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Here is what you need to know if you want to work as a corporate lawyer in India

What is the most attractive, glamorous, well-paid profession as a lawyer? There are a lot of options. However, in college, I knew only one. Getting a corporate law job at a top law firm was considered the most attractive career option after graduation. Forget college, even the school students appearing for the CLAT examination know …

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The safety valve theory and my failed LLM plans

I was very impressed and also confused by the safety valve theory while reading History. Apparently, the British Raj actively promoted the Congress Party, whose main aim was to oppose the British Raj in India. Why would they do that? Because the Congress party worked as a safety valve. A formal political channel for Indian …

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All you need to know about assessment internships

Another LawSikho student got a PPO from an assessment internship with active help from our placement office this week. I thought I would take this opportunity to share something about assessment internships with all of you. What is an assessment internship and how to get one? We did some research this year about what are …

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Blockchain and arbitration?!!

Some of the exciting trends we will discuss in our Bootcamp that you don’t want to miss: 1. Blockchain applications regarding dispute resolution and how trustless systems will disrupt arbitration. 2. Exciting startups around dispute resolution around the world and how you can remotely work for them. 3. How ODR is going to take over …

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How many of you want your 2021 to be better than your 2020

How many of you have made new year resolutions? I love making new year’s resolutions. They work great for me. Here is how to make them work. If you don’t have a resolution yet, make one. 1st January is not the only day to start a great habit or practice. Today or tomorrow is as …

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How does corporate law as a career compare with litigation

In addition to deciding which area of law to pursue, this is another question that constantly puzzles law students.  Many people are confused between these two areas because of what they hear from their seniors and also because of different television shows or movies. Both seem appealing because, on one hand, there seem to be …

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What can I do as a law graduate struggling to find a job

This is the number one question plaguing fresh law graduates and this isn’t surprising. Just look around and check how many of your batchmates actually found a job after their graduation. Check how many from among those who got the jobs were earning at least Rs. 25000. The figures are likely to be discouragingly low. …

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5 business development skills that will help paralegals to find the best paying work in any legal market

If you understand talent arbitrage and purchasing power parity, you would know that a lot of money can be made by doing remote paralegal work. See this video on how you can make money as a paralegal and on which platforms you can use to find work. You could be a specialized IP paralegal, and …

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This decade has just 1 more month left

2020 has 1 more month left. The last month of the last year of the decade. What will you do with this 1 month? Can this be the launchpad for an amazing decade for you? 1 month is enough to turn your life around, if you put in the 10x efforts needed. Let me tell …

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Why IP paralegal jobs are your gateway to an international IP career

Paralegal? That’s beneath my standards! I am studying law so I can be a hotshot lawyer, not a paralegal! It’s just clerical work, eh! I understand if you don’t  fancy yourself being a paralegal. You want to work abroad and be like Harvey Specter from suits, not as a paper pusher in a remote job, …