Tag: NUJS
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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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Shezin Hussain on comparative Legal Practice of Bangladesh and India and organising Women’s T20
Shezin Hussain graduated from NUJS, Kolkata in 2009. Being a Bangladeshi citizen educated in India she has the insights of the legal systems of both the countries. After graduating from NUJS, she completed her LL.M. from Southeast University, taught as a guest lecturer at Metropolitan University, Sylhet, and has been a practicing lawyer at the Judges’ Court…
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Pankhuri Mehndiratta on working for International Human Rights Organisations and insights of a career in research work
Pankhuri Anuradha Mehndiratta is a NUJS graduate of the Class of 2014. She has recently joined the Centre for Legislative Research and Advocacy as she is keenly interested in International Human Rights and Public Policy. We have taken out this opportunity to ask her about: Specifically choosing internships that help in Humans Rights Law. The…
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Tanuj Kalia, Founder, Lawctopus, on his passion for entrepreneurship, blogging, and plans for the future
Tanuj KAlia graduated from NUJS, batch of 2013. He is founder, CEO, and publishing editor of Lawctopus, an online portal designed to help law students. The website has been featured in leading dailies such as the Economic Times, The Telegraph, among others. His other achievements include being student mentor for law students at IMS Learning Resources;…
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Iram Huq, Juris Doctor Candidate, Harvard, on interning at the UN, working pro-bono, and working in the US
Iram Huq is a graduate from WBNUJS, Calcutta, batch of 2011. She was a top ranker as an orator at the Phillip C. Jessup International Law Moot. She is currently a Doctor of Law at Harvard University, where she is also student of the Moot Court Board (2013-2014). In this interview, we speak to her…
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Jaiveer Shergill on being a spokesperson for INC, career in politics and practice as an SC Advocate
Jaiveer Shergill graduated from WBNUJS, Kolkata in 2006. Thereafter he worked as an associate for Economic Laws Practice, in their Corporate Commercial/Indirect Tax Team in Delhi for some time. In June, ’12 he made his entry into Politics by joining Indian National Congress and then he was appointed as a spokesperson in January, ’14. He…
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Debadyuti Banerjee, Assistant Manager, Lexplosion, on studying abroad, and her editorial experience
Debadyuti Banerjee graduated at the top of her class from WBNUJS, Kolkata, in 2011. Thereafter she went to King’s College, London for an LL.M. in International Commercial and Business Laws. She has been in the editorial board of both NUJS and KCL’s Law Review. Presently, she is working as an Assistant Manager at Lexplosion, Kolkata. In…
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Debosmita Nandy, Associate Legal Manager, ITC, on being an author, her litigation experience, and plans for the future
Debosmita Nandy graduated from WBNUJS, Kolkata, in 2009. During this time she interned with the likes of Luthra & Luthra Law Offices, Trilegal, and Amarchand Mangaldas. She is an in-house counsel with seven years of PQE in diverse commercial and civil disputes, alternate dispute resolution, negotiation and agreement drafting and corporate mergers and amalgamations. She specialises…
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Shreyas Tirunagari, Legal Consultant, Sriram Associates, on interning at the United Nations, being a judicial clerk, and plans for the future
Shreyas Tirunagari is a graduate from NUJS, batch of 2011. During his undergraduate years, he interned with the United NAtions, Since then, he has worked under Ministry of Finance, Government of India, as Associate and later as Consultant. He was also a judicial clerk to Justice Dipak Mishra, Supreme Court of India. Following his stint at…
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Om Agarwal, Founder, EazyCoach, on being an entrepreneur, the startup climate in India, and juggling law with business
Om Agarwal is a student of WBNUJS, Kolkata, batch of 2016. He embarked upon his entrepreneurial venture, AimCLAT along with a few of his batchmates in the beginning of law school. He later developed EazyCoach, an online mentorship portal that helps students discover colleges globally, get admission help from college seniors and alumni, enabling them to pursue their…