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Our students from non-NLUs joined these top law firms, so can you!

We understand the need for a track record. Whether you are an individual or an organisation or even a law firm, a track record helps establish credibility. Therefore, we would like to share some of our law firm success stories with you. In May 2023 alone, 1247 of our learners secured internships, freelance gigs, and …

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Why I struggled in a Tier 1 law firm despite being NLU topper

From my 3rd year of college, I knew that I wanted to work in a law firm.  However, there was a big problem.  I did not know what I had to do.  I had access to company law textbooks. I read what I could. Most of it was only statutory provisions and case laws. Company …

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Top 4 high-demand specializations for law firm jobs

As a lawyer, it is impossible for you to learn everything out there. However, you can go very far if you take up one specific area of work and focus your energy on that. What are you going to focus on? Irrespective of your seniority, you definitely need to target a practice area where there …

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How can a district lawyer get a law firm job

In this email I will give you a tried and tested method used by hundreds of my students. It has never failed. If you are interested, first of all note that this is an extremely achievable goal. Working in a corporate law firm does not require any extraordinary intelligence, but it requires extraordinary discipline and …

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Can non-NLU grads get law firm jobs 

There is a popular belief that good law firm jobs always go to people from a National Law University, and that NLU students are preferred for any law firm job. This prevents even many practising lawyers who did not go to NLUs from aspiring to work at law firms.   Is it really true that you …

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Old way vs. new way of building a Supreme Court practice

If you ask any senior lawyer at the bar on how to build a practice at the Supreme Court, here’s what they will say. Beta, first build a practice in the district courts. You must learn how to conduct trials.  Once you have enough district court work, you can start doing some matters at the High …

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The biggest dillemma of Indian lawyers

What do you think is the biggest problem in your life? “I feel I have not been able to do justice to my family. I do not feel like wearing that black dress, I hate going to my office, I do not feel like stepping foot inside that court again.” This is a lawyer who …

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Can 1st gen lawyers dominate Supreme Court practice 

Most traditional Supreme Court lawyers will struggle to effectively deploy AI to draft petitions for a long time to come, even though they already face a lot of challenges. Most of their juniors who are actually good at drafting move on to establish their own practice. They are always looking for someone who can help …

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Life changing rewards of cracking Advocate on Record (AoR) exam

How many lawyers in India actually achieve the dream of a Supreme Court practice as an Advocate on Record (AoR)? The exact answer, according to the Supreme Court of India, is 3,041 as of December 2022. That is the number of Advocates on Record registered with the SC currently. Remember, there are about 15 lakh …