I have a friend who was not able to do LLM from a university in Delhi because he had to move back home (remote place in Rajasthan) to take care of his ailing mother. Doing LLM from a local university didn’t make sense for him considering he had graduated from one of the best law …

Why do so many Indian law graduates prefer to do LLM from a foreign university? Well.. It is easier to find job-oriented, practical LLM programs abroad. Many Indian law graduates aspire for an international legal career and want to settle abroad. A good LLM abroad can open that door if calculated steps are taken. A …

Hi, Thank you for opening this blogpost. I am a US LLM degree of the topper from your batch who has sadly returned to India although his original plan was to find a job abroad after LLM and settle in the USA. My specialization is in International Human Rights Law. I was told that my …

I was in 6th class when I declared I wanted to be a lawyer. I didn’t even know what a lawyer was at that point in time. It was merely the black gown judges in Bollywood movies that made me want to become one. So, when some elder girls in my neighborhood asked me, “Badi …

Once I was selected for an interview with UNHCR. It felt like a dream come true.  Just to walk into their tightly guarded office in Delhi felt thrilling. There were just 5 candidates selected and I was one of them. The test was good and I felt utterly confident when I walked out after an …

Are you a Chartered Accountant (CA) or Company Secretary(CS)? Do you want to do a foreign Masters of Law (LL.M.)?  The demand for interdisciplinary knowledge continues to increase on the job market, particularly in companies and organizations that work internationally. The growing number of international agreements especially within Europe is making it difficult for employers …

I am a daughter of a businessman. I have to do a cost-benefit analysis of everything. From gauging the worth of branded shoes by calculating how long they will last for or by comparing the fares of rickshaws and uber cabs against the comfort I would receive for the said distance.  So if I had …

Delaware is known to be ‘the first state’ of the United States of America(USA) because it was the first state to ratify the US constitution.  Thomas Jefferson also called it a diamond state as he described it as a “jewel” among states due to its strategic location on the Eastern Seaboard. But that is not …

Law students and even young lawyers often believe that law firms are all about commercial and business laws.  In fact many people still believe there are just two fields of law to practice in – civil and criminal law.  Law schools generally  don’t teach new subjects of law or make changes to the existing courses …