Passing the Advocate on Record exam is not easy. In fact, an estimated 80 percent fail the exam every year. For example, among the 1,000-1,200 people who attempt the exam annually (1,091 took it in 2021), only about 200-250 succeed. But the majority who fail do so because they are not adequately prepared, not because …
One of the eligibility requirements to attempt the AOR Exam states that you must have trained with an AOR who has at least 10 years+ standing as an AOR for a period of 1 year. Most lawyers do not know how they can obtain this certificate, especially if they are not based in Delhi or …
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 …
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 …
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 …
It would take you ages to build any kind of meaningful network with corporates to get Supreme Court work from them directly. But there is an amazing shortcut to get AoR work. Corporate law firms have clients who have huge, high stakes matters that go up to the Supreme Court all the time. For arguments, …
In the Drafting Paper, this single question can come for 30 marks. Questions related to SLPs also come in the paper on Practice & Procedure. Generally the question on SLP has the highest weightage. In 2021 there were three questions on SLP alone out of a total of 8 questions divided in 4 parts. In …
Have you ever wondered what crisis is being faced by lawyers in India today? And is there an opportunity in this for you? Let’s discuss this. There are approximately 20 lakh practising lawyers in India. The biggest challenges they face are: Many lawyers do different things to counter these problems. Some set up nice, fancy …
Let me teach you how to draft or review an international contract, keeping in mind the local law aspects in Canada. We are going to teach you a couple of clauses. The first is a non-compete clause. Let us assume that a Canadian founder whose startup is in Toronto wants to know what to do …
If you visit a startup, your pitch has to be about making them investment ready – so that you can help them get on the growth trajectory. Here are some of the contracts you should know how to draft for that: Bonus: shareholders agreements 1 – Co-Founders Agreement A co-founders agreement is very important for …
