Yes, we all find that jargon-spewing, life-lesson giving intrusive corporate character from the second season of The Family Man laughable and irritating. Because he is shallow. Because there are loads like him. In this second season, Manoj Bajpayee, who plays Shrikant Tiwari, an officer who quit the Threat Analysis and Surveillance Cell (TASC), joins a …
For the first six months of my landing in Ireland, while I was searching for jobs, I tried something to improve my knowledge of Irish Company Law. Every day, I would open up the Companies Act of Ireland, look through specific sections and read and try to understand five of them. I thought that this …
This is a question most young chartered accountants / company secretaries face. In a scenario where you are one of the hundreds vying for work and the competition is tough, the answer is kind of simple – go for everything and see whatever clicks first, then change for the better. This is where you apply …
This article has been written by Ramanuj Mukherjee, CEO, and Abhyuday Agarwal, COO at LawSikho. Many law students and litigators ask me how much a corporate lawyer can earn, especially if they practice independently or start a new law firm, by performing contract drafting work. I think the pricing of a Shareholders Agreement or …
I have a friend who was not able to do LLM from a university in Delhi because he had to move back home (remote place in Rajasthan) to take care of his ailing mother. Doing LLM from a local university didn’t make sense for him considering he had graduated from one of the best law …
There is hardly any doubt that negotiation skills are an important part of doing business. In today’s hyper-connected and increasingly competitive market, the ability to negotiate effectively is more valued than ever before. Lack of good negotiation skills can cripple a company (or your client) far more quickly than losing key customers. Just give it …
I suppose you want to draft better contracts, get better at negotiating and develop a strategic understanding of contract enforcement and what it takes to enforce high stakes contracts in India. That’s great, because it is one of our favourites, too. And contract drafting is literally the most important legal skill out there. And negotiation …
This article is written by Vanya Verma from O.P. Jindal Global University. This article covers think tanks internships available for law students in India and other countries. Introduction Think tanks, which include research centres and policy institutes, are organizations that conduct research to support the creation and evolution of public policy. Getting on to the …
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 …
