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Why cracking the Advocate-on-Record exam is HARD but doable now

Every litigator dreams of practicing in the highest court of India one day. However, that is easier said than done.  In order to file cases at the Supreme Court, it is important to crack the Advocate-on-Record Exam (AoR Exam).  The exam is not an easy one – approximately 650 candidates gave the exam in 2018, …

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Do you fancy yourself as a Supreme Court lawyer

Do the stories of how hard it is to establish a Supreme Court practice stop you from taking the first step? Are you a trial or high court lawyer who sometimes wonders what it would take for you to become a Supreme court lawyer? Are you practicing in a city that is far from Delhi …

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Free online 3-day bootcamp on arbitration

Are you interested in making a career in an area of law practice which has huge potential and high growth? Well, then choosing arbitration as a career option could be a blessing for you. Here are few facts about why and how arbitration represents a massive opportunity lawyers : It’s a field that continues to …

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How to prepare yourself for a career in arbitration and what are the new job opportunities

Do you want to know how to obtain opportunities in the disputes team of a large global law firm?  Do you want to lead the global dispute resolution strategy as an in-house counsel of a large multinational company or a fast growing startup? Do you fancy a career in litigation, but are concerned about not …

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Blockchain and arbitration?!!

Some of the exciting trends we will discuss in our Bootcamp that you don’t want to miss: 1. Blockchain applications regarding dispute resolution and how trustless systems will disrupt arbitration. 2. Exciting startups around dispute resolution around the world and how you can remotely work for them. 3. How ODR is going to take over …

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It’s all about ‘How’ on Day 2 of our international business laws bootcamp

Did you attend the first day of our Bootcamp on International Business Laws? We revealed exactly how it can be easier to earn a dollar than to earn a rupee! The expression people used to describe the revelation was “Crazy!!” We also showed them why this is true. They were all pleasantly shocked. We also …

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When does a career become attractive in the long term

When does a career become attractive? When demand for a certain skill is high and supply is low. If you want to make it even better, opt for things that will continue to have high demand but very low supply in the foreseeable future due to systemic reasons. International business law work is soaring right …

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How many judges will India need in the next five years

India currently requires 50,066 more Judges to clear the backlog of 3.7 crores cases that lie pending in India.  How did we arrive at this number? The 120th Law Commission report stated that India needs 50 judges per 1 million population to adequately meet the litigation demands of this country.  Since India’s population is roughly …

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Which is the toughest judiciary exam to crack

In the last three years, five major states in India were not able to successfully fill all the judiciary seats that were advertised.  For three of the five states, more than 60% of the seats lay vacant! This was despite the fact that the number of students who appeared were more than 50 times the …

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What is the career trajectory of a judge in the lower judiciary

As a law student when you attend a court hearing, more often than not, you are fascinated by the power that the Judge emits.  By the bang of a gavel, the court is silenced.  Disrespecting the Judge can send you behind the prison.  You cannot address the Judge with anything less than pure words of …