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Notice drafting on steroids – gateway skill for corporate litigation 

How can you get started with learning corporate litigation and arbitration work?  The first crucial starter skillset is to learn how to draft various kinds of legal notices and responses to notices for corporate litigation matters and arbitration work.  Corporate clients, SMEs and startups frequently need to draft legal notices or respond to notices received …

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How to crack Delhi Judiciary Prelims

This article has been written by Saima Sultan. It deals with preparation techniques for Delhi Civil Judge Prelims Examination with special emphasis on subject specific guidance, the benefits of clearing this exam, common mistakes to avoid and  FAQs.  Introduction to Delhi Judicial Services exam Are you aspiring to sit on the Dias as a Civil …

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How they got top IP law firm jobs

We have helped HUNDREDS of IP law aspirants kickstart their career in IP law firms in the last couple of years. Today, there is hardly any law firm without a few LawSikho alumni. It does not matter what background you are from, where you live, what college you went to. IP law is an area …

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Did you know that you can use Google Bard to draft a writ petition?

If you’re not using Bard (or ChatGPT) to draft petitions and free up your time, you have no idea what you’re missing out on.  Litigators should learn this. Interns should learn this. Anyone interested in litigation must learn this. You will save a ton of time. No, Bard will not do 100% of the job, …

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How can Indian CA, CMA & CS professionals get US startups as their clients?

Have you landed your dream job? Or are you still struggling?  Do you feel the need for a side income to supplement your current paycheck?  Are you looking for a more rewarding career?  Do you want to build your own CA, CMA or CS firm going forward? Are you resigned to struggling or growing very …

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What kind of questions will you be asked in your Independent Director interview?

Before we get into the topic for today’s mail, let’s take a quick minute to discuss who is eligible to become an independent director (ID).  Section 149(6) of the Companies Act 2013 states that an independent director  Must be a person of integrity and possess relevant expertise and experience  Must not, either on his/her own …

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Why is India Inc struggling to find enough independent directors?

Some 14 years ago, India’s corporate sector was put to a severe test. In 2009, we saw the unveiling of the biggest scandal in corporate India’s history with the Satyam Computer Services scam.  That scam is relevant to this discussion because it resulted in an unprecedented mass exodus of Independent Directors from the boards of …

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How badly do you want to become a judge?

Do you believe in miracles? Do you believe that someone can want something so badly that they overcome a life-threatening illness to achieve their dream? Today, let me tell you about two fighters who have chased their dreams of joining the Indian judiciary, no matter what.  Meet Priyanka Sharma, a student of our Judiciary test …

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Our success stories – students who cleared the Judiciary exams

We’d like to begin today with the story of Suman, a graduate of Geeta Institute of Law, and a final-year LLM student from Kurukshetra University. Having met with an accident many years ago, she has a chronic backache which prevents her from studying for more than two hours at a stretch.   She has no financial …

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Indian Judiciary exam basics you probably don’t know

Have you attempted the Indian Judiciary exams from one or more states and failed?  Were you a college topper who was sure of success and still failed? Have you not attempted the exams at all because people have told you the questions are simply too tough and the syllabus too vast?  Have people erroneously told …