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 …

For a while, real estate lawyers had a hard time. India had a sluggish real estate market. Big real estate companies were stuck with litigation. While big lawyers still made money from disputes, newcomers who wanted to find work as real estate lawyers had a tough time, despite some relief due to increased compliance work …

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 …

Are you someone who has always known what they want in their life but still not able to achieve their goal because of the inner procrastinator? If you consider yourself a procrastinator, then Hi! I am Parul and I am Procrastinator-Ultra Pro Max. I have postponed several vital things/events in my life, and I am …

Have you ever felt the power of being ignorant and nonchalant about something? Sometimes it feels like it’s too much effort to face certain facts so you just let it slide.  That “chod na, bohat effort hai” (It’s too much effort, I would rather not do it) attitude. Take our daily life for instance. Sometimes …

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 …

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 …