chauhan is a student of GNLU, Gandhinagar, batch of 2015. During this time has has interned with Singhi & Co., Unmesh D. Shukla, Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation Ltd., Vaish Associates, AMSS, Khaitan & Co., and Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas. He helps organise ‘Justice League’, the university’s sports fest, and he is also a mentor in the Sports Committee of…
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Assistant Judge Advocate General, Indian Army, on preparing and clearing the Services Selection Board
We got to connect with someone who recently cleared the Service Selection Boards exam and got recruited into the Indian Army as an Assistant Judge Advocate General. This is a much rare career insight which we have the opportunity to feature. We had requested her to share her insights with us while promising her the…
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Ashutosh Ray, Law Assistant, on White Industries and Investment Treaty Arbitrations
Ashutosh Ray had graduated in 2012 from GNLU, Gandhinagar. Thereafter he has been working on various Arbitration Proceedings as a Law Assistant to Mr. Justice A M Ahmadi, Former Chief Justice of India. The GNLU Digital Media Team had the opportunity to interview him at ‘Changing Face of Arbitration’ seminar about some very specific areas of…
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Shishir Dholakia, Senior Counsel, Supreme Court, on a career in Arbitration in India and the White Industries effect
Mr. Shishir Dholakia is a Senior Counsel at the Supreme Court of India with 45 years of experience in litigation practice, over 1000+ cases with specialization in arbitration, commercial and tax laws. He is a leading expert on arbitration law, in particular on the value and applicability of the UNCITRAL Model Law to India. The…
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Rohit Pothukuchi, Affiliated Fellow, Harvard, on Standard Indian Legal Citation, work with White & Case, and speaking at UNESCO
Rohit Pothukuchi graduated from NALSAR, Hyderabad, in 2013. Subsequently he went on to pursue his Masters from UC Berkley School of Law. He is the Founder and Chief Editor of Standard Indian Legal Citation (SILC). He serves as an Affiliate Student Research Fellow, Harvard Law School Program on the Legal Profession. He will soon be…
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