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Over a hundred new advocates will start Supreme Court practice by cracking AoR exam this year – what’s your plan?

The AoR Exam dates for 2021 were just announced, here is what you need to know: It is exactly 60 days from today. It is a 4-day long affair, with 4 exams of 3 hours each day, and will be conducted on the Supreme Court Premises, New Delhi. COVID negative test report is mandatory.  Before …

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3 times I embarrassed myself before my board while doing international expansion

I began my career with a small practice of my own. In my second year of practice, I had to deal with a client who had a wholly-owned subsidiary in Singapore.  Point A:  I was dead scared of ending up making a mistake with this client…..because how on earth was I going to be able …

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You can’t achieve success unless you can imagine what success looks like

In today’s session in the bootcamp, we will first help you to imagine what your journey looks like through the entire time of preparation. You cannot make sense of a long journey without milestones. You do not even know if you are going in the right direction. You need to get your milestones clear. We …

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Why should you attend our free online bootcamp for judiciary exam prep?

After all, we are asking you to reserve 3×4 = 12 precious hours from your life. In the age of Netflix and social media, when people have an attention span that is less than that of a Goldfish (nothing to be proud of btw), how can we ask for so many hours from your life? …

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UPSC v. Judiciary

Several lawyers opt for UPSC & State Public Service Commission examination every year. Law graduates have an advantage in these examinations since both the domains involve jobs that are directly impacted by the law in the country. Also, law is certainly the most important aspect of public policy.  Government jobs provide prestigious and honourable job …

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What are the salaries and perks you are entitled to at each stage as a judge

This is a question many judiciary aspirants have.  In addition to the obvious status that judges enjoy in the society in general and the legal community in particular, you must know the kind of financial benefits you are likely to get after putting in those gruelling hours of efforts.  We have compiled some interesting information …

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HR Ninjas protect companies and scale heights! Are you one of these? 

In 2015, Walmart was fighting tooth and nail to save its reputation against negative PR campaigns in the US. A severe backlash from the media and civil society came when Walmart fired a blue collar worker. He was accused of stealing cans and bottles worth two dollars. The corporation was called an inhuman profit-making machine.  …

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Is it too early for you to argue before the Supreme Court

On the first day of my law college, a senior professor gave us a lengthy lecture terrorising us about how hard being a litigation lawyer is going to be. Then, she went on to talk about the success stories of our college. She told us how various students whom she mentored ended up working under …

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How to get a job as an in-house counsel in a tech company

I have worked for a large part of my career in in-house roles. I was hired as a wild card entry in one of my roles.  The person hired before me couldn’t adjust to the fast paced environment and left within a week. The company was a fast growing, young and dynamic company which had …

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Is it harder for female lawyers to succeed in criminal law

I remember that fateful day in a certain government office in the beginning years of my independent practice. I was supposed to secure a crucial approval for a client..  I had waited to meet the relevant officer for an hour and I was really stressed because this was important for the client. I was told …