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Roma Das, law student, RMLNLU, on getting an offer from AMSS, her internship experience and plans for the future
Roma Das is a student at RMLNLU, batch of 2014. She has secured a pre-placement offer from Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A. Shroff & Co. In this interview we speak to her about: The importance of mooting and of grades in law School. How to choose an internship. What it takes to get a…
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Divya Swamy on mooting, internship and Judicial Clerkship
Divya Swamy a student of 2014 batch of RMLNLU talks about mooting, internships and Judicial Clerkship. She elaborates on the details of doing a judicial clerkship and it’s importance for those who aspire to do an LL.M. from a foreign university. Key takeaways: Mooting and its importance Law firm internships Judicial Clerkship Why did you…
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Smrithi Mariam on steps to getting good internships and a PPO
Smrithi Mariam a student of the 2014 batch at RMLNLU has secured a Pre Placement Offer from Lexygen. We asked her to share her experiences and strategies she used over the years. In this interview she speaks about: Mooting and its benefits for a law student Preparing a C.V. and interviews Getting good internships and a…
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Piya Bose on believing in dreams, leaving law firm & starting up Girls on the Go Club
Piya Bose is a corporate lawyer who left her job to follow her passion: Travelling. She now writes regularly for travel magazines and have also given presentations for TEDx events. Here, she discusses her decision to leave a safe, lucrative career and following her dreams. In this interview, she talks about: Discovering her passion for travelling. Her…
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Arjya Majumdar an NUJS grad on his LLM at the Tulane Univ Law School, work as senior associate at 2 major law firms and teaching at JGLS
Arjya traces his life from his unlikely admission to NUJS, his internships throughout and his growth as a person during his LLM. He makes most interesting observations on the fundamental similarity between the work at a law firm and academia as making different sets of people aware of the law with certain differences that were…
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Teslin Augustine, NUJS grad on interning with MP Naveen Jindal, the LAMP fellowship & life in the public policy sector
Teslin an NUJS graduate tells us about her inspiration for joining law and her internship with Naveen Jindal which set her on the course for a career in public policy. She talks about the transition from law school to the real world and how best to have a work life balance. How will you…
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Sneha Ashtikar a GLC Grad on LL.M from Sciences Po, Paris and internship at Gide Loyrette Nouel, Paris
Sneha talks about the unparalleled flexibility available at GLC with regard to pursuing internships. She explains how her knowledge of the French language coupled with the ease of obtaining a French scholarship and lower living costs makes higher studies in France an attractive option. She clarifies on the application procedure and common misconceptions about the…
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Arman Sood on starting up E-Shack from Jindal Global Law School and being an entrepreneur
Arman shares his inspirations for creating a startup that sells bar and party accessories. He tells us about funding for the startup and the supportive college environment which made this endeavour possible. Being an entrepreneur he also tells us how he managed highs and lows. Most of our readers are law students and young…
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Esha Shekhar on being a legal correspondent for Bloomberg TV & moving back to the world of corporate law
Esha graduated from WBNUJS, Kolkata in 2012, instead of applying for mainstream corporate jobs, or pursuing a career in litigation, she applied for jobs in the legal journalism. She worked at Bloomberg as an anchor for quite a span of time, and is currently an associate at Dua Associates. Let’s talk with her about her…
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Anumita Sarkar on litigation in income tax and being an associate at Lexplosion
Anumita is currently Legal Associate – Tax compliance, Regulatory Research & Risk Management at Lexplosion. Let’s talk to her about being fluent in tax and her career trajectory. Hello Anumita! First of all, we’d like to thank you for agreeing to talk to us. Most of our subscribers hail from law schools in India…
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