Can learning US IP laws as an Indian lawyer enable you to land a full-time job in the US as an Indian lawyer? Very much. Let me tell you about Ruchira Mitra, an Indian lawyer who graduated from Calcutta University in 2015 and worked for 5 years in India in a small law firm.  After …

This is Mr. Vikrant Shinde, a first generation lawyer from Pune, Maharashtra who had been litigating in the district courts of Pune and the Bombay High Court for 16 years.  He had a few good matters and well-paying clients, but he was wondering how to get to the next level.   During COVID, he started to …

I remember my first interview in Dublin. It was with an MNC which was a carbon credit company. China was their top supplier, and they sold these credits all over the EU.   The company had its main office in Oxford, UK, while the holding company was in Dublin, Ireland. I was being interviewed by their …

While the profile and attraction of in-house legal roles have drastically increased, understanding of what it takes to be a successful in-house counsel and how it is different from a role in a law firm or litigator is not very well understood by a vast majority of lawyers who want in-house jobs.  I spoke to …

I want to fire up your desire today.  If you want to achieve big things in life, there are 4 things you must do:  If you have a coach, achieving all of the four above becomes much easier. Let’s start with the first one.  Let us imagine your future 5 years down the road. Imagine …

One of my students recently approached me for advice. He was very worried about the crazy competition for UPSC and judiciary exams in India. He wanted an alternative from the fierce competition.   Chances of an average student to clear some of these exams can be relatively thin. Even good candidates have to struggle very much …

If you are trying to decide if you should aim to become a SEBI law officer, a key factor is of course what kind of work you will get to do.  We once organised an informal interaction of our SEBI Law officer test prep students who were successful in phase 2 with a SEBI law …

Our counsellor was recently speaking to one of our students who was preparing for the SEBI Grade A Legal Officers’ Exam.  She had been reading about how salaries of lawyers in the private sector are skyrocketing, especially at senior level. Although it was both her and her parents’ dream that she got a government job, …

One of my students who had just started preparing for the SEBI Grade A Exam called me for guidance last week.  She was looking for some direction and inputs. The exam was still a few months down the line.  On call, she asked how she could know that she had a sureshot plan to succeed.  After …

We understand the need for a track record. Whether you are an individual or an organisation or even a law firm, a track record helps establish credibility. Therefore, we would like to share some of our law firm success stories with you. In May 2023 alone, 1247 of our learners secured internships, freelance gigs, and …